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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. The Portland cement-based, polymer-modified grout is both freeze/thaw resistant and water repellent, and is open to traffic in just 90 minutes. This will prevent that from defacing your installation. Custom Building Products.

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Avente Tile Talk: Coverings 2013 Floors Attendees with New Tile.

Tile Talk

Handmade cement tile by Tiles Couture. Design Firm/Designers: Margaret Nysewander, LEED AP, ASD Inc., cement tile. cement tile plans. design standards. Cement tiles/ Zementfliesen/ mosaicos hidráulicos. Spring into Summer with our Cement Tile Ideas. New shapes and textures from Interceramic.

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Great Looks & Installations Start Here!

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Mediterranea utilizes Dynamic HD Imaging design technology to flawlessly blend the modern look of cement with the delicate veining and coloration from exquisite stones. MAPEI Ultralite Mortar Pro’s unique Ultralite Technology™ provides twice the coverage of a standard thin-set mortar per pound (0,45 kg), providing transportation savings, too.

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Did you know that all grouts are NOT created equal?

Making Tile Modern

On the left- Diamond Starglass Grout and on the right is a standard white sanded grout. Superior to cement grout. Contributes to USGBC LEED Credits: MR 4.1 & 4.2(Recycled Note: Both of the above images are taken with the same digital camera in the same lighting conditions. Free of BPA (bisphenol?A) A) found in epoxy grouts.

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Did you know that all grouts are NOT created equal?

Making Tile Modern

On the left- Diamond Starglass Grout and on the right is a standard white sanded grout. Superior to cement grout. Contributes to USGBC LEED Credits: MR 4.1 & 4.2(Recycled Note: Both of the above images are taken with the same digital camera in the same lighting conditions. Free of BPA (bisphenol‐A) found in epoxy grouts.

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Residential Deconstruction versus Demolition | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Despite the fact that we are going to seek LEED for Homes certification for our project (where deconstruction is preferable to demolition), there are benefits to every residential home owner who is planning on building a new house on a site where a house currently exists.

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