Ceramic and encaustic cement tile answer different priorities. Ceramic usually offers industrial uniformity and availability; cement tile is made with pigment, a mold and handwork, allows color changes and requires installation and maintenance suited to the material.
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In encaustic cement tile, color is placed inside the mold before the tile is pressed. There is no printed image trying to look handmade. That depth, together with the small variations of hand production, gives the floor a presence that ceramic printing cannot reproduce.
A pattern can use a different palette and coordinate with border and corner tiles. The kitchen, patio or lobby no longer has to adapt to factory colors. The floor can respond to the architecture, the light and the character you want.
Ceramic may cost less at first and look more uniform. Encaustic cement tile asks for better planning, installation and sealing, but it delivers something different. It is a repairable, customizable surface that can become the most recognizable part of the room.
The better option follows the project priority. Ceramic usually favors uniformity and availability; cement tile lets color, borders and repeat become part of the architecture, with installation and maintenance suited to the material.
It can remain in service for many years when the substrate, installation, sealing and maintenance are handled correctly. Its pattern belongs to the pigmented layer and the floor can receive maintenance.
Each piece is pigmented, filled through a mold and pressed by hand. Colors and borders can also be made for the project. You are buying a purpose-made floor rather than a mass-produced graphic.
Yes, when it is specified for the area, installed over a suitable substrate and given the required treatment. Wet areas also require a review of traction and drainage.
Look at the complete repeat, touch a sample and compare the ability to change colors. Once several pieces are together, the difference from a ceramic print is easy to see.
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