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Using Cement Tiles Outdoors: The Importance of Using a Top-Coat Sealant with UV Filters

Cement Style

An important factor to consider when using cement tiles is the use of the appropriate sealant for indoor or outdoor installations. Dry Treat Stain-Proof Impregnating Sealant. VLT Grout Release & Top-Coat Sealant. A Control section on the tile with no sealant was allotted. Discussion.

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CTEF focuses on tile installer training, education at TISE 2020

Floor Covering News

—The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF), which provides education and installer certification for professionals working in the ceramic tile and stone industry, will focus on finished tile work education sessions and Certified Tile Installer (CTI) evaluator training at the 2020 International Surfaces Event (TISE) in Las Vegas.

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SkillBuild Success Story

Diary of a Tile Addict

At these events high level trade skills can be recognised, rewarded, and celebrated. Competitors fixed the tiles with BAL Max Flex Fibre and BAL Rapid-Flex One, and grouted with BAL Micromax2 Snow, including BAL Micromax Sealant for all movement joints. Odhran Connelly with his winning tiling creation at SkillBuild 2018.

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Meridian Adhesives Group opens Las Vegas hub

Floor Covering News

The official ribbon-cutting ceremony and facilities tour was held during The International Surface Event last month. We are incorporating robotics and enhanced safety and compliance standards while producing LEED-certified products.” The post Meridian Adhesives Group opens Las Vegas hub appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Prevent Cracks in Tiled Surfaces Through Subfloor Preparation

CUSTOM Insights Blog

While it’s impossible to completely avoid cracks in the event of significant structural movement, they can be controlled by applying products that mitigate the effects of movement and other stressful factors.

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The MIA Toronto Chapter Discusses the Nuances of Natural Stone Installation

StoneDimensions

The two events attracted more than 75 participants from 29 companies and featured discussions by Michael Picco of Picco Engineering, Mike Micalizzi of Custom Building Products and Rod Sigman of AquaMix. The MIA Toronto Chapter Installation in the Natural Stone Industry was the first of four yearly events produced by the MIA Toronto Chapter.

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Coverings 2022 shines light on innovation, design

Floor Covering News

“The attendees and the exhibitors —and the world in general—are getting back to business, and face-to-face is really important in that engagement,” Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the event planning company for Coverings, told FCNews. “I Here, we’ve created a 100% out-of-the-box waterproof system.”.

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