When to use large format tiles?
The selection of the tile format depends to a large extent on the design or style you are looking for. If, for example, we intend to create a rural or vintage environment, it will be more appropriate to lean towards a lesser and more marked porcelain tile. On the other hand, if you are looking for a contemporary and elegant environment, the use of large format tiles is the most recommended option.
8 reasons to use large format tiles
As we pointed out at the beginning, there are many reasons that will make the balance lean towards large-format tiles because of the benefits they provide. Let's see, the most important advantages that large-scale porcelain stoneware offers.
1. It provides a greater sense of spaciousness
In the same way that light colors provide the feeling of greater size to any room, the size or size of the tiles also directly affects the perception of the size of a room.
If you intend to visually extend an environment, that is to say that gives the feeling of being larger than it is in reality, the most appropriate and recommended is to lean on large-scale porcelain tiles.
2. Offers a wide variety of uses
Large surfaces give way to a large number of innovative ideas regarding design, since they offer a large number of uses. It is possible to use porcelain tiles for the design of bathrooms, kitchens, countertops, work tables, among many other ideas, due to its size, consistency and high technical performance.
3. Create a continuity effect
The large extensions in the porcelain pieces allow coating the surfaces making use of a small number of pieces. This translates into a smaller number of groupings, which makes it possible to create a higher visual level of uniformity.
The reduction of the grouping of the pieces provokes a greater visual continuity that only large-format porcelain sheets can offer. In addition, as the pieces are of rectified joints, the separation between the sheets is extremely reduced. Despite this, we recommend that the filling between pieces be done with color or tone similar to the tile, giving the illusion that it is a single piece.
4. Reduces installation time
Another advantage that we can highlight about this type of format, is the reduction of installation time. When the porcelain tile is larger, it requires a smaller number of sheets, which in turn facilitates its assembly and minimizes the time dedicated to it.
Years ago, it could be heard that large-format tiles were more complicated to place compared to traditional tiles. However, these problems were left in the past thanks to innovative installation methods that allow quick, easy and simple tiling.
5. Suitable for facades
The large-format porcelain stoneware can use great techniques when coating the facades, not only for its size, but for the benefits of strength and durability they provide.
6. Large formats are trend
Also, if you want to be up to date and follow the dictates of fashion, you should take note of the use of large porcelain formats. In them, you will find the answer to create spaces of great beauty and uniqueness.
With large-format tiles you can unify spaces and are easy to integrate with other types of porcelain stoneware such as hydraulic tiles that provide a more vintage touch, to design original and modern rooms.
7. Brutalist Style
If you are a fan of the Brutalist Style, large-format tiles are your great ally. The crude and primitive nature of the brutalist style, which frequently uses materials from the past, fits perfectly with the technical characteristics of large formats, as well as with its wide range of applications.
To follow this trend, we recommend pieces of a minimum format of 100x100 cm, as well as their use to pave spaces, facades, cover countertops, cabinets and, in short, all types of surfaces.
8. More hygienic
And, last but not least: large-format tiles are more hygienic. You wonder why? With less together, there are fewer areas in which to store the dirt. Therefore, large-scale porcelain stoneware is in itself more hygienic, providing, at the same time, a faster and easier cleaning.
I hope you have been interested in these eight reasons presented to opt for large-format tiles when designing your projects. And remember, think big! The large-format pieces are born as a wonderful alternative to meet the architectural demands of today's world, surpassing comfortably the technical and aesthetic requirements, both for works and new projects, as for renovations or renovations of houses and buildings.
