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Decorating with ceramics
Comment by Ian Crowther, Sales Director, Johnson Tiles
Published:  10 October, 2008

Ceramic tiles have become a major decorative feature of the bathroom in recent years as developers and homeowners have become more receptive to the concept of tiling both the walls and floor of a modern bathroom.

Only fifteen years ago the majority of bathrooms used tiles for the splash back to the wash basin and bath surround with no ceramic tiling on the floor. How different this is today after easier installation techniques due to improved adhesives and grouts which enable tiles to be fixed to most surfaces within a building plus the development of underfloor heating systems so encouraging wider use of ceramics. The increased use of showers either as over bath installations or with shower tray and screen has also resulted in wider use of floor tiles to provide a durable, easily cleaned and attractive floor surface.

The British homeowner is growing more appreciative of the benefits of tiles resulting in an increase of fully tiled bathrooms. The volume of floor tiles used throughout the UK in bathrooms is steadily rising although it is a long way behind the volume used by our continental neighbours.

The rising interest in sustainable options has also encouraged the use of ceramic tiles as an alternative to other hard floor coverings. Future market growth in the use of floor tiles in bathrooms seems set to continue as the benefits of tiles are becoming more widely understood.

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