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Tile Tech’s innovative outdoor paving systems are known across the country for turning uneven, unlivable outdoor areas into functional, beautiful walkways. Whether you have a residential or commercial project to complete this summer, Tile Tech’s outdoor pavers can help you add the finishing touches to your outdoor pool deck. By choosing the right pool deck tiles and pool coping from Tile Tech, you can achieve your dream pool, even on a rooftop!

Porcelain Pool Pavers

Porcelain pavers are beloved for pool decks because of their durability and versatility. No matter what design you’re going for, you can achieve it with Tile Tech porcelain paver tiles. Choose from more than 40 products throughout 11 distinct signature series, with finishes that can replicate anything from wood to stone to cement. If you want a particular look but also want to guarantee the hardest-wearing finish possible, choose porcelain pavers. They’re nonporous to resist staining, and they have extremely high slip resistance. This makes them perfect for use as pool pavers, ensuring the safety of guests and family. They’re also extremely lightweight, making them easy to install even in commercial rooftop applications. 

Ipe Wood Pool Deck Tiles

If you have your heart set on the exotic beauty of natural wood, Tile Tech’s ipe wood deck tiles are also a great choice for pool pavers. Our ipe wood tiles are extremely easy to install, working in harmony with our adjustable pedestal system to create a foolproof paving system that will look perfect every time. Many homeowners and developers choose ipe wood for their pool deck tiles because it’s one of the most low-maintenance decking options. You can reseal it annually to keep the original color, or you can choose to let it naturally weather to a beautiful silver gray. Pool water won’t damage or corrode our ipe tiles, and, in fact, they’re highly slip-resistant and therefore deal for pool decking.

 

Pool Coping

Once you’ve decided on your perfect pool deck tiles, you’ll need to choose complementary pool coping. Here at Tile Tech, we offer pool coping options that perfectly match our Granite-Tech and Stamp-Tech paving tiles. If you’d like something more customized to your taste, you can take advantage of the unlimited design possibilities and choose a custom color or pattern for your coping. You can also choose between a polished or shot-blasted finish for added slip-resistant qualities. To complete the design process, pick from one of four edge profiles: bullnose, wedge, dropped, or square edge pool coping. Each finish offers a unique look that will further enhance the design of your commercial pool deck.

Whether you’re renovating a home to keep up with 2020 trends or you’re building a new commercial facility, Tile Tech has everything you need to create a dream swimming pool. From porcelain pool pavers to square edge pool coping, no detail is too small and no project is too big. To find out more about our products, give us a call at (888) 380-5575. We would be happy to send you a catalog, product sample, or free quote for your next project.

With today’s climate crisis, doing everything possible to help reduce environmental impact is crucial for homes and businesses of any size. Although it may not feel like you can do anything to make a significant difference, even small changes add up to a world of a difference. If you’re currently building or renovating a commercial property anywhere between Los Angeles and New York City, consider switching up something as simple as your roof deck tiles in order to achieve a more eco-friendly, LEED-certified project. Tile Tech offers 16 different Cool-Roof paving options that allow you to easily incorporate beautiful and eco-friendly paving products into your roof deck transformation.

What Are Cool-Roof Pavers?

Tile Tech’s innovative Cool-Roof pavers are a series of porcelain and concrete roof deck tiles that utilize heat-reflective technology to reduce rooftop temperature and meet LEED certification standards. The light-reflecting colors of Cool-Roof deck tiles emit absorbed radiation back into the atmosphere, helping the roof stay notably cooler. This also reduces the amount of heat transferred to the building below, which makes it more energy-efficient and lowers utility bills. If you’re looking to create a beautiful rooftop deck or balcony that is also eco-friendly, utilize Tile Tech’s signature Cool-Roof outdoor porcelain pavers.

Impressive Color Stability

Our Cool-Roof products have lifetime color stability that makes them a great investment for any outdoor roof deck. They’re produced from premium, ultra-white raw materials that are uniformly distributed throughout the thickness of the paver product. By ensuring lifetime color stability, we can guarantee a superior product that will contribute to lowered emissions for as long as the outdoor porcelain pavers are installed. 

