Before decorating a house, many owners will choose their own main and auxiliary materials, especially floor tiles. Some owners will ask whether the currently popular wood grain brick should be chosen? Is it an IQ tax? Will it step on the pit?
Today, Xiao Ai will tell you about the advantages and disadvantages of wood grain bricks, when they can be used, and how to choose. Of course, there are some precautions for laying wood grain bricks.
When will you choose wood grain bricks?
Owners who choose wood-grain bricks usually have two main needs, one is to want to pave, and the other is to do floor heating.
Wood grain bricks are able to meet the needs of the owner in all cases. Because, if the wooden floor is paved, the dry area of the kitchen and bathroom will not be used, and the appearance will be greatly reduced if the threshold stone is treated.
Floor heating is generally made of ceramic tiles, and the thermal conductivity and heat preservation of wooden floors will be inferior to ceramic tiles.
On the whole, if you want the appearance of the wooden floor, but also be able to pave floor heating, the wood grain brick is more suitable.
Advantages and disadvantages of wood grain bricks
Advantage:
The main advantage of wood grain bricks is that they are beautiful and warm. But in fact, it is also very practical, very durable, very resistant to manufacturing, and not squeamish.
In addition, although the foot feeling is not as good as that of wooden floors, it will be cooler in summer, and it is very environmentally friendly and easy to take care of.
Inferior position:
Compared with wood flooring, wood grain bricks do not feel as good as wood floors, and the softness will be slightly worse.
In addition, if the wood grain brick is paved with a long strip, it is difficult to require the craftsmanship of the worker master, and the cost will naturally be much higher.
Of course, wood grain bricks are bricks after all, and they will be cool in summer and cold in winter, but if you have floor heating, it will not be a problem.
How to choose wood grain bricks? Look at these 5 points
1. Choose bricks from Foshan, Guangdong
Although most of the merchants will say that their tiles are Guangdong Foshan bricks, but we must confirm that it is a brick produced in Foshan, and some merchants will change the tiles in other places to Foshan, and we must look at it carefully.
2. Choose the same batch of bricks
When buying wood grain bricks, you must repeatedly confirm whether it is the same batch of bricks, because if it is not a batch, there may be color difference, and the paving effect is not satisfactory.
3. Choose all-porcelain wood grain tiles
Ceramic tiles are mainly divided into full ceramic tiles and semi-ceramic tiles, the way to distinguish is to see the water absorption, all-ceramic wood grain bricks have high density, are not easy to absorb water, and are more durable and easy to take care of.
4. Choose a smooth surface texture
It is recommended that you choose a smooth surface glaze with a little texture, do not choose the surface concave and convex is too serious, it is not easy to clean and difficult to take care of, and there will be an astringent feeling when touched by hand.
Xiao Ai suggested
In terms of aesthetics, it is recommended that you do not choose particularly bright wood grain bricks, large areas of use are not real, although easy to take care of but not natural to look fake, it is recommended that a wood grain brick can have 6 different patterns, paving will be more natural.
5. Choose right-angle wood grain bricks
Right-angle wood grain bricks, small gaps, high flatness, more beautiful and easy to clean and maintain. Don't choose wood grain bricks with round edges, the flatness is not easy to master.
Pay attention to these two points when laying wood grain bricks
1. Pay attention to the reserved expansion joints
For northern families who install floor heating, 1.5-2mm expansion joints should be reserved for paving wood grain bricks.
In this way, it is possible to prevent the tile from swelling and cracking after heating, of course, if it is an area without floor heating, the wood grain brick can be paved with dense joints.
2. Pay attention to the right sewing
It is recommended that you directly use epoxy colored sand for wood grain bricks, which can be adjusted to the same color as wood grain bricks, which is more invisible and beautiful, but the price will be high.
If you want to be cheap and have a similar effect, you can choose a sewing agent containing epoxy colored sand, which is still relatively natural.
Little love tips
Wood grain bricks are becoming more and more popular, and it is no longer the "IQ tax" that people thought in the past, both the size and the style technology are very mature, if you have a demand, you can use it.
Generally speaking, everyone who uses wood grain bricks wants to make fishbone fighting, but the technical requirements for the builder are high, so it is recommended that you must find a professional construction team.
In addition, there are also large-size super-large slabs of wood grain bricks on the market, such as 600 * 1500, 600 * 1200 specifications, the effect of paving is also very good, it is recommended that you go to the field to see the specific situation of wood grain bricks.