Can I Create Natural Look with Wood-Look Porcelain Tiles?

Yes, you can. But you will need to ensure that tiles are installed the right way on the right kind of subfloor.

Wooden Ambiance

There is no denying that wood planks help you create a luxury, warm, inviting indoor environment. But wood is a super pricy material, and building your floor with real wood planks will drain your back account like anything.

This is where wood-look porcelain tiles come into picture.

Wood-look Porcelain Tiles

These are regular porcelain tiles having real-like wood pattern printed on them. The printing technology is so advance that when you see wood-look porcelain flooring, you cannot easily identify that it is not a real wood until you touch it.

However, many homeowners feel that floors built using these tiles look fake. The reason for that is incorrect installation.

This article guides you on how to create a natural look with wood-look porcelain tiles –

• • • • Hire a professionally experienced tiler. If you haven’t worked on any tile project and if you have high expectations in terms of look and feel, it’s better to get your wood look flooring installed by a pro. There is no point going for a DIY.
      • If your project requires too much care and attention during installation (for example: bathroom or kitchen), then also it would be wise to have a professional do this job.
      • Buy wood look planks, instead of wood look tiles. Tiles are square, and planks are elongated rectangles that look exactly like real wood plank. They help you achieve a more realistic wood look on your flooring.
      • Leave narrower space between planks/tiles and match the color of grout with the darkest shade on your wood look tile. Use grout float to fill grout between tiles.
      • Install these tiles on a wood/plywood subfloor.

Hope these tips help you with your wood look porcelain tile project.

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