Floor Covering News
MAY 6, 2022
“It’s important for exterior installations to be protected from the [prospect] of efflorescence,” said Ian O’Connor, product manager, grout, care and tools, Custom Building Products. He recommended a rapid-setting, high-performance cement grout as well as a rapid-set, high-performance mortar. Custom Building Products.
Kitchen and Residential Design
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
Finding the right tile backsplash contractor in Portland is very important if you want to get professional quality of service. While offering the highest level of protection, the backsplashes also helps in adding style and color to the room so that you will get an amazing looking space.
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How to Floor Tile
OCTOBER 17, 2018
At the jobsite a dump truck would drop maybe a yard or two of sand, then I had to unload many bags of portland cement. Grout was a cement based material but color was added if one wanted colored grout. The tile setters had forms set for countertops and screed boards and wire mesh stapled to the studs for showers.
Architectural Ceramics
DECEMBER 10, 2015
The use of a Gray colored Thinset can result in discoloration of the stone or the appearance of oily stains on the face of the stone. Yellowing may still happen in a shower area where mud work or wet bed has been done using Gray Portland cement. It is also recommended for Bardiglio, Azul Macauba, and Azul Cielo.
H.Winter Showroom Blog
SEPTEMBER 17, 2010
By far, the biggest complaint that consumers have about tile is grout. Fuller Construction Products, better known as TEC, offers Grout Boost Advanced Pro to solve those issues. Grout Boost Advanced Pro is a "stain resistant grout additive that mixes with a cement-based grout in place of water when grout is installed.
Tile Talk
AUGUST 4, 2015
Colorful, dimensional Hispaniola cement tiles liven up a powder room. The slight irregularities and subtle color changes inherit to handmade cement tiles only contribute to the tile's beauty. The tiles in the Hispaniola Collection are made of white Portland cement, marble dust, and mineral pigments.
Tile Excellence
MAY 31, 2013
About 3 parts grout and 1 part portland cement(comes in gray and white colors) Its probably better for the do it yourselfer to do this repair in the morning or late evening when the direct sun is not right on your area to be repaired. tile replaced ready to grout. to get back to the useful info pools can be challenging.
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