What is quartz vinyl tile
Today, materials are environmentally friendly, and not necessarily natural, especially after it became clear that a natural stone may well be radioactive. Therefore, those who are not indifferent to the health of their loved ones, carefully study the characteristics of materials and their composition, so as not to choose the finish with a dosimeter. Such materials include quartz vinyl, which consists of 60% quartz sand, 20% vinyl, and some other fillers, such as plasticizers and stabilizers, occupy the missing percentage.
The mineral component of the described material undergoes heat treatment at very high temperatures, which makes the gain strength, comparable only with the ceramic granite .As a result, the same factor that provides the benefit of using quartz vinyl cover - durability. Well, and polyvinylchloride, in turn, gives the material one more pleasant property, namely, the heat of the surface. If you need flooring for the children's room, you can use quartzvinil, the children's legs on it will be comfortable.
Vinyl quartz tile and its technical characteristics
Actually, two things are already said, and there is practically nothing to add except, perhaps, about the resistance of quartz vinyl to abrasion. The pigment is one with the structure of the material, as a result, even if the protective layer of PVC is wiped off and the base layer begins to wear out, the color of the tile will remain the same up to the lowest layer of the recycled PVC.By the way, it is the last component that gives the tile flexibility, and ease of processing, the material is freely cut with a knife, which makes it possible to cut in the complex shape of the room.
Quartz vinyl coating does not conduct electricity and is resistant to various chemicals, and household chemicals among others.
Among other things, the quartz vinyl tile is absolutely not afraid of water, and when using a special adhesive it will remain firmly fixed on the surface even if it contacts the damp for a long time, for example, if there is an accident with pipes. In combination with frost resistance, moisture resistance can be useful in a garage, if you floor it with quartzvinyl. Otherwise, this tile can be used anywhere: in the bathroom and in the kitchen, in the living quarters and for lining the stairs, especially considering that the protective layer of PVC is completely non-slippery. Quartzvinil is not glued to the walls.
How to fit the quartz tile
As with any other veneer, we prepare the floor. For the concrete floor the screed is carried out with its careful leveling. If it is a floor board, it is desirable to top it with fibreboard panels to get the most flat surface. We mix special glue according to the instructions, which you will surely be offered along with the facing material. The quartz tile itself does not require any special preparation, it must be dry - this will be enough.
Mark the room, measuring from the wall to the middle of the room the distance, in which without gaps and overlaps fit a certain number of tiles. We mark the central point along two perpendicular lines, which we take as a base and at an angle to the mark we glue the tile so that its faces lie exactly on the lines. From the center, we begin to glue around the first tile until we reach the walls, near two of which the tile will probably have to be cut off, since we counted the count from the other two. But at us in hands quartzvinil floor tile, PVC in its basis is perfectly cut and soon necessary strias lay down on the places. It is necessary to shift the tiles closely, which is possible due to their perfectly aligned sides.