What are the ways to identify the advantages and disadvantages of antique tiles?
Now the prosperity of the antique tile industry makes it easy for many antique tile products of unqualified quality to flow to the market. So how to identify the unique tile, in fact, there are many ways to identify the superior and inferior antique tile. Generally, the most common ones are often measuring the water absorption rate, listening to the sound of tapping, scratching the brick surface and looking at the color difference.
How to measure the water absorption rate The simplest operation is actually to pour a glass of water on the back of the tile, which spreads quickly, indicating that the water absorption rate is high, it is not suitable for use in the kitchen and bathroom, because the kitchen and bathroom are often in the water environment, you must use Products with relatively low water absorption are acceptable.
Good products make a crisp sound when they are struck by hand. Even if you use a hard object to scratch the glaze of the brick, there will be no traces. Moreover, the color difference of the same batch of tiles is very small, and the gloss texture is very consistent. Suitable for large-scale overall paving, creating a harmonious aesthetic effect.
After the quality is passed, the choice of colors, patterns, specifications and styles depends on the owner's preferences. Antique tiles are generally durable and will accompany their families for a long time. Only pleasing masterpieces can stand the test of popularity.