Can Ceramic Tile Be Resurfaced?
Tile is one of the most significant elements that complement the aesthetic of your decor. Apart from its visual appeal, neat and clean tiles are also beneficial to your health as dirty tiles can promote the growth of bacteria and fungi. Thus, many people wonder: can ceramic tile be resurfaced?
You can easily resurface your ceramic tiles with little effort. Furthermore, it will not consume a lot of your time or money. Also, resurfacing ceramic tiles has a number of advantages, including making them less slippery, providing better protection, and etc.
All of us want to take care of our tiles, but only a few of us know how to do that. Plus, a huge number of people are completely unaware of the benefits of tile resurfacing. So here is our humble attempt to enlighten you all. Let’s go.
Is It Possible To Resurface Ceramic Tile?
There are a wide variety of floor and wall tiles. Among so many types, there are six major types of tiles that we commonly see. They are ceramic tile, porcelain tile, glass tile, granite tile, natural stone tile, and marble tile. You can use ceramic tile in numerous applications for home improvement.
Ceramic tile offers superior protection against stains, dust, dirt, and damage compared to other tile. But they are not invincible, so they will need some form of maintenance and rehabilitation. Once your ceramic tiles get outdated, the best thing you can do is resurface them.
Ceramic tiles can be resurfaced pretty easily. It is not as arduous as it sounds. Resurfacing ceramic tiles makes them look new and glossy, all the while repairing the damage. Depending on the size of the job it can take as little as 2-3 days, and you can start using the floor on the next day of completion. Resurfaced tile surfaces become as strong as new tiles. It also becomes very easy to clean and maintain.
Why Should You Resurface Your Ceramic Tile?
Resurfacing tiles can do so much more than you can imagine. Create beautiful seamless finishes in bathrooms, kitchens, floors and exterior areas. You can also have a floor or wall with no grout and much less maintenance. Here is why you should resurface your ceramic tiles:
Ceramic tile offers superior protection against stains, dust, dirt, and damage compared to other tile. But they are not invincible, so they will need some form of maintenance and rehabilitation. Once your ceramic tiles get outdated, the best thing you can do is resurface them.
Ceramic tiles can be resurfaced pretty easily. It is not as arduous as it sounds. Resurfacing ceramic tiles makes them look new and glossy, all the while repairing the damage. Depending on the size of the job it can take as little as 2-3 days, and you can start using the floor on the next day of completion. Resurfaced tile surfaces become as strong as new tiles. It also becomes very easy to clean and maintain.
1. Reduce Your Maintenance
With tile comes grout and with grout comes extra work. Grout gets dirty, mildewed and can also chip and crack over time. When you resurface tile you also hide the grout. In fact, you won’t ever know that there is tile and grout beneath your newly resurfaced floor.
Seamless floors over tile can be easily cleaned with soap and water. They are also very abrasion resistant so that you can have normal activity on your property without worrying about surface damage.
2. Update and Modernize Your Space
For many, tile has become a thing of the past. To create a new modern look many homes and businesses are headed in the direction of a more seamless surface. The “concrete look” is very popular. In addition, a plaster effect on floors and walls give the space an expensive, sophisticated look.
Choose from a wide variety of colors and finishes to get the perfect custom look for your space.
3. Eliminate the Demolition from Tile Replacement
When you resurface your tile you won’t have to do any demolition. Chipping up tile is an expensive, dusty and sometimes dangerous process. Also, when you remove tile you are removing up to an inch of floor thickness. This can dramatically affect floor transitions, cabinetry, molding and anything else that is adjacent to the tile.
Floor resurfacing is a dustless process that is not invasive to the property. You don’t have to remove cabinetry, plumbing fixtures or other adjacent items.
4. Resurfacing is Much Faster than Replacement
When you choose to resurface your tile instead of replacing it you save a lot of time. This is what is involved in tile demolition:
TILE REPLACEMENT
- Protect any nearby surfaces
- Chip out the old tile
- Chip out the mortar
- Dispose of the waste
- Remove the dust
- Put down new mortar
- Lay the tile
- Grout the tile
- Seal the tile
TILE RESURFACING
- Clean the area
- Mask the area
- Apply the resurfacing system
- Apply a sealer
Resurfacing Vs Replacing
No matter how much you take care of your tiles, they will become old and damaged with time. Worn-out tiles negatively affect the aesthetics of your home or business. In such cases, there are two options. You can either replace your tiles with brand new ones, or you can resurface your tiles.
Replacing is simple; you just have to remove the old tiles and install new ones. However, the procedure is not so straightforward. It is time-consuming and expensive. You will have to wait quite a long time before you can start using the newly installed surface.
On the other hand, resurfacing will create a fresh new look with less headache and expense. The technicians remove any contaminants from the tile. Then they apply a microcement over the tile that has a modern new look without the downsides of tile like grout and odor.
By resurfacing your tile instead of just replacing it you will save on time and cost in the short term and you will reduce your maintenance in the long term.
Why Us
We at Enduring Surfaces know how to take care of your tiles. Our team of skilled technicians has mastered the art of tile resurfacing and know everything there is to know about it. Moreover, we always make sure to use top-quality materials to resurface your tiles.
Any tile can be resurfaced without requiring tons of money or the trouble of having to remove the old ones. Even the smoothest ceramic tile structures can adhere to our stone system flawlessly, providing all-around protection.
