I'm installing a fireplace if you have been following some of my other posts.
I had a question about ceramic tile and porcelain tile. I was going to do marble around the fireplace but the guy at the stove place suggested using tile with a colored grout. It was a nice look. Also, he said if you do it right you can easily swap out the tile if you change the color of the room you can change the tile with little expense compared to marble. We've looked at them and sure enough they sell tile that looks a lot like a natural stone product.
My question is what is the major difference between ceramic and porcelain tile? Is one easier to cut over the other? I was going to get a diamond blade and put it on my chop saw, would this work? Or will a little table top 89.99 wet tile saw do better? Or can this tile be scored and broken like tile? I noticed that the ceramic tile is like 3/16 thick and the porcelain is more like a ¼ inch thick. My wife likes one of the porcelain patterns so I think I'm going to be cutting that thick stuff. Let me know which way to go. Thanks.