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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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Why is my White Marble Turning Yellow?

Architectural Ceramics

moldings and mosaics allow for many design options. White Thinset is the standard recommendation for Bianco Carrara, Calacata, Onyx, Thassos, most Limestone, and other light or translucent stones. Yellowing may still happen in a shower area where mud work or wet bed has been done using Gray Portland cement.

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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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New from Tile of Spain, Florida Tile and Ann Sacks

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Scribe is a new mosaic program unlike any other at ANN SACKS, featuring carved-in-relief tiles that offer 20 patterns and 53 stones from which to choose – or can be custom designed to create a one-of-a-kind work of art. Trim is available in 3×12 bullnose and decorative mosaics come in an M12, in all colors. www.floridatile.com.

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Avente Tile Talk: Cement Tile Designs That Impress!

Tile Talk

The stunning Alcala cement tile pattern (pictured above) is a wonderful example of how a custom colorway created an eye-catching floor using warm colors and earth tones. Handmade cement tiles start as a mixture of natural materials including crushed limestone, Portland cement, aggregate (small stones), sand, and water. at 6:00 AM.

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Avente Tile Talk: Aguayo Cement Tile Factory Tour

Tile Talk

The color layer is made from a mixture of the following: White Portland cement. design standards. floor tile. Margaret Almon Mosaics. Flooring The Consumer. Architectural Ceramics: Tile+Mosaic. Floors ,floors… (part I). The color layer of handmade cement tiles is about 1/8" thick.

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Dealers share A+ products from 2020

Floor Covering News

The flooring industry was not immune to these impacts as plant shutdowns and retail showroom pauses put a crimp on product introductions. In fact, new product offerings and line extensions were robust in 2020 in what turned out to be a better-than-expected year for most flooring retailers and distributors. Bellera by Shaw Floors.