Tile Excellence

JANUARY 21, 2017

Ceramic Tile Floor Repairs and Shower Regrouts are big topics in the world of tile installation and tile repair. Ceramic Tile Repairs: Floor Tile Replacement and Shower Re-grouts Here's some good information about both. By popular demand, one of the Guide Articles written by Tile Excellence and published by Mass Reality.

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Tile Excellence

JANUARY 21, 2017

Ceramic Tile Floor Repairs and Shower Regrouts are big topics in the world of tile installation and tile repair. Ceramic Tile Repairs: Floor Tile Replacement and Shower Re-grouts Here's some good information about both. By popular demand, one of the Guide Articles written by Tile Excellence and published by Mass Reality.

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Granada Tile

MAY 15, 2022

Replacing ceramic tiles with concrete tiles will change the way you build spaces. Learn about ceramic tiles, terracotta tiles, and saltillo tiles then discover the tremendous advantages of making the switch to concrete tiles. Both are types of ceramic. Cement vs. Ceramic Tiles: What You Should Know.

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Tile Excellence

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Ceramic Tile Repairs: Floor Tile Replacement and Shower Re-grouts By Chris Lawson The is an article rewritten/edited by the staff at Mass Reality. This is one of two articles rewritten and then used as an Expert Guide for use by their clients. This blog entry was orginally written by Chris Lawson.

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Architectural Ceramics

MARCH 16, 2018

Check out Architectural Ceramic’s Surge Collection, featuring a large-format ceramic tile, that mimics illuminated glass and includes bold electric colors too. AC’s Surge Collection, a large-format ceramic tile made to look like back-lit glass, has several features that make it a bright idea: 8″x24″ field tile.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2024

. “With these new technologies we can provide an answer to the different design demands, from the natural and matte finishes to grout bevels that mimic ceramics.” One of the standout innovations is FlinTile, a locking system for rigid composite tiles with real grout.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 11, 2022

.— Sika , a global leader in specialty chemicals, strengthened its offerings to the commercial and residential tiling markets with a new, ready-to-use (RTU) grout. SikaTile-Ultima Grout upholds the high quality the company’s tile setting product line while carrying several new features. Mold and mildew resistant.

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Garden State Tile Blog

MARCH 20, 2020

Hard surfaces such as ceramic, porcelain, natural stone, and glass tile are some of the most durable and easy to maintain options for floors, walls, and backsplashes. Below is our simple guide for how to clean your tile and grout, including product recommendations and DIY solutions! Just spray directly on the surface!

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 20, 2022

These products are based on innovative print-in-register and digital texturing technologies for ceramic tiles, which the company said it started the R&D for in 2008. SynchroTile and SynchroTile+ provide ceramic manufacturers the freedom to achieve remarkable, realistic and natural effects on ceramic tiles, according to Unilin.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Last year we covered the exciting collection Cava designed by LucidiPevere for Living Ceramics – a concrete-effect range focused on highlighting the wonders of coloured grout through a series of surface incisions. Living Ceramics. And now this concept is expanding. Cava Mosaic Beige and Tierra de Siena. Cava Black Mosaic.

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Tile Talk

JULY 8, 2014

I also enjoy educating people about cement tile and making sure they know the differences between cement tile and it more ubiquitous cousin, ceramic tile. Because it is very porous, cement tile is more prone to grout haze than glazed ceramic tile. Spotting Grout Haze. Grout haze on a cement tile installation.

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Tile Excellence

JANUARY 12, 2014

Ceramic Tile Repairs: Floor Tile Replacement and Shower Re-grouts Ceramic Tile Repairs: Floor Tile Replacement and Shower Re-grouts By Chris Lawson Tile repairs are a very specialized service and it can be hard to get tile contractors interested in small, sometimes difficult, detailed repairs.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

All but two stenciled designs include color-coordinated and nonporous InteGrout, offering original Karndean visuals in a quicker and easier to install alternative to ceramic and porcelain tile, the company said. The post Karndean adds grouted stone looks to Korlok Select line appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 10, 2019

—Laticrete has introduced Spectralock Pro Premium Translucent Grout, a patented high-performance epoxy grout that offers customers a unique opaque color that diffuses light for a vibrant finish.

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Architectural Ceramics

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Okay, so grout is NOT the most interesting thing to read about; however, it’s such an important part of design! And she said something interesting to me, “She (Ella) wanted to use the dark grey grout with all that but the contractor had used something of their own. So, how do we make sure we select the right grout? .

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Architectural Ceramics

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Okay, so grout is NOT the most interesting thing to read about; however, it’s such an important part of design! And she said something interesting to me, “She (Ella) wanted to use the dark grey grout with all that but the contractor had used something of their own. So, how do we make sure we select the right grout? .

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Architectural Ceramics

AUGUST 25, 2017

While children everywhere are going back to school, let’s go back to basics and learn about ceramic tile through a few of Architectural Ceramic’s collections: Basics, London, and City Hall. Let’s learn a bit about how ceramic tile is classified. The principles used to create ceramic tile are basic.

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Tile Excellence

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Tile Excellence responds to bad advise on "how to lay ceramic tile" found on ask.com. In response to the question, "How to Install Ceramic Tile Floor" "To i nstall ceramic tile , first grout the area. A pply more grout to the seams and let it dry for several hours. Wipe off all excess grout with."

