What is the difference between cheap and expensive, tiles and ceramics
In principle, all tiles can vary in size regardless of the price range. I have sometimes installed very expensive 20x20 that could differ by 1.5-2 millimeters. But sure, it is conceivable that it is more commonly found among cheap tiles, although I haven't experienced a direct correlation between price and dimensional tolerance.
Okay, old thread and probably too late now but.....
You can test the quality by dropping a plate from about 2 meters high onto a hard surface. If it breaks into many small pieces, the plate is of lower quality; if it breaks into 2-3 pieces, it is of good quality.
You can test the quality by dropping a plate from about 2 meters high onto a hard surface. If it breaks into many small pieces, the plate is of lower quality; if it breaks into 2-3 pieces, it is of good quality.
It always comes in that the price is based on the company's overhead, etc. Yes, of course. But a more expensive product is not automatically as good or bad as a cheaper one. One should be, and often is, but not always. In the case of tiles, there are many sorts that maintain poor quality, large measurement variations, etc. I have seen examples of tiles that have cracked a few weeks after installation, not so fun to tear down and start over. Most of it depends on the buyer's requirements or, in this case, also the tiler's requirements to be able to do a good job with an acceptable result.
I tested all the tiles in all the boxes! Good quality! I'll buy new ones someday, but should I test them too?Binesh said:
You didn't throw away the pieces, did you? You are supposed to glue them together after the test, that's what good quality means = few pieces to glue together, bad quality = many pieces to glue together....haddirajan said:I tested all the sheets in all the boxes! Good quality! I'll buy new ones someday, but should I test them too?
If you buy new ones, you have to test them too, so don't throw away the pieces....
- M
How do I know if the glue is good?
Isn't it a bit with tiles and ceramic like with wallpaper... It's the design you pay for....
The painter at our construction site just shook his head when the customer chose wallpaper for 1398:- each.....
He swore at them too, saying the more expensive they are, the harder they are to put up and the worse quality....
The customer wanted 12 !!! rolls at 1389 each....... So there was a lot of swearing from him...
he showed some different rolls that were cheaper but not designed by a "celebrity". Sure, the cheaper ones felt better.... but well... everything is relative...
The painter at our construction site just shook his head when the customer chose wallpaper for 1398:- each.....
He swore at them too, saying the more expensive they are, the harder they are to put up and the worse quality....
The customer wanted 12 !!! rolls at 1389 each....... So there was a lot of swearing from him...
he showed some different rolls that were cheaper but not designed by a "celebrity". Sure, the cheaper ones felt better.... but well... everything is relative...
Regarding tiles, I don't quite believe in that notion about quality. Compare Bauhaus's own white tiles, regular 15x15 costs 49/sqm, but if you want the same color in 10x10, you'll have to pay 149! The reason is simple, larger batches are made for 15x15, to be used in rental buildings and such. The fact that people find 10x10 more attractive means they can charge more (for a smaller tile). True market economy.
You don't think a product like tile can be made in different ways, is that what you're saying? A white is a white and a 10x10 is what it is? That it's not possible to produce different properties such as finish, durability, and error margins?
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