Ceramic Tile Installation in Coeur D Alene, ID
Ceramic is softer than porcelain, absorbs more water and costs less. For an indoor floor that stays dry, a backsplash or a wall, it does everything that is needed and there is no reason at all to pay for porcelain.
Where it is the wrong choice is outdoors, in a freeze-prone space, or anywhere standing water is likely. Water absorbed into a ceramic body that then freezes breaks the tile from within.
Hardline Surface Co. installs ceramic across Coeur D Alene, ID and will tell you which of the two your room actually needs rather than defaulting to the more expensive one.
Check the PEI rating before anything else. PEI 1 and 2 are wall tiles. Putting a wall-rated tile on a floor means it wears through the glaze, and it is a common and completely avoidable error that shows up two years later.
Call Hardline Surface Co. at (888) 928-6413.