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Grouts, sealants help ease the task at hand

Floor Covering News

“It’s important for exterior installations to be protected from the [prospect] of efflorescence,” said Ian O’Connor, product manager, grout, care and tools, Custom Building Products. He recommended a rapid-setting, high-performance cement grout as well as a rapid-set, high-performance mortar. Custom Building Products.

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Tub Shower Demo Easy Way

How to Floor Tile

At the jobsite a dump truck would drop maybe a yard or two of sand, then I had to unload many bags of portland cement. Then I would mix sand and cement to a specific consistency then carry it in 5 gallon buckets to the worksite inside the house. Grout was a cement based material but color was added if one wanted colored grout.

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Hispaniola Relief Cement Tiles Offer Island-Like Feel

Tile Talk

Colorful, dimensional Hispaniola cement tiles liven up a powder room. The Hispaniola Collection from Avente Tile is an exclusive, made-to-order series of beautiful handmade cement tiles inspired by the climate, textures and surroundings of the Dominican Republic.

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Why is my White Marble Turning Yellow?

Architectural Ceramics

The use of a Gray colored Thinset can result in discoloration of the stone or the appearance of oily stains on the face of the stone. Yellowing may still happen in a shower area where mud work or wet bed has been done using Gray Portland cement. It is also recommended for Bardiglio, Azul Macauba, and Azul Cielo.

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

Architectural Ceramics

From the shower pan to the grout, and everything in between, we’ve got you covered. Architectural Ceramics stocks a few of their products, a popular seller for example, is their grout. Your contractor will thank you for not having to pour a cement basin. Here, the Jura Beige color mimics what was used is the space.

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Make Grout Stain, Mold & Mildew Resistant with Grout Boost!

H.Winter Showroom Blog

By far, the biggest complaint that consumers have about tile is grout. Fuller Construction Products, better known as TEC, offers Grout Boost Advanced Pro to solve those issues. Grout Boost Advanced Pro is a "stain resistant grout additive that mixes with a cement-based grout in place of water when grout is installed.

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$100 pool tile repair - Tile Excellence - Blogger

Tile Excellence

About 3 parts grout and 1 part portland cement(comes in gray and white colors) Its probably better for the do it yourselfer to do this repair in the morning or late evening when the direct sun is not right on your area to be repaired. tile replaced ready to grout. this repair took me 1 hour to complete.

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