Flooring Porcelain Quarry Standards 
Garden State Tile Blog
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
As many business owners and commercial contractors know too well, certain industries have particularly strict commercial flooring standards for the health and safety of the building’s occupants. Porcelain tile is defined as any tile with a water absorption rate of 0.50 percent or less.
Tile Talk
JULY 22, 2014
Since launching our new line of Porcelain Pool Tile earlier this month, we''ve been getting a lot of questions about what makes porcelain tile better than ceramic tile. More commonly, the question is simply, "What is the difference between porcelain and ceramic tile?" Porcelain tile is a type of ceramic tile and nothing more.
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Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
The 2022/2023 product catalog is also a comprehensive guide including with information on installation, product pattern placement, care/maintenance, practical application, industry guidelines and standards, sales and partner retailer locations and more. The post Emser releases new tile product catalog appeared first on Floor Covering News.
Floor Covering News
MAY 6, 2022
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. Prism Ultimate Performance, a latex-polymer modified, calcium aluminate cement-based formula, aims to set a new standard in cement-based grout technology.
Floor Covering News
APRIL 29, 2020
The course teaches the basics of natural stone including terminology, the geology of the various types of stone, usage, how it is quarried, processed and fabricated. Tile Installer Thin-set Standards (ITS) Verification. The course applies to ceramic tile, porcelain tile, stone tile, glass tile and other types of adhered tile materials.
H.Winter Showroom Blog
JANUARY 15, 2015
So whether your flooring is laminate, wood or tile; contaminants such as dirt, water, soap residue, oil, or grease can change the amount of slipperiness on these surfaces. The flooring industry uses coefficient of friction ratings as a guideline to determine the slip resistance of ceramic and porcelain tiles. ANSI A137.1=
CTDA's Tiledealer Blog
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
Its nonsag medium-bed and thin-set mortar characteristics are ideal for installing large-format tile and stone on interior and exterior floors, walls and countertops. American National Standard Specifications for Sustainable Ceramic Tiles, Glass Tiles and Tile Installation Materials. www.mapei.com.
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