Why Is Small White Brick Called Subway Tile?

February 19,2021

Have you ever put "Subway tiles" on your house? Do you know them? The subway brick was originally only white, and some people called it bread brick. In fact, the bread brick is a kind of subway brick. The difference is that it looks like a loaf and looks like a loaf. So it is called the bread brick, and some people call it the fat brick, because it is fatter than the original subway tile.

As the name suggests, it is called Fat Brick. Subway tiles, bread bricks, and fat bricks are mostly square and rectangular. The size is 100X100mm, 150X150mm, 100X200mm, 75X150mm. Slowly the colors are increasing, and the specifications are also increasing. But when most people think of small square bricks, they think of subway tiles.

subway tiles

Why is it called a subway tile?

In 1904, subway tiles was honered to show its first appearance in a subway station in New York. 3X7 inch rectangular white tiles covered the subway station and protected the walls that stretched for several kilometers, achieving a sense of brightness and cleanliness at low cost. Tile collage called subway tiles has become a classic.

Why are subway tiles still popular?

Because it can make a small space tidy, not crowded, and paving in various ways. A good way of paving makes people shine. Neat paving effect, easy to clean characteristics.

During our renovation process, the most common subway tiles are white, which can be bright or matte. Of course, there are also black subway tiles. Because of their darker color, they are often used in combination with white subway tiles. There are flat and bevelled surface subway tiles, but the latter is slightly more difficult to grouting than flat tiles.

Features of subway tiles

1. Simple and refreshing, good-looking is the key!

2. The price of subway tiles is cheap, but because it is a small piece of paste, a lot of auxiliary materials are used, and the construction is troublesome, and the labor cost will be relatively expensive.

3. The subway tiles have waterproof effect and come with a bright effect. They are often used as wall tiles in bathrooms and kitchens.

Taboos in subway stations

Do not apply it on the floor, because subway tiles are relatively thin, they cannot withstand wear.

Laying design of subway tiles

Follow neatly and uniformly, in an I-shaped paving. Don't use straight paving for the sake of peace of mind. It will lose the charm of subway tiles. Well, if the space is relatively narrow, vertical paving is recommended, it can effectively stretch the height of the space~

For the subway tiles, we have 4 types with different color,

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