Lineage stainless steel and bronze tiles can be used in virtually any application: wet and dry, indoors and out, in walls and floors, countertops and fireplaces and even the most high traffic commercial applications.

Lineage tiles have the rare ability to combine perfectly with contemporary and traditional materials alike. Our stainless steel and bronze tiles can be the perfect compliment to concrete, metal or glass as well as stone, ceramic or wood. In addition, Lineage is uniquely suited to coordinate with bath and kitchen fixtures. Our borders and insets can continue the tone of nickel, bronze, copper or stainless steel appliances and fixtures throughout a room. There are few other materials that can create such a harmonious counterpoint.

Countertops
Both our stainless steel tiles and bronze tiles can be used in any countertop application.

Stainless Steel Tiles: Other than a very slight darkening, our stainless steel tiles will not noticeably change when used in a countertop. Some highly acidic foods like lemon juice may clean the surface, temporarily leaving a slightly lighter area.

Bronze Tiles: When Lineage bronze tiles are used in a countertop, the surface patina that develops will change with exposure to acids in different foods that contact it. (This can be a treat to some people or a nightmare to others depending on their aesthetic.)

You can easily restore or maintain our tiles to their original color and brightness by cleaning them with a mild abrasive cleanser like Comet or a soft abrasive pad like scotch-brite. For more information please see Cleaning and Maintenance.

Lineage molding liners also make a unique and beautiful counter edge.

Wet and Outdoors
Our tiles can be used in any wet or outdoor application.

Stainless Steel Tiles:
Our stainless steel tiles are made using the highest quality stainless steel. Our tiles are incredibly resistant to surface oxidation and corrosion and will stay bright and shiny even in wet environments and outdoors. In extreme salt water marine environments there may be slight surface oxidation that develops.

Bronze Tiles: When our bronze tiles are used outdoors or in constantly wet applications they will develop a deep patina. If left exposed to the elements or water, over the course of years the patina will ultimately develop from a deep brown into an opaque verdigris. (If used under constantly running water like a fountain, the patina may run.)
When used in a shower, occasional cleaning will keep the bronze tiles bright indefinitely. For more information see Patina.

Floors
Lineage Stainless Steel and Bronze tiles are incredibly durable and will stand up indefinitely in even the most high traffic floors.

Stainless Steel Tiles: When our stainless steel tiles are used in a floor they will polish slightly with footsteps.

Bronze Tiles: When our bronze tiles are used in a floor, footsteps will polish the surface of the tiles while the recesses of the designs will develop a patina and darken, bringing out a striking contrast.

Bright pathways appear in high traffic floors as the tiles that are walked on the most become polished by footsteps while tiles outside traffic areas become darker with age. For more information please see Patina.

Fireplaces & Cooktops
Lineage Stainless Steel tiles and Bronze tiles are made from 1/8 inch thick solid metal. The heat from fireplaces and stoves will not damage our tiles.

With a high temperature adhesive you can even install Lineage tiles directly to the firebox of your stove or fireplace. (Please check your manufaturers specifications before installing our tiles directly to the stove or fireplace.)
please note that in very hot applications our tiles may develop a "heat patina" or darkening of the surface of the tile. This can be removed by polishing the tiles with an abrasive cleanser or scotchbrite pad.

Scratches
Unlike most polished finishes and factory finished stainless steel, where even the smallest scratch can blemish the surface, the surface of our tiles is engineered with wear in mind. Small scratches and use should only increase the beauty of Lineage tiles. (That said, if our tiles are scraped with a knife or very sharp, hard object, they can be damaged.)

 

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