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The difference between cement tile and concrete tile

Cement tile refers to the surface color treatment of ceramic tile with cement mortar as the main material after high pressure molding and drying. Concrete tile is the floorboard of roof tile and decoration tile made of concrete. Concrete roof tile is a building component made of concrete, which is laid on the slope of the roof to complete the function of tile roof.

application area

Cement tiles are mainly used in multi-storey and low-rise buildings, and villas are more suitable. Concrete tiles are mainly used for sloping roofs of civil buildings and rural buildings.

Size and grade

According to the national standard GB800 1-87, the standard size of cement tile is 400mm×240mm;; ; 385mm×235mm。 Products with qualified grade, dimensional deviation and appearance quality of concrete tiles are divided into three grades according to their physical and mechanical properties: first-class products (a), first-class products (b) and qualified products (c).

Color and shape

Cement colored tiles are divided into corrugated tiles and flat tiles according to their shapes. Waveform tiles can be divided into wavelet tiles, medium tiles and large tiles. Flat tiles can be divided into inkstone flat tiles, yin-yang tiles and piano tiles according to different surfaces. The products of concrete tiles are slightly different.

Price and durability

The price of a square meter of cement colored tiles is much lower than that of the previous small blue tiles, about 30-50 yuan per square meter; Moreover, the service life of cement colored tiles is longer, and the compression resistance, frost resistance and beauty are better than those of small blue tiles.

Waterproof grade

Cement tile is suitable for roof waterproofing with waterproof grade II, III and IV. Laying waterproof cushion under the waterproof layer can also be used as a waterproof layer to protect the roof and prolong the service life. Waterproof coating should not be used as waterproof layer or waterproof cushion.