Flooring ‘N Tiles

Among the bigger pains all contractors, but especially flooring contractors deal with, are the “rethinking” of a client relating to colors and durability. “Buyer’s remorse” deals with someone’s later indecision on making the right choice for some important component of their new home. In the end, the textured mottled floor tile is a great alternative for a contractor owing to the complexity of pattern, the standard color contrasts and informality resembling nature, and the more secure surface of a textured surface.

Textured mottled floor tile designs are rich in variations in color as well as in offering a contrast between the floor of, say a kitchen, and the slick and glossy counter tops and cabinetry abounding at eye level. The more rough-textured characterisitcs of floor tiles is often used to insure surer footing in a busy area. The same, of course, can be said when used at entry ways, mezzanine areas or any area receiving a lot of traffic.

The mottled look serves a variety of design and functional purposes, from mixing colors seamlessly into clusters of patterns resembling nature herself, to hiding far better all the spills and chills which also occur regularly there. Tiles with these characteristics are receiving a lot more play from homeowners with less time than was had before. Not only do many opt for the textured mottled floor tile look, but they also opt for these in far more durable products, fully realizing this should be among the “one-time only” tasks of new home ownership.

Thus, the relaxing effect on the eye as well as it’s apparent naturalness blends with the durable tile composition itself; whose makeup often insists on just this sort of finish. Durable and colorful, these tiles also please installers and contractors immensely. Their ease of installation and their durability mean later decisions regarding color and hardness are, for the most part, moot.