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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.

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Avente Tile Talk: Cement Tile Designs That Impress!

Tile Talk

Cement Tile Designs That Impress! For this post, I’d like to focus on cement tile specifically. Alcala cement tile in a custom colorway. The stunning Alcala cement tile pattern (pictured above) is a wonderful example of how a custom colorway created an eye-catching floor using warm colors and earth tones.

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ANSI Standards

The Tile Council of North America Blog

Installation of Ceramic Tile in the Wet-Set Method, with Portland Cement Mortar – 2013 [Revised] Status: The publication available for purchase through TCNA and ANSI is current. There is an open PINS on this standard because a group of technical experts is working on possible revisions to section 3.6 Metal lathe or approved alternate).

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

Architectural Ceramics

Your contractor will thank you for not having to pour a cement basin. For the floors, a natural travertine or porcelain tile that looks like travertine was used. Available through Architectural Ceramics, our Opulence Collection features large-format and mosaic porcelain tiles that looks like travertine. Small-Scale Grids.

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Cozy Up Your Home for the Holidays

Architectural Ceramics

Mix in tranquil hues like shades of blue, green and bronze to instantly give the room the peaceful feel of a luxury spa, along with some natural elements like wood and natural stone. The calming bathroom above is a great example of how to use a decorative tile on the walls, complemented by a plank porcelain field tile on the floor.

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New from Tile of Spain, Florida Tile and Ann Sacks

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Scribe is a new mosaic program unlike any other at ANN SACKS, featuring carved-in-relief tiles that offer 20 patterns and 53 stones from which to choose – or can be custom designed to create a one-of-a-kind work of art. ANN SACKS introduced five new collections to its vast product portfolio. Florida Tile introduces Aventis.

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