While it may be tempting to think of painting the tiles on the floor, it is not the best of ideas. Let us take a closer look at why.
Painting tiles may seem like the easiest way to fix the problem of an ugly tile problem in whatever room of the house it may be in, whether it is the bathroom kitchen or the entryway to the hoe. You can, after all, paint a wall that is ugly or you can also paint a door that has become outdated- so the question can quite easily be, why can I not paint some tiles on the floor? Because of the fact that replacing tiles for the floor are so expensive, takes so much time and is messy; it may seem that a simple coat of paint is the most obvious and also the most budget friendly alternative. It would be wise to remember that this DIY solution that looks so obvious, is not all the fix-all that you can possibly hope for.
The number of people who were searching for painted floor tiles was by almost 1276 percent on the social media platform Pinterest in 2018. This points to the fact that there are plenty of people who are interested in the option. There are also a wide range of DIY guides to painting floor tiles that are currently floating around on the internet. While it may be very easy to just figure out how to clean tile grout pretty easily and also in a straightforward manner and also with results that are reliable, painting floor tiles is something that has the potential to quickly go horribly wrong.
Can you actually paint floor tiles?
It is due to the fact that tiled flooring is normally found in areas that experience a lot of foot traffic, such as the kitchen or the bathroom, that there is a risk that the paint will peel off completely or it may bubble up because of being constantly scratched or exposed to moisture. All of this is considered without making considerations for the amount of paint layers that have been applied.
While the process may seem easy and the immediate results will also look great but there is a very good chance that the whole thing will not last that long. It won’t last too long at all and that is something that we all want to avoid when we are installing tiles, which is to try and to make sure that the tiles that are being installed last for a decent amount of time. Here’s some helpful tips for tile maintenance.
There are a whole host of experts who have specifically expressed their doubts regarding this current trend of painting tiles. They were specifically astounded by how it would adhere to tiles which happened to be made from porcelain. The simple answer is that they too also don’t have too many ideas on this regard.
Experts think that there must have been someone who did it at first and thought, “wow, this is so cool. I am going to go around and tell everybody how cool this all is.” The thing with painting tiles is that even though you can probably change your mind later on in time, as of now, there are not many experts who are in favor of painting tiles. If it was something like the back porch or even the sun room then it would be a completely different case. These are places where you can get away with a fun color.
So, it is true that while you can paint floor tiles in a very literal sense- the fact of the matter is that the results will not last as long as you would like them to. Then there is always the possibility that painting tiles on the floor may bring about issues with maintenance. Chipping and also peeling paint can at times even lead to some health concerns. You must be especially wary of these things if you have children or pets in the house.
Any Alternatives?
Most experts do suggest that you should just bite the bullet and get on with replacing the tile floors. If that is out of the realm of options, then there are also certain peel-and-stick tile decals that can go a long way in improving the appearance of unfortunate floor tiles. You can also make use of rugs in order to cover them. If you really want to paint the tiles on your floor, if you must, then please do proceed with caution.
In order to get the best possible results, professionals should be tasked with painting the tile floors. These are the people who have the proper technical knowledge on how to carry out the whole project. Make sure that you give the area some time after being painted so that it can dry properly.
You can refinish tiles, you can even give the wall or backsplash tile a painted pattern, but do not just paint the whole area of your floor- it does not matter how good it looks online.