What Is in Our Wood Look Porcelain Tile Range
All 41 items here are glazed porcelain with a matte face and a printed wood grain. Plank formats do most of the work: Alami Beige, Mountain Ash Almond, Mountain Ash Coral, Mountain Ash Gold, Wood Cut Natural and Wood Pile Natural all appear in 8x48, with 9x60 offered on several of them. Squarer pieces serve a different purpose. Blanca Wood, Sabaudia Wood and Velvetia Wood in 24x24 and 24x48 read as parquet panels rather than single boards, and Nobu Chevron Beige, Brown and Cream deliver a chevron layout inside one 24x48 tile. Fargo Gold 6x24 is the narrowest plank in the group.
Choosing Wood Look Porcelain Tile
The reason to specify porcelain rather than engineered wood is that the body is fired, not layered. It does not swell at a spill, it can go into a shower or onto a patio where a wood floor cannot, and it takes furniture and pet claws without refinishing. Compared with ceramic, porcelain is denser and lower in water absorption, which is what makes wet and exterior use possible at all; ceramic planks are generally wall-only. Long planks also demand more of the floor beneath them, so a 9x60 tile wants a flat substrate and an offset of about one third rather than a half-lap, or the plank ends sit proud of each other. For the wider view across materials, see wood look tile.
Where to Use Wood Look Porcelain Tile
Planks lay best along the long axis of a room, which suits hallways, open kitchens and living areas where an uninterrupted run reads as boards. The same tile can continue into a laundry or a bath that real wood would not survive; see bathroom and shower tile for that use. The 24x24 and 24x48 parquet designs suit smaller rooms where a 60-inch plank would need cutting on every course. Chevron pieces work well as an inset or a defined runner. Confirm the slip rating on the product specification for any wet or exterior installation.