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Tidying Up: How to Clean Up Different Tile Types

Architectural Ceramics

While we can’t help you clean out your closet by purging, thanking, or folding your clothes, Architectural Ceramics can help you clean your tile floor or backsplash. Porcelain tile from AC’s Himalaya Collection , made to look like polished or matte marble. Stains like red wine on a marble surface are the enemy.

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Why Replacing Ceramic Tiles With Concrete Tiles Has Changed the Game

Granada Tile

Cement tiles have pigment mixed into the slurry along with sand and marble powder. When installed, they need to be cleaned using fine 600-grit sandpaper, then sealed with a penetrating sealant and buffed with a smooth, clean pad. Because of the sealant, the cleaning process only requires a little wash.

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Fabricmasters Guide to Marble Etching Repair

Fabric and Tile Masters

You pored over all the details of what would go in like cabinets, backsplashes, sinks, and of course, countertops. Maybe you chose that Calacatta marble you’ve always wanted or perhaps you found a Carrara Marble that came out just perfect. What Marble Etching Is (and What it Isn’t). How and Why Marble Etching Happens.

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Feeling Groovy with Dimensional Tile

Architectural Ceramics

The 24″x24″ backsplash tile works well behind the sink and stove. When using a natural stone tile as a backsplash, it’s important to seal it once a year. Ask an AC sales associate, and we’ll take care of making sure you have the right sealant for your tile type. Origami Field.

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Coverings 2022 shines light on innovation, design

Floor Covering News

But laminate usually needs an installation system with sealants to make it waterproof. Whether it was through grandiose, large-format styles or elevated lavish looks like classic marble, Coverings hit it on the nose when it predicted “Timeless Luxury.”. Floor-to-Ceiling Marble. What’s trending: Opulence. Trend Report.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Modernizing the kitchen space in.

Kitchen and Residential Design

Select a base color first, and then add in accents with a backsplash, colored cabinets and accessories to match. Concrete, marble and repurposed glass are in. Where marble is concerned, white is the common selection. Marble is available in hundreds of colors and patterns. Countertop Materials. Granite is out in 2014.

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Things You Need to Know Before Installing Encaustic Cement Tiles

Granada Tile

Fully customizable, durable cement tiles provide a wealth of beauty to any space and can be installed just about anywhere in the home needing a dose of creativity.From kitchen backsplashes to faux ‘rugs’ in a chic living room, they’ve swept the nation as a hardy, cost-effective way to introduce style into a space.

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