Porcelain tile - the toughest floor money can buy

Porcelain is fired at a higher temperature from a denser clay than standard ceramic, which makes it less than 0.5% porous, harder than granite, and rated for commercial-grade traffic. East Texas Floor Source installs porcelain tile from Daltile and American Olean in homes and small businesses across East Texas - it's what our owners put in their own home, too.

Modern porcelain comes in wood-look planks, marble-look slabs, concrete-look squares, and outdoor-rated textured tile, so you can get the look of nearly any natural material without the upkeep that comes with the real thing.

Porcelain demands precision. Large-format and plank-shaped tiles show every dip in the subfloor - even 1/8" will telegraph through. We laser-level every floor, use leveling clips on every install, and back-butter every plank for full mortar coverage.

We also use the right tools for the material. Porcelain dulls a standard wet saw blade fast, so we run rim-segmented diamond blades and a porcelain-rated grinder wheel for clean cuts at every outlet, vent, and corner.