A larger floor tile, such as a 24”x24”, 20”x20”and 18”x18” can
actually play tricks on the human eye. Installing larger floor tiles as opposed
to traditional 13” and 12” will create the appearance of a larger floor. “The
grout lines play tricks on the human eye. More grout lines make an area look
smaller. Less grout lines make areas look larger”, says Duran. Larger tile
installed not only reduces the number of grout lines, but also reduces cleaning
and maintenance. With less grout lines comes less areas to keep clean, less
areas to stain and less areas to maintain over the life of the floor.
Often customers are reluctant to install larger floor tiles
in smaller areas such as bathrooms, pantry closets and laundry rooms. “Fear no
more”, says Duran. Putting a larger tile in those smaller areas looks better
too, once again actually making those smaller areas of your home look larger.
“My only recommendation is to hire a professional installer with correct tools
and experience installing larger floor tiles. Installing larger tiles in
smaller areas can sometimes be difficult for the less experienced flooring
installers. All the more reason to hire Express Flooring, We only work with
licensed and bonded professional craftsmen to install flooring for our
customers” We also are the only flooring company I am aware of that offers a
Lifetime Installation Warranty”.
Fung Shway Design: These principles
involve the movement of energy and moving blocked areas so energy moves at a
balanced pace around the entire home. The selection of floor tiles will
actually improve the fung shway of your home as well. “Often customers change
the size of tile from room to room. These changes create a break in pattern
disrupting the fung shway. Keeping the same tile, pattern of installation, and
size of tile throughout all connecting areas of tile installation creates a
consistent energy flow and look s absolutely beautiful”, says Duran.