Shade Variations of Porcelain Tiles Explained

V1 tiles have very little differing tones and shades within each tile and between tiles within the same batch. Plain stone-effect tiles, timber decking-effect tiles and cementitious-effect tiles are all good examples of uniform finishes.

Although V1 is a minimal design, many people have got creative and paired two colours of the same range together to create a contrasting floor showcasing either boarders, boundaries, walkways, chequered and more.

In the same case of V2, V3 tiles categorise a lot more timber, stone and terracotta-effect tiles offering you a larger range to choose from. Within each tile there will be a noticeable degree of variation according to colour tones, markings and texture.

For example, the tile range Arbortek has a lovely timber-effect finish, which boasts visible wood grain and knots throughout each tile, while offering 4 colour variations to complement either a contemporary office or an oak log cabin.

Having spoken a lot about variation between different tile ranges, we now need to focus on the production of an individual tile range.

Each tile range is produced in batches and while every measure is put in place to produce identical batches, from time to time product development and formulation changes by the manufacturer can occur.

Therefore, one batch produced in January may be slightly different to one produced in June the same year.