Tile designated for installation on a wall receives no foot traffic and in fact almost no wear of any kind.
Floor tile wear rating.
Tile with this rating is not suitable for installation on floors.
Home depot recommends the following set of ratings as a guideline for selecting floor tiles.
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The wear rating explains how easily abrasions may show on glazed tile.
In the photo below the top sample carries the trafficmaster allure branding and is 3 8mm thick with a 4mil wear layer.
As such this tile can be thinner and smoother since safety is not a concern.
A rating of 1 means the tile can be used on very light wear areas and should only be installed in rooms where people use soft footwear such as sneakers or slipper.
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The rating system guides appropriate application based on how glaze may wear over time.
How does a p1 rate against the pei wear rating.
It s slightly thicker at 4mm with an 8mil wear layer while the bottom sample is shaw matrix at 3 2mm thick with a 6mil wear.
Porcelain floor tile looks great when it is put down and will look good for years to come with very little maintenance.
Use tiles that provide good traction cof greater than or equal to 0 60.
The chart below explains the wear rating system.
The pei rating applies only to glazed tiles.
Grade 3 tiles are suitable only for walls.
The following ratings have been developed to indicate the level of wear resistance you can expect from your chosen porcelain tiles.
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Glazed and unglazed tiles are rated for scratch resistance and hardness via the mohs scratch test.
In addition to or instead of the pei rating tiles can be designated as floor or wall tiles based on other criteria.
Use grade 1 or 2 tiles for floors.
The tiles are rated from a soft 1 or talc to 10.
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Tiles with a wear rating of 0 are not recommended for use on floors and are therefore rated w0.
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Most of them have a wear rating of 5 but the one we like has a rating of p1.
Thankfully the company worked on improving it and introduced widget like tiles in may.
Darker tiles may wear more easily than lighter ones.
Wear ratings help you determine what tiles are a good match with different levels of foot traffic.
In the middle is a slice of vinyl plank flooring from the home decorators collection in noble oak.
We are looking at different wood look porcelain tiles.
A pei rating of 1 is for very light traffic areas where.