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Ceramics of Italy names 2020 design competition winners

Floor Covering News

Confindustria Ceramica (the Italian Association of Ceramics) and the Italian Trade Agency announced the winners of the 2020 Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition during a virtual press conference hosted by Coverings. Black Casalgrande Padana tiles were selected for the bathroom floors. Distributor: Ceramic Technics.

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Should You Use Hardwood Floors in Kitchens and Bathrooms?

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Hardwood floors offer a number of benefits. Even homeowners without allergies can enjoy the seamless look of hardwood flooring. So, is it a good idea to install hardwood floors in kitchens and bathrooms? So, is it a good idea to install hardwood floors in kitchens and bathrooms? Pros of hardwood floors.

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Behind The Scenes at Pratt & Larson

As The Tile Turns

As one of the country’s leading handmade ceramic tile manufacturers, Pratt & Larson continues to pay homage to traditional designs while pushing the boundaries with cutting edge and forward thinking shapes, sizes and colors. Left to right: Clay made in Portland in its natural state. 3x6 beveled brick in production.

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Coverings names Installation & Design Award winners

Floor Covering News

Residential Stone Installation: Portland White House. Portland, Ore. The post Coverings names Installation & Design Award winners appeared first on Floor Covering News. Carnevale & Lohr, Inc. Garden Grove, Calif. Commercial Tile Installation: Hotel Bennett. David Allen Company. Charleston, S.C. Corte Madera, Calif.

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Grouts, sealants help ease the task at hand

Floor Covering News

Along with rising temperatures comes high moisture levels in the air, which could pose challenges for flooring installers on the jobsite—whether it’s indoors or outside. The Portland cement-based, polymer-modified grout is both freeze/thaw resistant and water repellent, and is open to traffic in just 90 minutes.

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Made In the USA: AC Tile Lines Made in America

Architectural Ceramics

While we’re hyped up on all things red, white and blue, let’s take a look at a few of Architectural Ceramic’s tile lines that are proudly Made in the USA. At Architectural Ceramics, we love family businesses because AC is one too. Encore Ceramics is another example of American-made tile. Allison Eden Studios.

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

Architectural Ceramics

If April showers bring May flowers, then Architectural Ceramic’s brings you a twist on the classic rhyme. From the ground up, we’ll see what goes under and over shower floors and walls. Architectural Ceramics offers two brands, Laticrete and Schluter , that make shower systems part of their specialty.