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Grouts, sealants help ease the task at hand

Floor Covering News

“It’s important for exterior installations to be protected from the [prospect] of efflorescence,” said Ian O’Connor, product manager, grout, care and tools, Custom Building Products. He recommended a rapid-setting, high-performance cement grout as well as a rapid-set, high-performance mortar. Custom Building Products.

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How to Seal Cement Tile Grout

Granada Tile

Cement tiles are handmade artisan products renowned for their amazing array of design possibilities and unmatched durability when compared to other tiles. When installing cement tiles , whether on a floor or wall, they must be sealed before and after grouting to prevent the grout staining the tile.

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Siam Metro Tiles for Spring 2021

The London Tile Co.

It’s time to think about grout lines. Tile grout is visible in between your tiles and can make your tiled project go from looking great to truly show stopping! People often think that tile grout has to be white or grey, but there’s a vast array of colour options now available from London Tile.

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Tidying Up: How to Clean Up Different Tile Types

Architectural Ceramics

Avoid harsh chemical-based products when cleaning the surface of these tiles. To further protect against stains, seal the tile once a year, with one of our sealant products. Your contractor already sealed the crackle tile before grouting it during installation. Handmade ceramics are often hand-painted. Windex anyone?

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Sika to unveil GPTP/S Systems at TISE 2023

Floor Covering News

Finally, visitors will see how high-performance SikaTile-815 Secure Grout is designed to deliver hard, durable joints while Sikasil N Plus silicone sealant is designed to deliver expansion joints strong enough for GPTP/S installations. They also appreciate our ability to deliver a full-line solution system for these installations.

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Using Cement Tiles Outdoors: The Importance of Using a Top-Coat Sealant with UV Filters

Cement Style

An important factor to consider when using cement tiles is the use of the appropriate sealant for indoor or outdoor installations. Dry Treat Stain-Proof Impregnating Sealant. VLT Grout Release & Top-Coat Sealant. A Control section on the tile with no sealant was allotted. Discussion.

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Mapei takes home Coverings Rock Star award

Floor Covering News

According to the company, if a product involves color at Mapei, it also involves Diliberto Riquelme. During her 10 years at Mapei, she has managed all of the color development of the CQ aggregates that are instrumental to the Flexcolor CQ, Kerapoxy CQ and Kerapoxy IEG CQ lines of grout.