Superior Strength

Our outdoor porcelain pavers are produced under extreme hydraulic pressure, resulting in a product with unrivaled strength. Crushed granite and quartz are bonded in a cement matrix that duplicates the forces of nature, resulting in a superior product that is both load-bearing and lightweight

Safe & Beautiful Surface Finish

Our roof deck tiles are ground to expose the natural beauty of the quartz chips that they’re composed of. The surface is then honed and shot-blasted for a sleek appearance. The surface is non-slip and wear-resistant, so guests and clients can remain safe while enjoying your beautiful roof decks. From cement to wood and natural stone, our outdoor porcelain pavers come in a diverse range of finishes and styles.

Easy Installation

With Cool-Roof pavers from Tile Tech, you can create an eco-friendly and level roof deck in just a few easy steps. Our patented hybrid adjustable pedestal system is designed to make paver installation as user-friendly as possible, allowing your roof deck tiles to lay level and be adjusted with ease. Whether you choose porcelain pavers or concrete, anyone can have a Cool Roof with Tile Tech’s innovative hybrid pedestal system.

If you’re striving for a LEED-certified project or you just want to do your part to be environmentally friendly, install a Cool Roof for your roof decks with Tile Tech’s Cool-Roof series of porcelain and concrete pavers. Reduce your city’s heat island effect and make your building more energy-efficient while enhancing aesthetic appeal by taking the one simple step of switching up your roof deck tiles. No matter what color, styles, or material you’re searching for, Tile Tech has everything you need. Give us a call today at (213) 380-5560 to find out more. We would be happy to send over a free catalog, product sample, or project estimate.

Green roofs have exponentially increased in popularity over the last few years due to their environmental and financial benefits for commercial property owners. With Tile Tech’s modular green roof plant trays, you can transform any urban rooftop into a botanical oasis. Making the space more enjoyable as well as more environmentally friendly will not only improve your community reputation, but it will also help you see a return on investment that much sooner. Here are some of the top reasons why you’ll love having a green roof for your property. 

1. Improved Energy Efficiency

One of the top reasons why buildings install a green roof deck paver system is because it improves the building’s energy efficiency, resulting in reduced utility bills. Having abundant plant life on your rooftop will reduce the heat flux through the roof, requiring less energy for cooling or heating the building. In fact, shading the outer surface of the building in this way has been shown to be even more effective than internal insulation. Protecting your building from direct solar heat and minimizing heat loss during winter will conserve energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and save you hundreds of dollars on electricity bills every year.

2. Reduced Urban Heat Island Effect

Did you know that crowded cities actually tend to be several degrees hotter than the surrounding rural areas? This is due to a phenomenon known as the urban heat island effect. Since buildings absorb and hold onto heat, areas that are heavily built-up will retain more heat than rural areas. Heat islands have proven detrimental effects such as increases in energy demand, air pollution, water pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and instances of heat-related illness. By installing plant tray roof deck pavers and creating an eco-friendly green roof, you can do your part to improve air quality and reduce your city’s urban heat island. 

3. Increased Roof Lifespan

Every roof is installed with a waterproofing underlayer, whether it’s a green roof or traditional roof deck tiles. However, by installing plant trays and creating a green roof, you can actually protect this waterproofing from UV rays and extreme daily temperature fluctuations more effectively. Doubling the lifespan of your waterproofing in this way enables you to reduce material waste from re-roofing and save significant costs over time. 

4. Better Stormwater Management

In areas with significant rainfall, stormwater runoff can be a major issue to contend with. During periods of continuous rain, stormwater infrastructure may fail or become inadequate, which poses a risk to waterways and local animal life. Green roofs have been proven to better retain rainwater, which reduces the volume of runoff. Not only does a portion of the water return naturally to the atmosphere thanks to the plant life, but the stormwater that does run off of a green roof is cleaner than runoff from the conventional rooftop. Doing your part to ease the stress on infrastructure will not only benefit the safety of your building but the safety of the local environment as well. 

