Non Vitreous Shower Floor

Porcelain tile can absorb.

Non vitreous shower floor.

Just because a tile is listed as porcelain does not make it safe for outdoors. Tile for my shower floor the visible abrasion resistance rate is class iii. Absorb between 0 5 and 3. These are for indoor use only normally on vertical surfaces such as backsplashes and wainscots.

Where it s used. Use a mesh mounted product for the shower floor with sanded grout for best traction. The fact that it is so water absorbent means you shouldn t install non vitreous tile in showers and other wet areas. Semi vitreous medium density.

Shower floor tile size affects both design. No tile installation is truly waterproof and it s not necessary to have tile classified as impervious unless the shower is outdoors and subject to freezing temperatures but the least impervious tiles classified as non vitreous or low density generally aren t suitable for shower floors. Because non vitreous ceramic tile costs manufacturers less to produce it s usually cheaper to purchase than vitreous tile. The more grout joints better traction.

Non vitreous tile on shower walls i ve been redoing my master bathroom some of you have probably seen my other newbie questions and i recently finished the floor tile and soon i want to move on to the shower. The glaze hardness is 7 mohs the ansi break strength is 250 pounds and ansi water absorption is less than 0 5. These tiles may be used for interior and exterior. Non vitreous low density tile with water absorption of more than 7 0 percent.

You need to go by the ansi rating on the tile which can be impervious vitreous semi vitreous or non vitreous.