Gloss Vs Matt Tile for Home

"Hi All!
I recently built a house and I am planning on getting tile flooring for the entrance, corridors, kitchen, and living area only. I prefer carpets in the rooms, and the wet areas have already been tiled by my builder. Now, I would like to know your preference: gloss finish tiles or matte finish tiles. It's difficult for me to choose one. What do you think? Keen to get your thoughts before finalizing

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  • 3
    Gloss Tile
  • 43
    Matt Tile

Comments

  • “Why not both” she says then we throw her up in the air

  • +4

    I lived in a house with gloss tiles. Keeping it looking clean was an absolute nightmare.
    Walk across the floor and it instantly looks dirty.
    It looks great in a display home but its not practical in a normal home. Although mine were white and this is just my experience, others may disagree.

  • +3

    If you're going gloss, prepare to be forever cleaning them or just living with them looking dirty - they show up everything! I lived in a place with both light and dark gloss tiles and I'm not sure which was worse for keeping clean

  • -1

    Now, I would like to know your preference:

    Why would you care about a bunch of internet randos and their preferences for something that's a personal aesthetic choice?

    But to answer your question: Satin. The best of both worlds.

    • +1

      Why would you care

      Because unlike you, they are not careless.

  • Gloss in the kitchen and matte in the bathroom.

    • +1

      matte in the bathroom.

      The matte gets wet though..

    • Hard disagree. Oil splatter from the stove onto gloss tiles not only means constant cleaning, but it’s much more slippery on gloss if you don’t clean it straight away.

  • Gloss Vs Matt Tile for Home

    I prefer Satin.

  • +2

    Gloss is the worst. They never look clean. Don’t do it.

  • +1

    White tiles are great if you're into regular cleaning.

  • +1

    Gloss is for walls esp in bathrooms.

    Floors need matte. Check P rating.

    • I think the R rating is more commonly used, R9 to R13 for floor tiles. R9 is OK for accessible bathrooms.

  • Gloss are the absolute WORST tiles for a floor. I lived in an apartment for two years that had gloss tiles and it was a PAIN.

    1) They show dirt very easy, so even though they may only be lightly soiled/dirty, it looks 10x worse
    2) Any oil residue that gets on them from cooking etc will spread throughout the entire apartment
    3) They are cold, lifeless and feel bad

  • Matt tiles. Gloss look pretty in a shop and suck at everything else for reasons mentioned above. Maybe on a bathroom wall but even then I’d take Matt on those as they are much more practical (unless you plans on making your house a display home)

  • Gloss for me.

    Pros:
    Very easy to clean.
    Looks shiny.
    Extra coating of protection.

    Cons:
    Slippery on floors.

    Matte: Not as slippery as floor tiles but easier to stain and harder to clean because of uneven surface.

  • Can do something in between. We got tiles with a lappato finish which is like a semi gloss. Looks clean we hardly clean it (aside from sweeping the floor). https://www.tilesofdistinction.com/what-is-a-lappato-finish-…

  • Whichever looks nicer most of the time? I don't think you want sad looking tiles

  • Is it too late to get polished concrete? I hate grout so prefer any alternative to tiles.

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