Aluminum profile for tile: selection criteria

When decorating the kitchen, bathroom and toilet, people often use tiles, relying not only on the appearance, but also on practicality. In this case, not the last component of the harmonious design becomes the aluminum profile for the tile. It has a tangible value when installing the coating.

It is installed simultaneously with the tile when using the tile adhesive specially designed for this purpose. It can be laid both under the very ceramic tiles, and dock with it.

The profile for a tile, in fact, looks like a long matt silver-colored plank. When using it, joining of ceramic plates is faster, and the finished coating looks quite aesthetic.

With it, it is easy to hide the possible defects of tile (for example, chipped edges), which can form when cutting decorative plates.

A small admixture (brass, stainless steel particles, etc.) may be added. Such designs generally have a flat or rounded shape. Similar models are used to connect both curved sections and straight joints.

When using an aluminum profile, you get a neat design of both the outer and end edges of the tile, trim the inner and outer corners, as well as save them from various cracks that appear during use. During laying tiles it is possible to create clear and even corners and decorative borders. The appearance of ceramic coatings gives additional elegance.

Among the advantages of this material the following points should be noted:

• Aluminum profile is easy to polish, it can be combined with various types of finishes, which allows you to apply non-standard and interesting design solutions.

• Aluminum itself is quite functional. Designs from it are reliable and do not require special care and attention, do not react with moisture, which is very important when using the material in kitchens and bathrooms.It can be painted in any preferred colors, which expands the possibilities for imagination when decorating rooms.
• Products turn out very easy and, despite it, have sufficient durability. Good for almost any machining.
• Resistance to moisture and many acids expands the scope of use of this material. It is also resistant to low temperatures, has high heat transfer and low thermal conductivity.
• When reacting with oxygen, aluminum creates an oxide film. If after this additional processing is carried out, the aluminum profile can be safely installed on the street, since, regardless of the thickness, it will withstand all kinds of weather conditions.

When you make a selected room with tiled tiles, you will definitely need auxiliary elements, for example, corners. They belong to the category of rigid profiles, can play a protective, aesthetic and decorative role. Share on internal and external.

For the design of planes that connect at an angle, and facing the outer joint are used external aluminum corners.They are the most popular type.. In their absence, the sharp edges of the tiles may further become unsafe to use.

The inner corners are less popular, they are intended, respectively, for the decoration of the inner joints of the surfaces used. They differ in a slightly concave shape and mainly have a protective function (for example, they do not allow ingress of moisture and, accordingly, the appearance of fungus and mold).

The use of a profile view directly depends on the sphere in which it is applied. Directly aluminum profile for the most part used in construction. There are several hundreds of its types, for example, U-shaped, L-shaped, H-shaped, T-shaped, Z-shaped and F-shaped, and exactly where they are used depends on how you use the finished product in the future.

In the furniture industry, mainly decorative aluminum profiles are used, the facade is used for the manufacture of various kinds of facades.The profile also occupies an important place in the manufacture of countertops, walk-in closets and other furniture.

How to install an aluminum profile for tile, see the following video.

Some tips:

• The main points to which you need to pay attention - the main technical parameters of the profile for the tile and its configuration. It is imperative that the profile be perfectly matched in color and size to create the perfect interior for the room in which the work is being done. The colors of the profile and decoration elements can be varied and tailored, taking into account only your preferences.
• When choosing a profile, you need to pay special attention to the specification of the model you are interested in. It indicates the height, length and width, as well as the number of items in the package. Of great importance and the technical characteristics of the model (equipment, mounting system, etc.).
• The correct choice of model and strict adherence to the installation instructions guarantee a perfect coating.