Porcelain tile - the toughest floor money can buy

Porcelain tile is fired at higher temperatures from a denser clay than standard ceramic, which leaves it less than 0.5% porous, harder than granite, and rated for commercial-grade traffic. Carpet To Go Flooring installs porcelain tile from Daltile and Emser in homes and businesses across Charleston, SC - and given Charleston's humidity, it's the tile we recommend most often ourselves.

Modern porcelain comes in wood-look planks, marble-look slabs, concrete-look squares, and textured outdoor-rated options, so you can get the look of nearly any natural material without any of the upkeep it usually demands.

Porcelain demands precision. Large-format and plank-shaped tiles are unforgiving of an uneven subfloor - even an eighth of an inch of dip will telegraph through. We laser-level every floor, use leveling clips on every install, and back-butter every plank for 95%-plus mortar coverage.

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