Wokabaut i go insait long wanpela maket bilong ol samting bilong wokim haus we i gat planti kain kain 'tile' bren na model inap long givim hevi long yu. Ol 'sales reps' i save toktok long bikpela samting-tasol hau bai yu separetim kwaliti na 'hype'? No ken wari. Save gut long dispela 5-step inspeksen rot, na bai yu inap long skelimol tailolsem wanpela man insait long indastri, abrusim ol bikpela rong pastaim long yu baim.
Step 1: VISUAL INSPECTION – Flatness & Color Consistency
Putim tupela tail bilong wankain model pes-long-pes. Sapos spes namel long tupela i liklik na i wankain, orait bai i gat gutpela 'flatness'.
✅ Ol gutpela tail: ol spes i tait na i wankain long olgeta hap.
❌ Ol 'tiles' i no gutpela: ol spes i save senis, na dispela i soim olsem i gat 'warping' o 'firing' i no stret.
Bihain, lukluk long ol 'tiles' aninit long lait bilong san (i no long strongpela lait bilong sorum). Sekim long:
--Yunifom kala long pes
--Natural, isi isi ol 'vein' i save senis long wanpela 'tile' i go long 'tile'
Pro tip: Sapos yu lukim ol senis long kala o ol spes we i no wankain, orait yu mas lusim. Laspela instolesen bai mekim ol dispela asua i kamap bikpela moa.
Step 2: TAP TEST – Harim long Density
Apim wanpela kona bilong 'tile' wantaim han bilong yu, na isi isi paitim namel wantaim wanpela 'knuckle' o wanpela liklik ain samting.
Gutpela, metalik ring → Bikpela 'vitrification', strongpela bodi, gutpela tru → longpela taim
Dul, hollow thud → Posible internal cracks or porous structure → i save bruk na i gat mak bihain
Dispela simpol 'acoustic test' i soim moa long kwaliti bilong ol 'tile' winim ol 'spec sheet'.
Step 3: WATER DROP TEST – Sekim 'Absorption Rate'
Dispela em i nambawan bikpela tes tru. Tanim 'tile' na kapsaitim liklik wara antap long baksait we i no gat 'glaze'. Wet 5-pela minit na lukluk gut:
Dispela tes i save luksave hariap long 'porcelain' (i no gat planti wara) na 'ceramic' (i gat bikpela 'absorption') -wanpela samting we planti ol 'sales rep' i save lusim tingting long kolim.
Step 4: SCRATCH TEST – Skelim Wear Resistance
Kisim wanpela ki bilong haus o ain nil na skrapim strong longglasimantap.
✅ Nogat mak bilong skrais yu ken lukim → Mohs hat bilong 7+ → ol i wokim bilong stap longpela taim
❌ Ol tudak mak i stap bihain → i no inap bagarap → bai i no gat lait moa insait long sampela yia
Em i isi, strongpela-na i wok gut tru long separetim ol gutpela 'glazed tiles' long ol 'budget imposters'.
Step 5: STAIN TEST – Skelim Anti-Fouling Pefomens
Kisim wanpela mak we i gat oil long en na droim sampela lain long pes bilong tile. Wet inap 10-pela minit, na bihain wasim wantaim wanpela wetpela laplap.
✅ Em i klinim hariap, nogat mak → gutpela tru long sakim ol mak → isi long lukautim long olgeta de
❌ Ol mak i stap yet o ol tewel → wok bilong klinim bai kamap olsem wanpela pait long olgeta de, moa yet long ol haus kuk na ol ples kaikai we oil na sos i save kapsait planti taim
