In areas with heavy foot traffic, outside installations, or commercial applications, porcelain tiles offer exceptional strength and durability. Most porcelain tiles are frost rated, meaning that they can be installed outside and survive through the winter without cracking. Porcelain tiles are also available in many patterns and colours, and provide a greater durability than ceramic. Also, full-bodied porcelains provide the added benefit of having the colour travel throughout the tile, making chips much less visible than with ceramic.