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Thanks to their durability and aesthetic appearance, encaustic cement tiles can be used for various applications, such as hotels, restaurants, kitchen, bathroom, living room, walling, terrace & staircase, commercial projects, corridor and other furniture decoration (tables, chairs,…). Nowadays, encaustic cement tiles are not only used in ancient buildings but also used in many modern and stylish projects with contemporary designs. Please visit our gallery to see application of encaustic cement tile many constructions and projects around the world.
So far, we do not recommend using encaustic cement tiles in the following applications:
+ Outdoor in places that freeze in winter
+ Outdoor with vehicle traffic or driveways
+ Inside swimming pool or similar applications
+ Floors which are in frequent contact with acids, alkaline or other attacking chemicals
Cement tiles can be used for floors in bathrooms and showers. Please note that in these cases, cement tiles and grout have to be sealed with a very good penetrating sealer to protect the floors from attack of body wash or shower gel.
Secoin can provide penetrating sealers to protect your encaustic cement tile floor. Please click here for more details about our sealers.
Encaustic cement tiles can be used on walls, such as wall decoration in living room, dining room, kitchen backsplash, bathroom wall,… Depending on the type of walls, cement tiles should be protected with suitable penetrating sealer to be protected from stain or oil or other substances.
Yes. Our cement tiles can be used for heating systems as they can conduct heat.
Thanks to the durability and aesthetic appearance, terrazzo can be used for various applications, such as hotels, restaurants, kitchen, bathroom, living room, wall panel, terrace & staircase, commercial projects, corridor and other furniture decoration (tables, chairs,…).
Definitely – terrazzo can be used both indoors and outdoors. In fact, terrazzo flooring system is frequently used for external pathways in parks, gardens etc. Not only that, terrazzo can be made non-slip so safety is always assured.