Tiles for inside
Technical features
NF UPEC Classification
NF UPEC is a French standard issued by CSTB
- U Wear due to Walking
- P Punching due to furniture and other stationary or moving objects
- E Water (Behaviour to water)
- C Behaviour to chemical agents
PEI Standard: abrasion resistance for glazed porcelain tiles
PEI | Classification U | Premises |
PEI II | U2 | Low traffic: bedroom without outside access |
PEI III | U2S |
Medium traffic: |
PEI iV | U3 | Heavy traffic: all parts of house |
PEI V | U3S | Very heavy traffic: very strong solicitation in house and public premises |
Glazed porcelain stoneware answers the requirements of the NF standard in 14411 annex G / group B1a and annexe H / group B1b according to the following main criteria:
Water absorption % | B1a ≤ 0,5% | B1b 0,5% < E ≤ 3% |
Dimensional Characteristics |
NF in ISO 10545-2 |
Resistance to abrasion |
NF in ISO 10545-7 |
Frost resistance |
NF in ISO 10545-12 |
Resistance to acids, bases |
NF in ISO 10545-13 |
Stain resistance |
NF in ISO 10545-14 |
Average thickness of tiles :
The thickness of tiles varies according to size:
- 30x30 and 34x34 = 8 mm
- 43x43 and 45x45 = 9 mm
- 30x60 and 60x60 = 10 mm