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Coverings names Installation & Design Award winners

Floor Covering News

Residential Stone Installation: Portland White House. Portland, Ore. Custom Mosaic Creations, Inc. Artisan Installation: Hand Cut Octopus Mosaic. The post Coverings names Installation & Design Award winners appeared first on Floor Covering News. Carnevale & Lohr, Inc. Garden Grove, Calif. Charleston, S.C.

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Grouts, sealants help ease the task at hand

Floor Covering News

Along with rising temperatures comes high moisture levels in the air, which could pose challenges for flooring installers on the jobsite—whether it’s indoors or outside. The Portland cement-based, polymer-modified grout is both freeze/thaw resistant and water repellent, and is open to traffic in just 90 minutes.

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Made In the USA: AC Tile Lines Made in America

Architectural Ceramics

The founder and creative visionary of this glass mosaic company, is Allison Eden herself. To say that Eden is bold and beautiful describes her mosaics and her reputation. ” Photo: Oval mosaic for Palm Beach client, image via Instagram @allisonedenstudios. Have we sparked your interest?

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Why is my White Marble Turning Yellow?

Architectural Ceramics

moldings and mosaics allow for many design options. Yellowing may still happen in a shower area where mud work or wet bed has been done using Gray Portland cement. This moisture penetration will even occur on floors that have been thoroughly sealed. Calacatta Gold Master Bath. successful jobs and satisfied clients.

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Adhesives: End users recommend their go-to glues

Floor Covering News

Today’s professional installers have no shortage of adhesives from which to choose when executing their flooring projects. In most cases, though, the floor layer’s choice of glue used boils down to ease of use, familiarity, cost and, of course, dependability. Sika/Dritac. It is the best on the market.”.

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Top 10 Uses for Cement Tiles in Restaurants

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

If you’re looking for something special for your restaurant’s walls and flooring that can stand up to high traffic while also being resistant to water, food and drink spills, and environmental damage, take a look at beautiful cement tile. Try a Mayan-inspired mosaic, a deeply vibrant color mix, or maybe a monochromatic tile scheme.

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

Architectural Ceramics

From the ground up, we’ll see what goes under and over shower floors and walls. Had enough talk about what goes behind the floor and walls of a shower? The horizontal floors and countertops both use warm beige tones in natural materials with subtle veining. Instead of flowers, let’s talk showers and shower tile.