Polished vs. Matte Finish: Which Black Floor Tiles to Choose?

Polished and Matte finish Black tiles have played a significant role in home improvement as a type of construction material. They can be seen in many places such as the living room, bathroom, kitchen, and so on. The occupation of a wide variety of black tiles varies in a limited space, depending on the advantages and disadvantages.

What are Polished and Matte Finish Tiles?

Several types of surface finish are listed as the following with the corresponded illustration:

1. Polished black tile: The brightness and smoothness on the surface embody its elegant design. With exudation technology in production, our polished black tiles are high in durability and toughness.

2. Matte finish black tile: comparatively does not contain the brightness and smoothness to the polished black tile.

3. Semi polished: less smooth and bright comparing to polished black tile, with a little bit concave and convex on the surface.

4. Matte polished: similar to semi-polished black tile but more bright.

Besides the aforementioned types of surface finish, there are more types like salt and pepper, polished crystal black tile, glazed porcelain, unglazed black tile, etc.

Pros and Cons of Polished Black Tiles

As mentioned above, there are advantages and disadvantages of black tiles corresponding to the surface finish.

Firstly, polished black tiles are waterproof, which thanks to particles on the surface, helping avoid water penetration, as well as protecting tiles from damage or crack. Tile users do not have to worry about the quality and duality of this type of tile.

Secondly, polished black tiles are free of radioelement, which does not harm our health without radiation.

The third advantage of polished finish black tiles is that the design and color are in perfect control. With elaborate blending in materials, our polished black tiles show free color aberration.

Last but not least, polished black tiles are all high in rub resistance and dust resistance, regular and unified in size, etc. On the other hand, the disadvantages of polished black tiles are a lack of ornamental and diversity due to their simple design in color and pattern. This disadvantage could probably not meet some customers’ demands in both duality and appreciation on this type of tiles.

Pros and Cons of Matte Black Tiles

As for matte finish tiles, advantages can be perfectly shown with high quality. Lines and patterns are more natural, exquisite, and smooth. Matte finish black tiles are easy to maintain due to their texture of the material. Users do not have to worry about outstanding cracks or obvious stains on the surface.

The outward appearance of matte finish black tiles shows the ornamental is more desirable than the polished black tiles. Furthermore, matte finish tiles contain less light reflection, protecting users’ eyes from light pollution that brings eye irritation from strong light reflection. Lastly, matte finish tiles are easy to clean since matte finish tiles barely attract dust or any dirt on the surface. The only disadvantage of matte finish black tiles is that the matte finish surface would probably not attract customers who are big fans of bright and smooth surfaces.

Polished vs Matte Porcelain Tiles: Which to Choose?

In summary, both polished finish black tiles and matte finish black tiles have their advantages and disadvantages. Which types to choose in the black tiles depends on the user’s desire for style and space limits. The climate in your city should also be an essential element that users keep in mind while choosing tile types. More suggestions in detail would be provided from our customer service.

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