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Black Mold-Travertine Tile Revisit

How to Floor Tile

There are different types, qualities and surfaces of natural stone like Travertine and Marble. Here is a corner shot where the caulking and grout failed because it was in a corner where it was exposed to a lot of water volume. I removed grout, caulk, and soap residue. In this instance, the grout worked out.

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Feeling Groovy with Dimensional Tile

Architectural Ceramics

Breeze through each one; from natural stone and cement, to ceramic and glass, we offer dimensional tile in a range of material types. At AC, we have a soft spot this hard-surface natural stone dimensional tile that mixes warm texture with cool sophistication. Want to learn more about natural stone as a tile material?

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Crossville featured in The Kaleidoscope Project

Floor Covering News

The historic 1906 firehouse has been repurposed into four market-rate residential units (two one-bedroom/one-bath and two two-bedroom/two-bath), helping to address the area’s need for affordable housing. The material offers easy maintenance and eliminates worries of staining and chipping that are common when using natural stone.

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Natural Stone: Opportunity knocks as consumers hunker down

Floor Covering News

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.

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HONEYCOMB HEAVEN: THE HEXAGON TILE TREND

Garden State Tile Blog

Hexagon mosaics made a big entrance into the interior design world in the 1900s, mainly installed on bathroom floors to promote better slip resistance thanks to close grout lines that provide a firm grip. Fancy Stone Ovation Carrara / Thassos Waterjet. Design by Heidi Huddleston, Delicious Kitchens & Baths.

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Why is my White Marble Turning Yellow?

Architectural Ceramics

The classic look of a Bianco Carrara or Calacatta Gold bath is popular, and the current availability of field (in a variety of finishes and textures like honed, polished, tumbled, hand antiqued, marmo antico, brushed, etc.), Calacatta Gold Master Bath. The resulting chemical reaction manifests as yellow staining within the stone.

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Gypsy Black & White Is a Twist on Classic Black and White Tiles

Cement Style

One of Villa Lagoon’s original tile styles, Gypsy Black & White reigns as one of the most popular choices and looks stunning as daring accent walls in powder rooms and even master bath shower walls. Similar to natural stone, each tile is unique with slight color variations, the sign of an artisan-made product.