Architectural Ceramics

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Check out the following tips below, organized into categories, to care for and maintain your porcelain, ceramic, glass or natural stone tile. Your contractor already sealed the crackle tile before grouting it during installation. Doing so could discolor the tile or the porous cement grout around it. Natural Stone.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2013

The STAINMASTER® brand, one of the country’s leading brands of flooring, announces an expansion into tile and grouting products and Columbia’s Tile Center will be one of the initial retailers for these products. The original line includes 10 different designs, colors and shapes as well as a STAINMASTER™ grout additive product.

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CUSTOM Insights Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Have you ever experienced grout sticking to your tile making cleaup time consuming? Many common tile types, including porcelain and stone, can pose a challenge during the grouting process. Aqua Mix® Grout Release is the solution. It’s a temporary, water-soluble, low VOC coating applied 30 minutes before grouting.

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CUSTOM Insights Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Have you ever experienced grout sticking to your tile making cleaup time consuming? Many common tile types, including porcelain and stone, can pose a challenge during the grouting process. Aqua Mix® Grout Release is the solution. It’s a temporary, water-soluble, low VOC coating applied 30 minutes before grouting.

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Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

MARCH 7, 2016

MORE is a line of care products that makes cleaning tile and stone surfaces a snap! If you ever thought that caring for a ceramic or stone tile surface was going to be difficult, your worries are over. Stone & Tile Cleaner. Stone & Quartz Cleaner + Protector. Grout, Ceramic & Porcelain Sealer.

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Making Tile Modern

MAY 30, 2012

Seriously…All grouts are not created equal. More often than not, grout becomes an overlooked element within the tile installation process (why is that btw?). Grout is what seals everything together – literally. It’s kinda like the perfect marriage of tile and grout.

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Making Tile Modern

JANUARY 28, 2016

Seriously…All grouts are not created equal. More often than not, grout becomes an overlooked element within the tile installation process (why is that btw?). Grout is what seals everything together – literally. It’s kinda like the perfect marriage of tile and grout.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 7, 2021

The Coverings Rock Star award is an Emerging Leaders Program that honors the best young talent in the tile and stone industry. During her 10 years at Mapei, she has managed all of the color development of the CQ aggregates that are instrumental to the Flexcolor CQ, Kerapoxy CQ and Kerapoxy IEG CQ lines of grout.

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How to Floor Tile

AUGUST 30, 2014

There are different types, qualities and surfaces of natural stone like Travertine and Marble. Here is a corner shot where the caulking and grout failed because it was in a corner where it was exposed to a lot of water volume. I removed grout, caulk, and soap residue. In this instance, the grout worked out.

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Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Laticrete is AC’s go-to vendor partner for installation items such as grout and thin set. Do you always shower in the early morning, when porcelain or stone tile floors are habitually cold no matter what the season? Want more information? Now let’s heat things up and find out which system may be right for you.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

(ARLINGTON, VA—February 12, 2019) Coverings ( coverings.com ), the largest international tile & stone exhibition and conference in North America, will honor the beauty and durability of tile this National Tile Day as the February 23 observance enters its third year. LATICRETE International Inc.

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Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

MAY 19, 2014

The combination of the nylon and stainless steel strap makes it possible to achieve a minimum seam of 1/64” (ideal for thin tile countertop install) up to 3/8” grout joints. Contact your Kate-Lo Tile & Stone sales representative today for more information! Share it now!

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Dallas— American Olean has launched two new tile collections—each bringing the latest trends to life through Reveal Imaging, an advanced technology that allows porcelain tile to emulate the beauty of natural stone and wood. Another nature-inspired collection, Rochester, blends two popular natural stones, limestone and pulpis marble.

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Architectural Ceramics

MAY 25, 2018

Ancient Stone. If this blog is about porcelain, then why does the collection’s name say stone? Because porcelains like our Ancient Stone Collection , are made to look like natural stone. AC’s Ancient Stone Collection in the color Black, used in a commercial setting. Featured Porcelain Collections.

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The London Tile Co.

JULY 17, 2017

Traditionally the most popular materials for patios have been natural stone and concrete slabs for many years, but recently porcelain has seen a huge increase. You can even create a modern finish with grouted joints from 3mm wide with the use of Grout Backer Rod in the joints. Benefits of the PorcelQuick System.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 20, 2016

San Diego, CA, May 19, 2016 – The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone (UofCTS) just released an updated version of the popular Understanding the Basics of Ceramic Tile online technical and sales training course. This course is designed both for the architect and arch rep to teach them how to write a proper tile and stone specification.

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The London Tile Co.

JANUARY 2, 2018

Read on for more information about our Featured Tiles for January 2018. Made from hard-wearing porcelain, the edges of the tiles have been rectified to allow you to install them with narrow grout joints for a modern, semi-seamless look. Transform any room with Grey, White, Slate or Black tiles in either 600x300mm or 600x600mm formats.

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Architectural Ceramics

JUNE 21, 2019

Breeze through each one; from natural stone and cement, to ceramic and glass, we offer dimensional tile in a range of material types. At AC, we have a soft spot this hard-surface natural stone dimensional tile that mixes warm texture with cool sophistication. Want to learn more about natural stone as a tile material?

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CUSTOM Insights Blog

MAY 1, 2015

The app includes: Product information including essential details you need to know: product descriptions, suitable uses, features and benefits as well as limitations. You can even hold your mobile device up to a piece of tile to generally simulate the look and quickly determine what grout colors are available in your recommended grout type.

