When designing a kitchen area, as well as a bathroom and toilet room with ceramic tiles, an important modern design element is a profile that is installed between tiles, resembling a ceramic border or frieze. The profile for ceramic tiles is a significant part for the installation of a ceramic coating, which simultaneously serves as a practical and aesthetic side. It is installed along with ceramic tiles on special tile glue. Depending on your chosen profile type, it is laid under the tile or simply dock with it.

Using a pre-selected profile from a variety of models of various variations and sizes, you will easily decide the technical problems that may occur during self-laying of ceramic tiles, as well as create an absolutely unique individual design of the room and make the final barcode of its decorative design.

How to choose a profile for ceramic tiles?

When choosing a profile for a ceramic wall or floor covering, it is necessary to take into account its main technical characteristics and configurations so that it is perfect in size, the material taking into account the operation in the future and the color decision is for your premises.

When selecting a profile for ceramic tiles, pay attention to:

• specification of the profile model under consideration (width, height, length, number of pieces per pack);
• specifications of the model (design material, dimensions, completeration, profile fastening system, finishing type);
• color range of profile and the presence of appropriate decorative elements.

Correctly choosing a profile model for ceramic tiles with a price corresponding to the characteristics and quality of the product, you are guaranteed to get the ideal laying of ceramic coating the required area of \u200b\u200bthe room.

Types of profiles for ceramic tiles

There are a huge variety of different profiles models that differ in the main material, sizes, alignment variations in the surface, as well as a wide palette of shades, textures and the presence of decor.

The main most popular subspecies of profiles that professional builders are recommended to use when laying ceramic tiles:

• aluminum;
• pVC;
• corner;
• decorative.

Aluminum profile for ceramic tiles

This is a special model of aluminum or aluminum alloys with a slight admixture of brass parts, stainless steel, etc., which is designed to install in the overall process of laying ceramic coating. Such a profile in most cases has a flat or rounded form. This profile model can be used to connect not only direct butts, but also curvilinear sites.

Aluminum profile is designed for:

• neat finishes of the outer and end edge of ceramic tiles, joints with floor combined coating;
• finishes of internal or external corners and their protection against the formation of cracks;
• creating clear angles when laying tiles;
• creating a decorative curb, which forms a separation strip between ceramic tiles;
• put additional elegance of the appearance of ceramic coatings.

PVC Profile for Ceramic Tile

This is a decorative plastic model made of durable polyvinyl chloride for laying ceramic coatings. PVC profile is a first-class material for finishing ceramic tiles, because it is practical in use and it is easy to contain clean. Its main advantage is that it has a wide range of color solutions, and this will allow you to choose the ideal profile model that will fit the tone to the tone of your ceramic tiles.

PVC profile is designed for:

• registration and protection of external and internal corners of tiles;
• seals of angles of walls and floors in the bathroom, pool, plumbing node, kitchen;
• the end of the surface of the ceramic tile, when it comes into contact with the other surface, for example, cladding of polyvinyl chloride, etc.;
• aesthetic masking of various irregularities of the ceramic surface;
• decorating ceramic surfaces.

Corner profile for ceramic tiles

This is a profile model of aluminum, stainless steel, brass, which is used specifically to protect and impart the accuracy of external and internal angles.

Types of angular profiles:

• internal;
• external;
• rounded;
• rectangular;
• suture;
• border;
• with a closed cross section;
• Z-shaped;
• curved;
• inclined, etc.

Corner Profile Designed for:

• creating beautiful, clear corners;
• edging steps;
• docking various types of materials with ceramic tiles;
• protect the most vulnerable or sharp edges of the tile;
• put the completion of the wall or floor trim tile.

Decorative Profile for Ceramic Tile

This aesthetic decorative profile model is made of various materials, has many types of textures (under the skin, stone, gold), decor (rhinestones, stones, glass) and a wide color gamut. This type of profiles is used to hide the visible flaws of the surface or emphasize its advantages.

Decorative profile Designed for:

• prevention of angular internal and external seams from destruction;
• creating a neat decorative edging of ceramic coating;
• decorating ceramic coverage by design elements.

If you are going to independently lay the tile using the profile system, be sure to check the next video of the plot, which shows an example of laying a ceramic coating using metal profiles.