Tile "Falcon": the pros and cons

Ceramic tiles are used in construction for facing walls and floors. Domestic manufacturers are not far behind their foreign colleagues. Each factory engaged in the manufacture of ceramics, monitors modern technology, buys the latest equipment. Russian building materials are not inferior to imported counterparts. The Sokol tile has a lot of advantages: having read this article, you will learn about its pros and cons in more detail.

Tile "Sokol" is produced at the Moscow region enterprise. At the end of the last century, the company underwent a total reconstruction. In 2009-2010, another significant update was carried out on the lines for the production of floor and wall tiles.

Work is carried out with the help of modern equipment brought from Europe. Some raw materials also come from foreign industry leaders: for example, dyes and glazes are brought from Italy and Spain.

The range of products manufactured by the plant is more than five hundred items. The tile is assigned most of it. This is a finishing material for floors and walls - both for indoor and outdoor installation.

The manufacturer offers materials of various colors. The collection opens with white tiles, and continues to cover all the colors of the rainbow. We should also highlight the thematic collection of tiles with an ornament. Products for outdoor work have the appearance of wood, brick and natural stone.

Size range of finishing materials (in centimeters):

• 20x33;
• 20x44;
• 33x44;
• 33x33;
• 44x44;
• 12x36.5.

The first three options relate to tiles for facade work. Tiled glazed surface can be patterned or be monophonic. The material looks great on the walls of a building or pool.The wall tile differs in resistance to temperature drops, it is easily cleared of any pollution.

Square products with a side of 33 cm are designed for flooring. Materials 44x44 and 12x36.5 are universal. They can be used for finishing and floors, and walls.

One of the main advantages of tile materials from this manufacturer is the variety of options. Due to the large number of sizes and shades, consumers can choose the option that is ideal for decorating a particular room. The company does not just produce beautiful tiled coverings, it also offers ready-made collections for various rooms, including bathrooms, kitchens, and hallways.

The positive properties of the tiles include:

• strength;
• durability;
• resistance to temperature extremes;
• UV resistance;

• low permeability;
• ease of care;
• practicality;
• environmental friendliness
• fire resistance

The main disadvantages of the Sokol tile are related to the technology of its production. Single-speed firing is considered a progressive and high-tech method of processing tile coatings. The mono technology gives an excellent result in terms of appearance: the firing is performed after applying the glaze on the blank. The front side of the product is very high quality, but the size suffers.

The difference in the size of some tiles reaches 1-1.5 mm, in some cases it is even more significant. Combining patterns with sizes significantly different from each other is extremely problematic, and this is a great disadvantage. In addition, it is difficult to sustain the same width of the seams, which affects the result of the work.

Other disadvantages include:

• insufficient sound insulation;
• high thermal conductivity.

Reviews tilers about the products of the company "Sokol" can be found different. On the one hand, everyone acknowledges that it is distinguished by a large number of positive qualities, on the other hand, it is not without displeasure.

Both ordinary consumers and master tilers talk about a very beautiful design of such tile surfaces: such tiles become the highlight of the interior. Many admit that it was the tile design that pushed them towards the purchase of such materials. Customers note that products from this manufacturer are ideal for underfloor heating. Those people who use such tiled materials for a long time, confirm their positive qualities.

It should be noted that the GOST admits the presence of minor defects on the tile surface, if there are no more than two of them on one product (and they are located not in the center). If we evaluate these materials on a five-point scale, they can be given a four. In this case, consumers note that the implementation of installation work should be trusted masters. Non-professionalism will lead to visible flaws.

More information about the tile from the company "Falcon" you will learn further.