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Cement Style

MAY 14, 2019

Similar to natural stone, each cement tile is unique with slight color variations, the sign of an artisan-made product. Installing cement tiles is similar to installing natural stone, with tighter grout lines and use of a sealant after the tiles are set. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Naomi Salad, Dialogue. For Villa Lagoon Tile.

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Cement Style

MAY 14, 2019

Similar to natural stone, each cement tile is unique with slight color variations, the sign of an artisan-made product. Installing cement tiles is similar to installing natural stone, with tighter grout lines and use of a sealant after the tiles are set. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Naomi Salad, Dialogue. For Villa Lagoon Tile.

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Architectural Ceramics

MARCH 16, 2018

For a complete stain-free installation, consider sealing your cement grout. Better yet, use a stain resistant expoy grout like Spectralock. For more information about glass tile and how to install it, check out our blog entry The Layman’s Class on Glass: Design & Installation Tips for Glass Tile.

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Architectural Ceramics

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Just like natural stone installations, it is recommended to dry-lay & pull pieces at random from different boxes during installation in order to achieve a better distribution and blending of the material. To ease the grout cleaning process during installation, seal your tile before adhering to act as a grout release.

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Tile Excellence

OCTOBER 27, 2013

fire place natural stone /tile installation in Lynfield mass. fire place natural stone /tile installation in Lynfield mass. Started out with a plain brick fireplace and using a natural stone tile transformed it into. stone and the top is 12 by 12s. the natural stone tile. the natural stone tile. Newer Post.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 14, 2020

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF), which provides education and installer certification for professionals working in the ceramic tile and stone industry, will focus on finished tile work education sessions and Certified Tile Installer (CTI) evaluator training at the 2020 International Surfaces Event (TISE) in Las Vegas.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 10, 2020

FCNews ’ ultimate waterproof guide reflects today’s market: category leaders like COREtec, which continues to blaze a trail with realistic wood and stone looks, as well as newcomers such as FlexiFlor (and its NextFlor brand) and SAR Floors. “We Ceramic, stone looks impress.

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Architectural Ceramics

DECEMBER 10, 2015

White Thinset is the standard recommendation for Bianco Carrara, Calacata, Onyx, Thassos, most Limestone, and other light or translucent stones. The use of a Gray colored Thinset can result in discoloration of the stone or the appearance of oily stains on the face of the stone. The availability of so many wonderful marbles.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 28, 2021

Anecdotal information contin­ues to show this pent-up demand has given specialty retailers a much-needed lifeline as they seek to weather the storm that is COVID-19. One standout collection includes the company’s Engineered Stone Click Planks & Tiles. Pure Grout from Republic Floor. Pure Grout from Republic Floor.

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Architectural Ceramics

OCTOBER 31, 2018

From ceramic to porcelain, and glass to natural stone, AC offers a variety of tile materials. Especially when dealing with natural stone, getting a few square feet from your order to see how it looks in your home is a great way to know what kind of veining and color variation to expect. Thanks for working with us!

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Granada Tile

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Given that cement-like marble and other natural stone – is a porous material that absorbs liquids easily, over time, liquids like wine, soda, vinegar, and even water that is left to accumulate, can stain the tile. Similar to natural stone, cement tiles can be refinished with a fine grit (e.g. Grout and mortar residue.

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Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

MAY 27, 2014

Coverage Calculator: Get quick coverage estimates for all LATICRETE grout and adhesive products by entering your desired product, tile size, grout joint width and trowel size in English or Metric units! Region Detection: App detects the product mix, contact information and coverage information for your country.

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StoneDimensions

MAY 23, 2014

In June 2013, 15 Toronto based natural stone companies met at Picco Engineering to discuss the prospect of forming an MIA Toronto Chapter. The goal of this group would be to provide training for the Natural Stone Industry and create awareness to the Architectural and Design Communities. chapters installation newsletter'

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 29, 2014

Daltile donated a 12×12 floor tile and LATICRETE donated thinset mortar and grout. To donate or for more information on MRC or TPFH, contact MRC Executive Director Herb Miller at 304-678-4229/ hmiller@mountainre-source.org or Networking Director Ally Venugopal at 425-429-6188/ allyv@mountainre-source.org. About Daltile.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

In addition, there is Republic’s new proprietary Pure Grout range of SPC vinyl flooring designed to recreate realistic ceramic tile floor designs. To that end, Quickstyle Industries shows off products that come with the company’s True Grout patented technology, which is designed to boost the longevity and aesthetic appeal of vinyl floors.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The tiles can also be dry laid onto grass, gravel, dirt and sand without grout or adhesives, making installation incredibly easy. Lastra 20mm is available with five of Atlas Concorde ’s collections inspired by wood, stone and cement while Caesar offers Aextra20 with seven of its collections ranging from saw cut wood to rough cut stone.

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Tile Talk

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Here’s a glimpse of what new tile and stone products enjoyed the most visibility by the show’s visitors. The collection features a rich assortment of stones of various sizes and colors – all perfectly designed to blend together into a timeless look. Will it be information and product overload? at 6:00 AM.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

JUNE 5, 2017

June 5, 2017 – ARDEX Americas is pleased to announce that ARDEX X 90 OUTDOOR™ MicroteC3 Rapid-Set, Flexible Tile and Stone Mortar is now available for purchase at ARDEX distributors throughout North America. said Russ Gaetano, ARDEX Senior Marketing Manager, Tile & Stone Installation Systems. Aliquippa, Pa.,

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