Ceramic Tile

A beautiful choice, particularly for country-style kitchens.

Ceramic tile: easily fixed, heat resistant,
colorful and more.

• Resists heat, scratches, and stains
• Damaged tiles easy and affordable to repair
• Available in many colors, patterns, shapes, and sizes

• Grout can stain or collect food particles
• Tiles can crack or chip
• Can dull knife blades
• Abrasion more noticeable on high-gloss finishes

• Patterned tiles cost more than solid-color types. To cut costs, use solid-color tiles and patterned tiles in combination.
• Epoxy and acrylic grouts are more resistant to stains. For other grouts, most stains will come out with scouring powder and household bleach.
• Plan to spend about $8 per square foot, installed, for solid-color tiles. Patterned tiles start at about $2 apiece.