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39 Tips for Using Ceramic Tile Outdoors

Why Tile

Versatility within the “ceramic tile family” (porcelain tile, quarry tile, wall tile, pressed floor tile, and mosaic tile) gives you a wide variety for specifying the appropriate option for your outdoor project. Each of these tile subsets is ceramic tile and thus shares ceramic tile’s general benefits.

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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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Ceramic: The pros and cons of natural stone

Floor Covering News

From a retailer’s perspective, opportunity for consumers to splurge on natural stone is high across a number of categories—kitchen, bath and outdoor included. Natural stone is inherently a green material, increasingly quarried in an ecologically responsible manner from areas with an abundant supply of stone. High-growth potential.

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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).

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Grouts, sealants help ease the task at hand

Floor Covering News

Whether it’s a floor or wall application, ArdexFL is suitable for interior and exterior installations of porcelain, glass, quarry, ceramic, mosaic and a selection of natural stone tiles. wide variety of indoor and outdoor projects. Ardex FL comes in more than 30 hues, making it ideal for a.

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Create a Beautiful and Eco-Conscious Patio With Metropolitan Ceramics Enviroquarry Tile

Conestoga Tile Blog

One of the hottest home design trends of the year is the increasing use of eco-friendly materials in outdoor space design. One of the most important parts of exterior space design is tile flooring options and companies such as Metropolitan Ceramics offer a stellar collection of eco-friendly options.

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Saltillo Tile's Centuries-Old Allure

Tile Talk

Coupled with decorative ceramic tiles, Saltillo tile exudes Old World charm. Saltillo tiles are shaped either by pressing quarried clay with a wooden frame, or by carving out the desired shape. Now that Spring has arrived, it''s time to spruce up the outdoors. By Arpi Nalbandian , Tileometry.