When looking at flooring it can be confusing and depending on who you talk to you may get different answers to the questions that you have. To make this even harder, when it comes to unique products like Adura you may see a lot of misinformation. So what are the differences between Adura and Ceramic Tile and which is better?

Adura is not designed to replace ceramic tile. However, it defines a category of flooring called High Performance Flooring Tile which is the higher end of the luxury vinyl tiles. Adura is a stronger engineered floor when compared to many resilient flooring or standard Luxury Vinyl Tiles and is designed to handle the abuse of most lifestyles. It’s tough yet flexible and will resist breaking from subfloor deflection, expansion and contraction. Since Adura is more forgiving than Ceramic Tile it is less likely to be damaged when heavy objects fall and the installation is faster and easier because the subfloor requires less attention when compared to ceramic and stone tile preparation. Many homeowners also enjoy Adura Flooring Tiles and planks because it’s warmer and easier to stand on that ceramic tile.

Ceramic Tile has a large range of quality and the cost is normally much higher to get a quality that will last a long time without issues. Any low priced floor is priced that way because they did not use high quality base materials. Ceramic has larger assortment and is also excellent at resisting scuffs and scratches. Whereas Adura is not designed for extremely wet areas, such as showers, ceramic tile works perfectly in those areas. Often ceramic tile and Adura Floors are used together, for example some may choose Adura for the floor and Ceramic Tile for the walls.

Over all you will find that high end Ceramic Tile is better for scratch resistance but Adura is warmer, crack resistant, and easier to clean. Adura is also very scratch resistant when compared to mid-level ceramic tiles or high end standard vinyl floors.