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5 Cement Wall Patterns You’ll FALL In Love With

Granada Tile

Why Use Olvera Collection Cement Tiles? The Olvera Collection yields a vast collection of hand-crafted shapes and colors that can be custom-designed to suit your taste. Our cement tile is also eco-friendly, so you’ll be doing your part in fostering a more sustainable world. Equi Custom Design. Updating your kitchen?

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Back to Basics: Which material is right for my design?

Architectural Ceramics

When designing for a tile project, there are more factors than just color and style to keep in mind. Natural stone is harvested from quarries and then cut to various sizes. Natural stone is harvested from quarries and then cut to various sizes. Cement tiles are one of the most popular options for decorative areas.

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Grouts, sealants help ease the task at hand

Floor Covering News

He recommended a rapid-setting, high-performance cement grout as well as a rapid-set, high-performance mortar. Following is an overview of some of the latest grouts and sealants designed to address issues on the jobsite. What that does is lock in any of the potential salt that would form the efflorescence. Custom Building Products.

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Saltillo Tile's Centuries-Old Allure

Tile Talk

Saltillo tiles are shaped either by pressing quarried clay with a wooden frame, or by carving out the desired shape. Next time, we''ll discuss the advantages of using Rustic Cement Tile Pavers as a better alternative to Saltillo Tile. Designing with Tile.

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Avente Tile Talk: California Dreaming: A Profile on ARTO Brick and.

Tile Talk

With history on their minds, I, as well as several architects and design professionals, recently toured the ARTO Brick and California Pavers factory complex in Gardena, CA. In my next couple of posts, I’ll be digging deeper into the inner workings of ARTO’s manufacturing process of cement tiles, brick pavers, and more.

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Where can I use faux stone

Realstone

Made primarily of Portland cement and iron oxide pigments for coloration, it replicates the aesthetic of natural stone without the associated weight and cost. Environmental Considerations Faux stone provides a more sustainable solution by minimizing quarrying, thus reducing environmental damage.

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Terrazzo Tile Today

Garden State Tile Blog

Old-world trends have made a much-welcomed resurgence into the design world recently, and there’s one fan-favorite that is bringing its own contemporary twist: Terrazzo. Once advancements were made with the creation of white cement that could be dyed into many different colors – terrazzo flourished. Why Terrazzo?

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