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 13, 2018

Cava by Living Ceramics. Regular readers of Tile Addict will have noted my comments on the growing use of coloured grout as an integral part of new tile displays at Coverings and other recent international trade shows. Perhaps the apotheosis of this trend can be seen in Cava: a collection designed for Living Ceramics by LucidiPevere.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 16, 2022

Daltile recommends a ceramic merchandising system that can help guide the consumer through the selection process more efficiently. By Megan Salzano-Birch—T he ceramic category can be a difficult nut to crack for the dealer community, but it’s one that should be embraced as the ongoing potential for record-breaking sales continues into 2022.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 8, 2020

Playing with grout lines, Zip offers unique decorative effects with shaped edges alongside its standard 600 by 600mm and 600 by 1,200mm pieces. The three colours – Anthracite Black, Ivory White, and Antique Terracotta – work to enable striking contrast between a variety of grout shades. Zip Ivory White. Zip Ivory White.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 19, 2020

Hamont, Belgium—CFL Flooring has signed a license agreement to use I4F’s unique portfolio of grout technologies. These technologies are exclusively available via an I4F license following I4F’s agreements for grout technologies with its partners. “We

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 19, 2024

SikaTile-815 Secure Grout is a high-performance, fast-setting, dustless grout that delivers hard, durable joints and is formulated for strength and simplicity. The color-consistent, efflorescence-free grout is ideal for interior and exterior residential and commercial installations.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Sassuolo, Italy—During this week’s Coverings Connected event, Ceramics of Italy unveiled six top design trends for the fall -winter season. This trend works especially well on extra-large tiles that minimize grout lines and allow the pattern to shine.”. Coleman described the trends as follows: Autumnal.

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Tile Talk

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Removing Grout Haze in a Cement Tile Installation. Today, I discuss grout haze – a problem that often occurs with both ceramic and cement tile installations. I’ll explain what grout haze is, how to correctly identify the problem, and why it occurs. Cement tiles that needs to be grouted. Efflorescence.

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The London Tile Co.

JUNE 13, 2019

Choose from Grey or Moon colours in 600x600mm porcelain floor tiles and matching 900x300mm ceramic wall tiles. Porcelain or Ceramic, What’s the Difference? There is often much contention between choosing porcelain or ceramic tiles. The wide selection of both ceramic and porcelain bathroom tiles available at The London Tile Co.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

—MAPEI recently introduced Mapeguard CI, a time-saving solution for ceramic tile and stone installations. The post MAPEI’s Mapeguard CI offers ceramic time-saving solution appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 20, 2016

The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone’s (UofCTS) Online. “Understanding the Basics of Ceramic Tile” Course is Updated. UofCTS also releases CTDA Certified Ceramic Tile Specialist (CCTS) Study Guide online course. The online course is called the CTDA Certified Ceramic Tile Specialist (CCTS) Study Guide.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

September 16/23, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 7 By Lindsay Baillie Choosing the right mortar and grout is critical to any ceramic tile or stone installation. To help installers ensure a job is done right the first time, grout and mortar manufacturers are developing improved products suitable for all applications.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Sika partnered with the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) to host evaluations for its Certified Tile Installer (CTI) program. The day before, Sika conducted thorough grout installation training using its comprehensive SikaTile line of grout solutions. “We Day two saw three installers take CTEF’s CTI hands-on test.

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How to Floor Tile

APRIL 19, 2022

We have to seal it, before grouting to keep the grout from changing the color of the Slate and getting stuck in the rough texture. It takes more work to grout. interesting earthy material and is porous like Marble and must be maintained unlike say Porcelain or Ceramic. Slate takes more work and material to install.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 17, 2023

AHF Products introduced Bruce Comfortstone engineered stone tile, featuring the look of natural stone and ceramic. This collection captures the textures and vibrant color depths found in authentic stone flooring, and with grout it is almost indistinguishable from the real thing.” Comfortstone Mountville, Pa.—AHF

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Architectural Ceramics

AUGUST 15, 2017

Let’s take a look at one of Architectural Ceramic’s own in-stock products: Gears. Please note that while we try to keep quantities readily available, depending on demand, Architectural Ceramics may not have all colors and sizes in stock at all times. ” — Betty Sullivan, Architectural Ceramic’s CEO.

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Kertiles

APRIL 12, 2015

the grout joint between the tiles is usually very porous and generally made of a cement-based material. Therefore, grout joints typically will need to be sealed.'

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Making Tile Modern

MAY 30, 2012

Seriously…All grouts are not created equal. More often than not, grout becomes an overlooked element within the tile installation process (why is that btw?). Grout is what seals everything together – literally. It’s kinda like the perfect marriage of tile and grout.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MARCH 6, 2024

A random stylised scattering of fractured ceramics wash across the floor and wall of rough and ready taqueria Los Alexis. The mass trencadis is paired with a bare industrial original ceiling and a vibrant green curved bar to match the green grout.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Following is a sampling of some of the technologies, solutions and innovations showcased at Surfaces 2023 : i4F In response to its supplier partners developing new products across various platforms and constructions, i4F continues to put the spotlight on visuals and installation systems that mimic ceramic tile—right down to the grout line.

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