Ceramic Floor Tile Classification

To help you choose a tile to suit your needs

CLASS 1 CLASS 1 Soft soled footwear or bare feet areas,bathrooms and bedrooms without direct access from the outside
CLASS 2 CLASS 2 Living areas of homes but with the exception of kitchens, entrances, and other rooms which may have a lot of traffic
CLASS 3 CLASS 3 Residential kitchens, halls, corridors, balconies and terraces
CLASS 4 CLASS 4 Regularly used areas, entrances, commercial kitchens, hotel bathrooms
CLASS 5 CLASS 5 Heavy pedestrian traffic over sustained periods (for example public areas such as shopping centres and hotel foyers)
frost resistant This symbol indicates that a tile is frost resistant

This classification is valid for the given applications in normal conditions. Consideration should be given to the footwear, type of traffic and cleaning methods expected and the floors should be adequately protected against scratching dirt at the entrances to buildings by interposing footwear cleaning devices.
 

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