5. Enhanced Aesthetic Appeal

Another one of the biggest reasons why property owners love to invest in plant trays for their roof paving is because of the remarkable aesthetic appeal. In a city full of browns and greys, a vibrant pop of green will feel refreshing to guests and clients. An urban garden sets you apart from the competition and helps your building stand out in a crowded city. Having a unique design element that you can tout as both beautiful and eco-friendly will help you attract more clients, which in turn will help you see a return on investment for your roof deck paver system in record time.

Here at Tile Tech, we have everything you need to create the ultimate green roof. Our unique plant tray system is an engineered roof paving system used in conjunction with our adjustable pedestals to create greener roof decks, plaza decks, and terraces. These plant trays integrate seamlessly with our elevated porcelain pavers and wood deck tiles, resulting in a stunning urban oasis for your commercial enterprise. To find out more about our product selection and installation, give us a call today at (888) 380-5575. We would be more than happy to send you a free catalog, quote, or product sample upon your request.

Porcelain pavers are one of Tile Tech’s most popular paving system options due to its extreme versatility. Whether you want a rustic wood finish or contemporary monochrome, there’s a series and color story for every type of project. Often, clients ask us how it’s possible to create a stone paving tile that accommodates customized colors and designs while maintaining superior structural integrity and wear resistance. Utilizing Italian manufacturing technology but always made in the USA, here’s how Tile Tech’s porcelain paver products are manufactured. 

Creating the Aggregate

The first step to creating our signature porcelain paver is combining signature clays and other raw materials with water until the right consistency is achieved. Once this process is completed, the excess moisture is removed and the stone aggregate is ready for pressing.

Creating the Tile

Before the color or style is determined, the aggregate mixture is pressed to form the correct size and shape. Then the tiles are cured, a step which removes the moisture from the tile in preparation for the printing and glazing process. 

Printing Process

By far the most unique and fascinating part of the porcelain paver creation process is the printing process. Utilizing an Italian-made, state-of-the-art inkjet printer, the desired color and pattern is applied onto the top of the raw porcelain tile. There are several different molds for each series and the color can be completely customized. For Tile Tech’s Seashell Series alone, there are 15 different molds. Each series’ mold can be printed with custom colors or one of our standard color options. With this innovative porcelain deck tile printing process, the design possibilities are virtually endless.

Glazing

After the appropriate pattern and color have been applied, a glaze is added to protect the tile. Once this is done, the final step is the firing of the tile. This is done at temperatures as high as 2500°F in order to set the glaze and remove any remaining moisture. This results in a non-porous and extremely durable porcelain paver product. 

What Sets Porcelain Paving Tiles Apart

Porcelain tiles have long been used for interior tiling, but recent advances in manufacturing techniques have now allowed porcelain tiles to be manufactured in a way that makes them not only suitable for outdoor use, but ideal for it. Our Porce-Pave porcelain paving products are resistant to frost, fire, thermal shock, mold, moss, salt corrosion, stains, acids, fluorescence, and UV color wear. They’re extremely hard wearing and load-bearing, making them suitable for virtually any outdoor use. Whether you’re looking for porcelain deck tiles or porcelain roof pavers, there’s a product ideal for every outdoor use. We even offer matching stair treads and pool copings to tie together every aspect of your project. 

No matter what design aesthetic your project has or what climate it has to endure, porcelain pavers are always the perfect paving system for you. With 11 different styles and hundreds of colors available, Tile Tech’s porcelain pavers can be customized to perfectly suit your residential or commercial enterprise. Extremely durable and beautiful, you can’t go wrong choosing Tile Tech’s signature Porce-Pave paving tile. To find out more about our paving systems, give us a call at (888) 380-5575 today. We’d be more than happy to provide you with a catalog, product sample, or free estimate for your next project.