THIN, ULTRATHIN

Today we can find in commerce a particular tipe of very thin tiles, useful to tile existing floors and walls. In this way you can reduce costs, time of installation and the environmental impact.

THE ADVANTAGES
. Tile existing walls and floors without any demolishing
. Reduces time and labor of installation
. Reduces construction costs
. Allows safe and quick installation
. Avoids demolition and debris removal expenses
. Install without removing existing bath fixtures
. Glazed surface makes for easy cleaning and maintenance
. Conforms to international regulations

KERLITE COTTO D'ESTE
"Kerlite" is the result of an extremely innovative productive system, coming from a highly performing and vanguard technology. It is produced in whole slabs of 100x300 cm. without using moulds andand pressed on a carpet with a 15,000-t power. Firing is carried out in electric kilns without any release of polluting fumes. In the end, an entirely automated cutting line enables to obtain the different marketed sizes.
Renovate your home with just 3.5mm thickness No demolishing before renovating saves time and money Reinforced for greater resistance KERLITE has now taken another step forward to become KERLITE PLUS, the ceramic solution you were looking for to renovate that old flooring. With a minimum height increase – from 3 to 3.5mm – KERLITE PLUS has a tough fiberglass mesh backing, doubling its cladding potential. The sky’s the limit for this stunning, minimum weight tile.
With Kerlite it’s easy to lay new flooring in your home. But more than that, it’s economic and simple.
During Cersaie 2010 Cotto D'Este presented the new collection Kerlite BLACK - WHITE by Cotto D'Este. Absolute Style. White and Black. Light and Dark. Empty and Full. Primordial, pure, essential elements, perpetuously alternating.

Black-White by Cotto D'Este

APPIANI LIGHT
Appiani Light is a product in single press -firing.
Glazes and clays, previously atomised, are combined by permeation through dry pressing.
The firing cycle at a temperature of 1200°C enhances the exceptional aesthetic qualities, life and friction resistance of the product
Tiles are 4 mm thick

Appiani Light 5x10

FLORIM SLIM/4
Florim presents the revolutionary project SLIM/4: the new 4 mm thick porcelain stoneware tiles. The tiles are made by a pressing a rather than a compaction process: this makes it possible to create a product that offers excellent resistance to the broadest possible range of stresses, that has no need for the incorporation of reinforcing fibre media, and that eliminates problems associated whit material tensioning and stability after installation, while simultaneously facilitating cutting, drilling and maintenance procedures.
4 mm thick porcelain stoneware can be used for floors and wall coverings and in particularly suitable in renvation projects for installation over existing materials. The slim profile, the law weight and the ease of transport and handling on the work site make these tiles the most effective response to several specific market requirements. Slim/4 in totally fire resistant and non-flammable.

Pietre Slim/4 by Casa Dolce Casa

Black and White by Floor Gres

CAESAR - AESSENTIAL SUMMA

In Summa, the constant research and development by Caesar into materials and technology takes note of nature and reinterprets it, suggesting soft, pleasant surfaces for residential and commercial venues.
You can find Summa even in the Æssential version, the ceramic slab of only 4.8 mm thickness.

Summa by Caesar

MARCA CORONA - REACTIONSLIM

ReactionSlim has been developed to be directly installed onto pre-existing ceramic, stone and marble coverings, without the need to demolish. In such cases, the lightness of the tiles becomes a key added value, not only in aesthetical but also in technical terms.
ReactionSlim has a reduced thickness of 4.8mm and is specifically light weight in order to favour its cutting and drilling. Moreover, the elegant 12"x24" size guarantees versatility and easy handling.

Reaction Slim by Marca Corona

CERIM - WALLIGHT - RICHSTONE
“WALLIGHT” IS THE NAME OF THE NEW COLLECTION OF CERIM PRODUCTS IN THIN PORCELAIN, FEATURING STRONG AESTHETIC APPEAL PLUS MATERIAL STRENGTH.
A NEW ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY THE REFINED PROCESSING OF THE GLAZES CREATES TRANSPARENCIES, REFLECTIONS AND DEPTH. THERE IS A NEW LIGHT IN MY HOME. EXTREMELY EASY TO APPLY. LIGHTNESS IN VERY FEW MILLIMETRES OF THICKNESS.
The Richstone line is dedicated to marble and made with the new, thin substrate (4.5 mm thick). The new-concept production process allows the combined use of different decoration techniques, highlighting colours and depth.

Richstone Slim by Cerim

REFIN - SKIN
Skin, the brand-new slim thickness porcelain stoneware which is only 4.8 mm thick, has the same technical and resistance features of standard thickness porcelain stoneware tiles, yet is particularly suitable for renovation projects, as, thanks to its reduced thickness, it allows for an installation onto pre-existing coverings without the need to demolish, meaning a considerable saving in terms of time and costs. Even the sizes of Skin, the most innovative porcelain stoneware available, have been specifically created to facilitate its transportation and installation.
You can find Refin Skin in the collections Artech, Velvet Ground, Tracce

Skin by Refin