Where and when do we need this skirting board?
Modern trends in interior design dictate their requirements for finishing materials. So, they should be as practical as possible, durable and aesthetic. Unfortunately, not many products can differ with such a complete "set".
However, ceramic finishing materials are an attractive exception. Floor or wall tiles, panels and mosaics - all of them are characterized by resistance to negative external influences, strength, excellent appearance and ease of care.
Stopping your choice on products from this material, you should take care of some seemingly not very important at first glance little things. Of course, we are talking about skirting. It is he who is the magic wand-help, with which we mask the shortcomings of the joints of walls and floor and create a magical beauty of the interior.
Obviously, the same plinth is ideal for ceramic tiles, which has the same performance properties as its one.
Using a wooden or similar product made of PVC will simply be inappropriate in such an interior!
If only a few years ago, instead of a plinth made of ceramics used ordinary tiles, cut into parts of the required width, today there is an opportunity to save your money, nerves and strength. It is enough only to purchase an already finished product of a certain width, which varies in a fairly wide range. As a result, you will be spared from the sharp and unaesthetic edges of the cropped tiles.
So, ceramic profile is an ideal option if the floor or walls in the room are tiled with ceramic tiles, and this room is a kitchen or bathroom .Do not exclude other rooms, such as a living room or study, but there is a tile for finishing is used rarely.
Ceramic plinth for a bath - aesthetics and practicality
In the bathroom, the skirting board can be used to decorate the joints of walls and floor or as a rim for a bath or sink. Today, manufacturers, trying to satisfy the tastes of consumers and improve their reputation, offer whole sets, which include the basic ceramic tile, decorative inserts and plinth.
It can be executed from separate rectangles or squares, but this is not so important. The main thing is a competent choice of plinth for the bathroom, sustained in this or that style.
Ceramic decorative plinth for the bathroom does not turn yellow over time, which distinguishes it from analogues from other materials!
In Europe, a skirting board is not used as a rim for a bath, moreover, many will even be puzzled. The fact is that in European countries, baths are often located in the middle of the room and do not adhere to the wall, accordingly, no plinth can speak.
However, in our country the problem of water ingress into the junction of the wall and bath is quite common. In Soviet times, this joint was covered with cement mortar, but it did not tolerate moisture, crumbled, and the room was decorated with dark and unpleasant mold bunches.
In place of the cement composition, transparent silicone-based sealants and a plinth made of porcelain stoneware came. He successfully masks the joint of the bath with the wall, not allowing moisture to accumulate in it. After taking a bath or shower, just wipe the plinth with a dry cloth, so as not to worry about the appearance of mold or the rising humidity in the room.
Ceramic flooring in the interior of the residential premises
Obviously, the flooring must be supplemented with a quality skirting board. It is even more obvious that if the floor is faced with ceramic tiles, then the ceramic product will be the most harmonious, aesthetic and practical solution. It perfectly completes the interior design and protects the place of the joint between the wall and the floor from the accumulation of dirt and dust in it.
You can be sure that the ceramic bar will not create any difficulties when cleaning the room, because it is not afraid of a wet floor cloth and a brush of a vacuum cleaner. Such plinth is not afraid of claws of domestic animals, direct sunlight and differs enviable strength. Its wide color range allows to realize a lot of design solutions. In some of them, the skirting board can successfully contrast with the main finish, and in others - successfully harmonize with it.
So, if there is ceramic tiles in your interior, pay attention to the additional elements of the same material, in particular, on the plinth. The reward for your diligence and attention will be a cozy and comfortable room.