For our new house i want to know what should i use in Kitchen. Ceramic Tiles or marbles
when its raining or you cant see threw the windsheld.
Marble floors are gorgeous, but they are expensive, they are cold to walk on, even in the summer. If you drop anything on a marble floor it will probably break or crack, the same goes for the marble counter top, droop a cup, or glass on it and consider it history, where as on ceramic there could be a chance of it surviving. Staining is another issue, marble being porous will suck up that stain and it is threre for ever.
Marble tiles will become dull in tile because the kitchen is a heavy traffic area. I am a tile man, I do not recommend marble tile in the kitchen floor. Have you considered porcelain tiles? They are hard, durable and some have the look of marble. For more information, see my web site.
I would suggest Porcelain. Marble is a natural stone - which means a few things. It is expensive, it requires more maintenance, and it is more susceptible to scratching, staining, and if polished - is far more slippery. If honed, then it is ever MORE susceptible to the staining, etc. Ceramic is great has been used for thousands of years, but porcelain offers many benefits. Often you can find a rectified type of porcelain, which means it is a color-thru material. That means that if it did chip, it would be the same color through through - unlike a cermaic. Porcelains often have better MOHs ratings (better slip-resistance) scratch-hardness. And they come in many beautiful natrual-like patterns with high variation, to look more like stone. Because of their cost durability easy maintenance, I vote for porcelain as the best value over ceramic or marble. Good luck!
