Floor Covering News
JANUARY 19, 2024
Natural stone can be a hard product category for some retailers to get into. The product is high-end in nature, due to several factors. While this is no doubt a point in the category’s favor, it can also come across as too “unpredictable” for consumers who are unfamiliar with natural stone.
Tile of Spain USA
JANUARY 10, 2024
Porcelain and glazed tiles take center stage, both indoors and outdoors. Porcelain, chosen for its high resistance, hardness, durability, low porosity, and water absorption, establishes a foundation of strength. Internally, porcelain collaborates with natural stone in areas requiring robust materials.
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Ceramic Tile Education Foundation
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
If you're considering how to install natural stone floor tile, be aware that there's a significant difference between natural stone and ceramic tile especially when it's over wood framing. This is completely untrue and will many times lead to a very costly replacement. Let's explore in more detail.
Floor Covering News
DECEMBER 7, 2020
The recent boom in the housing market is a boon to the natural stone category. The flooring industry in general, and the natural stone category in particular, is starting to reap the benefits of such activities. Opportunity for natural stone has always been in kitchen and bath. By Megan Salzano.
Architectural Ceramics
MAY 25, 2018
Architectural Ceramic’s put together a small list of some of our large format porcelain tile collections. About Porcelain Tile. Why are large format tiles typically porcelain? Porcelain tile is fired at a higher temperature. Porcelain tile is an excellent option for commercial or residential spaces.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 10, 2020
When it comes to natural stone, specialty retail has it tough. However, natural stone has its advantages—i.e., In an effort to help retailers in that endeavor, three suppliers gave FCNews their best advice on how to deal with the challenges of natural stone while also tapping the inherent advantages of the category.
The London Tile Co.
MARCH 21, 2018
If you’ve been on the hunt for new paving recently you have probably come across one or two products made from porcelain. How is porcelain paving made? Porcelain and ceramic tiles are made in basically the same way. Polished porcelain is not recommended for outdoor use as it can become slippery.
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