What is the difference between Porcelain tile and Glazed Ceramic tile?
First you must ask the question, “Is the tile glazed porcelain or through body (unglazed) porcelain?” Glazed porcelain is much akin to a glazed ceramic, except that the body of the tile is more dense and less absorbent, however, the glaze is the same. On the other hand, an unglazed (through body) porcelain tile has a body that is so un-absorbent, it almost acts like a glaze because stains will not permeate beyond the surface. Yet if you dropped a hammer on it, the chip would be the same color as the surface.
