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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. Architectural Ceramics carries a wide variety of materials each with their own features. Should you choose stone, ceramic, glass or something else? Natural stone is harvested from quarries and then cut to various sizes.

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Porcelain Tile vs. Ceramic Tile

Tile Talk

Since launching our new line of Porcelain Pool Tile earlier this month, we''ve been getting a lot of questions about what makes porcelain tile better than ceramic tile. More commonly, the question is simply, "What is the difference between porcelain and ceramic tile?" Porcelain tile is a type of ceramic tile and nothing more.

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Crossville Cross-Tread ® – Best Tile for Restaurant Floors

Garden State Tile Blog

Crossville Cross Colors Mingles with Cross-Tread® Mercury installed in a commercial kitchen Why Tile is a Smart Choice for Commercial Floors Tile is a highly sustainable building material that can last for a lifetime or be recycled and repurposed for future construction projects. The glazing provides the color and makes the tile durable.

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SikaTile, Merkrete to present at TISE 2024

Floor Covering News

Visitors to Booth #5659 will be able to see firsthand how the SikaTile solutions are designed to eliminate unwanted jobsite callbacks. The color-consistent, efflorescence-free grout is ideal for interior and exterior residential and commercial installations. In addition, the grout will not effloresce and does not require sealing.

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Ceramic: The pros and cons of natural stone

Floor Covering News

higher profit margins, greater application opportunities, unique style and design. They are stylish yet classic and come in an array of shapes, sizes and colors—many of which can’t be replicated in other materials. Natural stacked stone—3D walls—are also a show stopper.” – Emily Holle, trend/design director, MSI. Sustainability.

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AHF unveils Comfortstone engineered stone

Floor Covering News

AHF Products introduced Bruce Comfortstone engineered stone tile, featuring the look of natural stone and ceramic. This collection captures the textures and vibrant color depths found in authentic stone flooring, and with grout it is almost indistinguishable from the real thing.” Comfortstone Mountville, Pa.—AHF

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Scottish Heritage in Interiors

Architectural Ceramics

When you do, it will be easy to see why Betty, owner of Architectural Ceramics, had Scotland on her bucket list for so long. Part of Edinburgh’s beauty is due to the sandstone buildings, a large portion taken from the local Craigleith Quarry. Edinburgh from Craigleith Quarry’ as painted by John Bell (1793-1861). Looking Up.

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