Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This high-performance laminate flooring offers marble and porcelain visuals in a user-friendly, click-lock tile. Ceramin tiles are extremely thin, making them ideal for renovations as they can be easily trimmed with a cutter knife and applied with a special adhesive.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 2, 2012

On wall installations especially, large-format, traditional thickness porcelain or ceramic tile can be a bit labor intensive. One of the most impressive highlights of the presentation was when one of the attendees was handed a hammer and invited to strike a piece of standard thickness porcelain tile. Now let’s talk size.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 6, 2021

Spectralock 1 exceeds all the standards under the ANSI A118.3, Multimax Lite: Multimax Lite, the one-step, non-sag, large and heavy tile mortar for interior and exterior installations of ceramic tile, porcelain tile, glass tile and stone and has received multiple certifications and declarations for sustainable living.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This standard tub and shower installation in Portland, Oregon was completed by Stoneman Construction. Proving that expert craftsmanship is in the details, Jeremy Bickett explains that they took the time to vein match the tile, a polished porcelain, even though they only had five different tiles to choose from. “We

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Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Do you always shower in the early morning, when porcelain or stone tile floors are habitually cold no matter what the season? This special order system, is an all-in-one, adhesive-backed mesh mat, sized to standard dimensions. AC’s in-stock, in-floor heating option, Strata Heat. Are you a creature of habit?

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Ultraflex LFT Rapid has a high content of a unique dry polymer, resulting in excellent adhesion to the substrate and tile. NSF’s Sustainability division is a leading developer of sustainable standards and certification programs for building and furnishing products such as furniture, wallcoverings, and furnishing fabrics, carpets and flooring.

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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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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Gauged Porcelain Tile Panels/Slabs: Thin tile applications have become more widely used, appearing as cladding on buildings, walls, floors and installed as countertops or other surfacing. Metropolitan Ceramics (Booth 3025), METROBRICK®: The METROBRICK Fast Ship offering features six new blends added to the product line for 2019.

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Tile Talk

APRIL 30, 2013

This is likely to include adhesive, grout, a grout scraper, gloves, and safety glasses. Handmade porcelain tiles are made with the most care and love, so are a great option when you want to make something really special. design standards. Artisan Porcelain Tiles for the Pool. Chinese Fans made from Porcelain and Bamboo.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

High definition glazes, large format porcelain and thin tiles are all the result of new technologies that are improving the products we bring to market. In addition, grouts, adhesives, sealers and other sundries have all made great strides in the last decade, resulting in fewer claims, longer lasting installations, and less maintenance.

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The London Tile Co.

JUNE 4, 2021

Always go for porcelain floor tiles over ceramic as porcelain tiles are much harder wearing and highly unlikely to crack or chip. Plus, as porcelain floor tiles are non-porous and colour fast, they should look as good in twenty years as they do today! What other things should I consider when choosing Kitchen Tiles?

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How to Floor Tile

MAY 30, 2019

Trim is needed for outside edges and around corners and niches in order to cover the cut tile be it porcelain or ceramic. It was akin to trying to install a wet washrag into the adhesive. After getting the one foot square patches of material into the adhesive I had to go back and straighten every single tile.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Consider the industry trend toward larger module tiles—this has created a need for more specialized, large, heavy tile adhesive mortars,” he said. Ardex recently introduced Ardex X 90 Outdoor Tile & Stone Mortar, which addresses the growing popularity of porcelain tiles used on patios and decks. Custom Building Products.

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