Pei Rating Floor Tile

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Pei rating floor tile. Very light wear mainly bathrooms and areas using soft soled or normal footwear. Pei rating 1 tile has very low resistance to wear and really should only be used for interior commercial and residential walls. 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. This hardness is determined by the manufacturer using a standardized test.
Glazed tiles in this class are wall tiles only and unsuitable for use on floors. Matte porcelain floor and wall tile 7 pieces 13 56 sq. Wall use and residential floor applications. This rating is for glazed tiles designated for use on walls only.
What type of project is this for. In addition to or instead of the pei rating tiles can be designated as floor or wall tiles based on other criteria. Tile with this rating should only be used on walls and is not practical for counters or walls. So if tiles are actually like apples and oranges how do we know if a particular tile is suitable.
If you step up to a 1 rating product the tile is suitable for use on walls in both residential and commercial buildings. Pei ratings porcelain enamel institute all glazed floor tiles are classified under a porcelain enamel institute pei rating for the suitability of fixing in a particular location. Tile with this rating is not suitable for installation on floors. 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.
Thankfully the boffins at the porcelain enamel institute have done the hard work for us. This will help determine what pei rating to go with. Image 1 of crackle tile on wall being happy image 2 of busy restaurant floor tile would be unhappy there introducing the pei rating. 300 450 600 revolutions light traffic.
The results of this test will determine the proper usage of a product. The pei class is not the only means of choosing a tile however and some tiles do not even carry a pei class rating. Pei is the abbreviation for porcelain enamel institute. All of the floor tiles on our website will have a pei rating of 3 or higher.
Tile designated for installation on a wall receives no foot traffic and in fact almost no wear of any kind. A pei rating is given to a tile product based the hardness of its glaze. Some wall specific tiles such as our jazz tiles won t be tested for their pei rating since they re expected to not encounter foot traffic. The pei rating class begins with a 0 rating which is best suited for light duty applications in homes.
Similar to a pei 1 tile these unrated tiles should only be used on interior. Up to 154 revolutions.