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Medieval Flooring & Encaustic Tile

Architectural Ceramics

Come with us back in time to learn a few quick facts about medieval flooring, from stone to encaustic! As time progressed and the tile manufacturing became more standardized and abundant, tiles became more available to the rising merchant class. Do you see large, worn pieces of stone assembled together? Medieval Flooring.

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What Is Tile Lipping and How To Avoid It

The London Tile Co.

There are standards throughout Europe for bowing; the centre curvature for porcelain B1 is +/- 0.5% of the diagonal size and for porous tiles (ceramic, stone, slate, etc.) This means that on a large format 900x300mm tile the bowing could amount to 4.74mm and still conform to European standards. B111 it is +0.5%/-0.3%

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Industry disrupters 2024: Internal factors, external forces upend status quo

Floor Covering News

Russia is a major exporter of natural gas to Europe, and the war has raised concerns about the stability of these supplies. Russia is a major supplier of birch wood to global markets, particularly to countries in Europe and Asia. The proliferation of this shoddy SPC impacted the industry in several ways.

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Chinese Tariffs and their Effect on the Tile Industry

Architectural Ceramics

If the mosaic is higher priced, it’s from Japan or Europe. We also may not get the sizes we love right away because these countries’ standard sizes are unlike ours. Tariffs or duties are different rates based on the type of material and their country of origin. Before 2019, the duty for tile imported from China was: 8.5%

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Tile Excellence Welcomes Guest Blogger from Truguard Systems, LLC

Tile Excellence

The membrane protects the building structure by creating a complete vapor-shield and watertight envelope behind ceramic tile or stone. Generally speaking, the liquid membranes just have not been able to hold up to the same standard and performance as the bonded polyethylene waterproofing systems. Matt doing stress test!

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A 9-Point Plan for Industry Optimism

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

In addition, installer certification courses like those offered by the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation raise the standard. Ask a carpet rep to give an example of a hundred year old carpet installation and then show him a thousand year old tile installation in the churches of Europe. Statements Tile & Stone.

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Letters from a traveling Architecture Student | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Life in General / Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Bob Borson — October 24, 2013 — 38 Comments 23 years ago, as a fourth year architecture student, I spent the Fall semester traveling around Western Europe soaking in all the architectural wonders I could find.