They are harder to fix onto mortar they need extra pressure to be forced into place.
Disadvantages of porcelain tiles.
Excellent for high traffic use.
A heavy glass item.
The benefits of porcelain tile.
One of the biggest advantages of porcelain tiles their high density and strength can also be a disadvantage if you are worried about weight.
Ceramic tile generally is the less expensive option with average prices ranging from 2 to 7 per square foot.
Porcelain tile itself is very easy to clean but where you have such tile you will also have grout which is notoriously difficult to keep pristine.
High cost heavy brittle and can be slippery difficult installation grout requires sealing.
The disadvantages of ceramic tiles temperature.
Porcelain is designed for say airports says dave gobis executive director of the ceramic tile education foundation.
Ceramic is cold when used as flooring and can be quite uncomfortable during wintertime in colder climates.
Being such a hard and dense material fired at very high temperatures porcelain is more brittle than concrete pavers although generally similar to many types of natural stone.
Can be cold hard underfoot very heavy difficult and time consuming to install.
That price difference is offset somewhat by the fact that porcelain tends to outlast ceramic.
They require special and stronger tools to be cut into any desired shaped.
Porcelain bears a perception of high quality but for residential applications its particular toughness is unnecessary.
Porcelain tile is highly resistant to wear and tends to last better over the years than standard ceramic tile does.
Plain ceramic tile is all you need for residential uses.
While most consider the hardness of ceramic to be an added value there is also a downside.
Offered in a wide range of styles.
That s because the denser tile is slightly heavier than ceramic tile and much heavier than flooring solutions like wood.