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Granada Tile’s Fez Cement Tiles Is The Welcome Mat In A Colorado Home

Granada Tile

Paving the streets, main squares and outdoor spaces of Italy, France, Morocco and South America, they’ve survived the scuffle of feet over hundreds of years, retaining their bright, distinctive beauty. We know you’ll fall in love with your new cement tiles even before the grout dries. Photo by Emily Minton Redfield.

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Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

Grout is used to allow for this expansion and contraction. I See London, I See France… The origin of ceramic tile can be traced back to 13th Century BC, where natural clay tiles were used in Mesopotamian temples. Even though the tile is glazed, it’s not guarded against water. As a result, the tile expands and contracts.

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