We have always been for the traditional antique style of architecture, the kind of enthusiasm for the feelings of modern architecture can not be replaced. Whether it is located in the remote rural countryside, or the city's busy neighborhoods, the ancient style of architecture can always occupy a place. Antique tiles, as an important landmark material for antique buildings, can be said to have played a pivotal role in creating the atmosphere of the entire architectural style. Regardless of the main body of any building, as long as the antique tile to the top of a cover, that kind of strong classical cultural flavor can come to the face.
However, with the advancement of science and technology and the change of building materials, the antique tiles made of clay fired in the past seem to be out of place with the current architectural design concepts in today's perspective. Tiles are bulky, fragile and cracked, faded and mossy, troublesome to construct, seriously polluted by firing, easy to fall off in high winds, etc., too many shortcomings of clay tiles are obvious. However, the unique cultural elements of antique tiles and the sense of heaviness are irreplaceable by other tiles. Because of this, polymer antique tile came into being. What are the advantages of this polymer antique tile, compared with the traditional tile in the end how? Let's take a look.
Polymer antique tile is usually a single piece of eight or nine pounds or so, a square of the number of installations is about three to four, then the weight is about 18 kilograms. And like the traditional clay tile, for example, a square weight of about 35 kilograms. That is, the weight of polymer antique tiles is about half of the weight than clay tiles. Small load-bearing requirements on the house.
Polymer antique tile is based on polymer composite materials, plus reinforced basalt fibers as filler, through the scientific ratio and made of special technology. This production technology allows polymer antique tile with strong weather resistance, high temperature resistance of more than 300 °, acid and alkali resistance, frost resistance of minus 70 degrees or so, suitable for extreme climatic regions.
Unlike clay tiles and ceramic tiles, polymer antique tiles have a high water absorption rate, which is close to 0%, which can effectively eliminate water seepage, moss and mold, especially suitable for humid areas such as the rainy south.
One of the characteristics of polymer antique tile is high strength. Hail smashing is not bad, people step on the tiles do not have to worry about cracking problems, you can rest assured that the construction.
The surface layer of polymer antique tiles adopts nano-cold glaze and high weather-resistant coating, and at the same time, it adopts double-layer coloring to ensure that the color will not fade for a long time.
Polymer antique tile adopts one-piece die-casting technology, the whole process does not involve the firing process, so the production of low energy consumption. At the same time, it reduces the exploitation of traditional clay resources and protects arable land resources.
Like the installation of traditional clay tile, the tiles are simply stacked together or structural adhesive is used. But it is easy to fall off and fall to the ground when encountering strong wind. The polymer antique tiles use screws to fix the tiles firmly on the hanging tiles, which is more secure.
Polymer antique tile adopts the form of conjoined, multiple tiles will be assembled into one tile, reducing the gap between the tiles exposed to the outdoors. The tiles are tightly sealed to each other for better waterproofing.
Polymer antique tiles have a large area of a single sheet, and are fixed with screws, without the need to smear cement, so they are faster than traditional tiles in terms of construction efficiency.
Clay tile has the problem of water absorption due to the characteristics of clay. As a result, it is easy to crack in the sun and rain in the long term. And polymer antique tile a variety of polymer composite materials, not easily affected by external temperature changes, and thus more solid and durable.
Polymer antique tile has more advantages, of course, the cost is not low. According to the current market price, the price is slightly higher than clay tile. This is mainly due to its upstream raw material costs.
Polymer antique tile popularity is not high, so in the construction and installation of people still have doubts, the need for professional master construction and manufacturers to guide more secure.
The above is about the advantages and disadvantages of polymer antique tile comparison. It can be clearly seen, polymer antique tiles and traditional clay tile compared to more advantages, hard materials, higher quality, but the high cost of this shortcoming is also easy to dissuade some people, more suitable for courtyard, Chinese villa such as high-grade buildings.