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New Tech On Tile Demo! "Thank God!"

How to Floor Tile

That came out with a Makita chipping hammer to bust up the tile then come back with another chipping blade to take up the thin set mortar. A lot of dirty, dusty, and in the case of porcelain tile, often bloody. Rates are $2 to $3 bucks a square foot depending upon tile, location, and other considerations.

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Coverings 2023: Advanced Certifications for Tile, Hands-On Demos

Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

If you did, we hope you visited the CTEF booth where tile installation education and certification were prominently displayed! More specifically, CTEF demonstrated Sealants, Mosaics, and Troweling for Coverage, and Walked Through Gauged Porcelain Tile Panel Test for Advanced Installer Certification (ACT).

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Daltile ‘Style Squad’ demos RevoTile

Floor Covering News

. “This type of digital/social influencer exposure helps further set our Daltile retailers up for success with our products by reaching and influencing customers before they even enter retailers’ showrooms,” said Paij Thorn-Brooks, vice president of marketing, Dal-Tile Corporation. Watch Frills & Drills Installation Video.

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Daltile offers easy tile demo solution, DemoFlex

Floor Covering News

Dallas—In its over 250 company-owned Sales Service Centers nationwide, Daltile is now selling Nue Tile DemoFlex underlayment to make removal of installed Daltile ceramic and porcelain tile fast, clean and easy. The post Daltile offers easy tile demo solution, DemoFlex appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Thin Is In! (The New Technology in Porcelain Tile)

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

First came the advent of large-format tile designs, providing the customer with greater coverage (not to mention some great new looks) while using fewer total tiles. Still, large-format tile came with its own challenges, not the least of which was the weight of the material. Now let’s talk size.

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TISE 2022 unlocks myriad opportunities

Floor Covering News

According to Informa Exhibitions, which organizes the show, attendees from 55 countries experienced three distinct events (Surfaces, StonExpo and Tile Expo) in one with a new show floor layout, new dedicated event entrances, targeted-by-event education as well as demonstrations and show features. I can’t wait for 2023!”.

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Bringing a Modern Country Look to an Old Farmhouse Bathroom

Architectural Ceramics

It started out very dark, and the tile and fixtures were beyond outdated. Seattle Bark Wood lookalike porcelain flooring. Architectural Ceramics was my top choice for tile because I really love the new trend of wood lookalike porcelain. The bathroom even had a raised fiberglass shower, pull chain toilet, and clawfoot tub.

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