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5 Cement Wall Patterns You’ll FALL In Love With

Granada Tile

FALL in love with sensational concrete tiles from Granada Tile! Why Use Olvera Collection Cement Tiles? They have the look of classic tiles, but they’re far more durable and won’t break down over time. Unlike many mass-produced tile companies, we don’t release toxic chemicals into the environment.

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Porcelain Tile vs. Ceramic Tile

Tile Talk

By Bill Buyok , Avente Tile. Since launching our new line of Porcelain Pool Tile earlier this month, we''ve been getting a lot of questions about what makes porcelain tile better than ceramic tile. More commonly, the question is simply, "What is the difference between porcelain and ceramic tile?"

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Bigger Is Better: Large Format Porcelain Tile

Architectural Ceramics

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? To avoid getting into the nitty-gritty, it’s because of how the tile is made. Porcelain tile is fired at a higher temperature.

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Ceramic: The pros and cons of natural stone

Floor Covering News

Artistic Tile’s Verdi Alpi and Rosa Portugallo. From a retailer’s perspective, opportunity for consumers to splurge on natural stone is high across a number of categories—kitchen, bath and outdoor included. Mosaic floors and backsplashes are hugely popular today. 6/13, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 14. By Megan Salzano.

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A Clean Slate: How Rough Slate Can Have a Clean Aesthetic

Architectural Ceramics

Before we jump into examples of slate tiles, let’s look at slate as a natural material. Let’s pull back a few more layers, and talk more about foliation and how it applies to slate tile. Slate tile with a natural cleft or rough texture. When natural slate becomes tile, that cleavage is known as the cleft.

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