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And Sometimes We HAve To Tear It Out!

How to Floor Tile

This might not have been possible if this was true Marble and while we are on the subject of Marble, "ever wonder why Marble, Granite and Travertine are copied so much in some kind of photocopied Porcelain?" That is why manufacturers look to photocopying Marble and making the surface area out of Porcelain.

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Slate Tile, Another Warning, Not For A Shower!

How to Floor Tile

There are a number of Natural Stone products you see installed in shower design centers all over made from Marble, Travertine and yes, Slate. Marble, Travetrine and Slate are porous even if polished and will absorb water. Here is that same shower after we finished it with Porcelain Tile that looked like Honed Marble.

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Expect the Unexpected from Tile Variation

Architectural Ceramics

This blog post is your lucky rabbit’s foot. To learn more about this collection or ceramic tile in general, read our blog entry Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections. Thassos, for example, is a white marble that has little variation because instead of veining, it has a crystallized appearance.

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Tile Excellence For Sale and I retired to Florida, So why am I in Gloucester, MA.

Tile Excellence

A simple ad, like below, along with the Tile Excellence website --which is where I get almost all my customers except for referrals and repeat customers, who I am doing work for this summer mostly--and the blog of course, and you’ll see, the phone doesn’t stop.

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Considering white marble counter tops? | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Interior Design / Considering white marble counter tops? Considering white marble counter tops? Bob Borson — December 5, 2013 — 31 Comments There are few things that are as stunning to me as a white marble counter top … I love them and appreciate the character and history they have as a material.

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Arizona Tile Fourth Quarter Press Release 2018

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Arizona Tile is one of the largest independently-owned importers of stone in the United States, offering more than 230 varieties of granite, travertine, slate, marble, limestone and quartz, plus unique glass mosaics, porcelain tile and other design creations. www.arizonatile.com.

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Cool, Contemporary Stainless Steel Added To Florida Tile’s PietraArt Bliss Collection

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

We took the seven best colors of existing high-quality granite, marble travertine and glass in the most modern colors, then incorporated a new vein cut marble along with the stainless steel. The result of this fusion is one of the hottest concepts in decorative tile,” Cilona adds.

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