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How to Choose Kitchen Floor Tiles

The London Tile Co.

The kitchen is often referred to as the heart of the home, so it’s crucial to get your decor just right. The floor of your kitchen might not be the first thing you decide on, but it can make a huge difference to the look and feel of the room. Ceramic can be used on the floor, but it is not ideal in high traffic areas.

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Tile Installation Formulas for Floors and Walls

Tile Excellence

Tile Installation Formulas [for installing tile flooring and tile walls) How to Figure Out Square Footage How to Know How Much Tile to Purchase (once you have sq. The formula to figure setting materials grout and thin setis pretty straight forward. Hardi Board and Durock is generally sold in 3ft by 5 ft sheets= 15 sq ft per board.

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Top Home Bathroom Flooring Options

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Choosing the most suitable bathroom flooring can be daunting. You want your bathroom flooring to complement the rest of the home yet still withstand high moisture levels, humidity and heavy foot traffic. The sheer number of bathroom floor designs, colors, textures and material types further complicate the process. But are they?

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Switching Gears: AC’s Mosaic Tile Collection

Architectural Ceramics

Grouting & Installation. Our Gears mosaic is unique in that the grout becomes a large part of the design. A graphic designer might compare the open space and grout allowance in this mosaic, to white space around a logo or page layout they are designing. If using SpectraLOCK epoxy grout, it’s already stain resistant!

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Badly Worn Travertine Floors Refinished to Pristine Condition and Customer is Delighted Beyond Belief

Fabric and Tile Masters

Customers need travertine floors refinished when they move into homes sometimes and don’t even know how beautiful they can be. There are a variety of reasons these natural stone floors look bad: Quick and unskilled application of topical sealers to homes in a frustrated attempt to make a floor look good to sell.

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Switching Gears: AC’s Mosaic Tile Collection

Architectural Ceramics

Grouting & Installation. Our Gears mosaic is unique in that the grout becomes a large part of the design. A graphic designer might compare the open space and grout allowance in this mosaic, to white space around a logo or page layout they are designing. If using SpectraLOCK epoxy grout, it’s already stain resistant!

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Rigid core newbies stake their claim

Floor Covering News

By Megan Salzano Rigid core flooring has grown by leaps and bounds and taken the whole resilient category with it. Both SPC and WPC flooring products are taking share from most other categories and, as such, suppliers are entering the sphere to get in on the action. AxisCor Performance Flooring — Putting the supply chain first.

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