These Tiles Will Keep Your Home Cool These Summers
22 Jun 2022, Read Time : 5 Min
These Tiles Will Keep Your Home Cool These Summers
A cool home is a blessing in summers. But if the summer heat is getting you down and energy bills are rising like leaps and bounds, try these floor tiles that will keep you cool and sane.
As we are right at the receiving end of the scorching summer, we brace ourselves – mentally and physically – to face the rising humidity and the energy bills that will come with it.
Yes, that’s right. To keep a home cool isn’t just the job of a well-functioning air conditioner; there’s more to it! You can still dodge the high energy bills and lower the unit consumption by focusing on other things like flooring and, more specifically, by using tiled flooring.
Trust us on this one, the choice of material for your flooring matters. For instance, any natural stone would be a good conductor of heat and, therefore, using them in areas where it is hot most of the year would be a wrong decision.
We have often heard from homeowners whether the materials keep a room cooler. The quick answer is yes, it can. That’s where cool tile flooring comes into the picture.
Below we highlight our favorite floor tiles collections perfect for sunny weather.
6 Tile Flooring to Help You Cool Down This Summer
1. Cool Tiles
It is our favorite pick because of its “COOL” nature and other endless benefits:
It can reduce heat. Tremendously!
Fans and Air conditioners keep you cool, but electricity bills are soaring and are heavy on pockets.
You can put them on the terrace too.
If you want to have a party on your terrace, it is now possible.
You can now opt for cool tiles from Orientbell Tiles that keep your homes cooler. These floor tiles reflect maximum heat and do not allow it to be transferred into your home, making it cooler inside. Usually installed on roofs, they are also called cool roof tiles.
Your indoor spaces aren’t the only ones that can benefit from cool flooring materials. Many outdoor pavers like balconies, parking, roofs, and swimming pool tiles are also more effective than others at staying cool.
Still, wondering how it is possible? Check out this video and see how our customer is bragging about it.
2. Slate Tiles
Slate is a natural stone quarried from the earth, usually from the mountains. It is a metamorphic rock formed over time. Thus, making it durable and can last several hundred years, often with little to no maintenance. And the best part is Slate look tiles are tough and resistant to scratches, scrapes, and dents.
Usage
Paths, swimming pool surrounding and to cover the exterior walls of buildings.
Durability
Slate is resistant to weather and pollution, so these tiles are usually used in landscaping.
Installation
Long-lasting and easy to install, giving you a slate aesthetic in a convenient tile form.
3.Travertine Tiles
These tiles come in various colours and patterns, often giving a different yet classy look to your home decor. Travertine tiles are durable and long-lasting. Though long-lasting, travertine floors require a lot of work and maintenance. They also have microscopic pores on the surface, making them susceptible to water damage. Travertine look tiles are the best alternative to this.
Usage
You can use it anywhere inside or outside your home, thanks to its durability and appearance.
Durability
You can expect travertine tiles to last a very long time, so you don’t have to replace them often.
Installation
Travertine tiles are easy to cut, making them easy to install, especially in odd shapes and small spaces.
4.Ceramic Tiles
Who doesn’t know about this? It is the most popular and most opted-for floor tiles are ceramic tiles. Ceramic tiles can be glazed or unglazed and have a matte, semi-gloss, and super glossy finish, as per your requirement and availability. Another advantage of ceramic tiles is that they help reduce your energy use (and bills) by keeping your house cooler in the summer.
Usage
They are often used in kitchens and bathrooms thanks to their durable surface.So even when temperature outside is soaring, these tiles will keep your room cooler.
Durability
Glazed tiles can withstand physical impact and will not get cracked easily in daily use. Moreover, they have a low water absorption rate, which is beneficial in humid climates.
Low maintenance
Ceramic tiles are easy to maintain, from simple cleaning to optional sealing over time.
5.Paver Tiles
Are you looking for flooring tiles for your outdoor space? If yes, then don’t look further because Pavers tiles by Orientbell Tiles are a little cooler than concrete flooring.
Usage
You can use these tiles for outdoor spaces in both residential and commercial settings.These tiles doesn’t hold on to heat much, it rather passes it down to the earth beneath it.
Durability
Paver Tiles are known for their strength, abrasion resistance, and flexibility.
Installation
These paver tiles are easy to install and do not need any special equipment for installation.
6.Porcelain Tiles
Procelain Tiles made of porcelain are composed of clay, feldspar, and sand. Because of these compositions, porcelain tiles are an ideal flooring choice for homes in hot areas because they can withstand higher temperatures.
Usage
These tiles are suitable for commercial spaces where durability and resistance are important. Since it does not absorb moisture, it makes an excellent flooring choice in humid climates. You can also use these tiles in your home areas like the kitchen, washroom, or basement.
Durability
Due to their extreme heat, they are rigid, durable, and stain resistant. And if you install these tiles correctly, then no need to change them for a long time.
Installation
It can be installed in the harshest of places and can withstand cold, rain, and extreme weather conditions for an extended period.
Summer seasons are unavoidable but purchasing the wrong tiles for your home can be easily avoidable. You can also look at our Tile Buying Guide, which lets you choose tiles just as your need.
Orientbell Tiles gives you a wide variety of tiles to suit every budget, plan, decor theme, and expectation.
Visit the nearest tile store to pick the right flooring for your home, or you can also try the tiles online and see how they look in your place in real-time by using our TriaLook feature.
Mannika Mitra is an Arts Graduate from the Delhi University & a Post-Graduate Diploma holder in Journalism and Mass Communication. She has worked as a digital producer with new agency; ANI, NDTV & Hindustan Times before joining Orientbell Tiles as a part of their digital and content marketing team. Her interest in interior design and knowledge of tiles comes from her family of architects and Tile Shop owners. In her quest to write useful blogs that help users pick the right tiles and renovation inspiration, she frequently does research with architects, tile dealers among others. Apart from writing content for the website she loves to travel, know about various cultures and binge watch on OTT platforms.
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