For use on very light wear areas using soft footwear.
Flooring pei rating.
This will help determine what pei rating to go with.
Instead you could use these tiles to decorate your walls.
Please note that through body porcelain tiles do not have a pei rating as they are very hard wearing.
Five is the hardest rating while one is the lowest.
Tile with this rating is not suitable for installation on floors.
Visit our article on the difference between ceramic and porcelain tiles.
Tests have evolved over the years and the current test dcof acutest developed by the tile council of north america is intended to replicate real world conditions more than did the older tests.
Cof ratings developed in the lab.
The pei scale was established by the porcelain enamel institute to help create standards consumers could rely on to help determine which tiles to buy for which purpose.
All companies provide some form of information on where the tile can be installed either in the form of a pei rating a location specification wall floor wall floor or both.
The pei rating is and indication of tile hardness and pei floor ratings are valuable to guide tile choices for different projects.
Very light wear mainly bathrooms and areas using soft soled or normal footwear.
The pei rating ranges from one to five and measures the hardness and corresponding durability of a tile.
Up to 154 revolutions.
Pei class 1 rating.
Not suitable for flooring should only be used on walls.
Ceramic and porcelain tiles are rated though most people seem to be more concerned about the.
Pei class 2 rating.
Tiles in this group are appropriate for rooms where people tend to walk with soft footwear or bare feet such as a residential bathroom or bedrooms.
Here is a breakdown of each tile grade.
All of the floor tiles on our website will have a pei rating of 3 or higher.
Wall use and residential floor applications.
Glazed tiles with a pei rating of 0 are unsuitable for floors.
300 450 600 revolutions light traffic.
Beyond wall floor distinctions some companies go so far as to even list the rooms where the tile is recommended for installation kitchens bathrooms hallways etc.
What type of project is this for.
It is important to note that the pei rating is the result of testing glaze wear only and not slip resistance.
Tile companies voluntarily subject their products to testing at independent laboratories which measure skid resistance.
Imagine old carpet on a kitchen floor.
This rating is for glazed tiles designated for use on walls only.
There would be noticeably more wear in front of the sink the cook top oven and the refrigerator than other areas of the kitchen.
All glazed floor tiles are classified under a porcelain enamel institute pei rating for the suitability of fixing in a particular location.
A rating of 1 means the tile can be used on very light wear areas and should only be installed in rooms where people use soft footwear such as sneakers or slipper.
Glazed tiles in this class are wall tiles only and unsuitable for use on floors.
A pei rating of 5 on the other hand is the highest rating and suited for any type of commercial application airports hotel lobbies etc.
