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Grouts, sealants help ease the task at hand

Floor Covering News

“It’s important for exterior installations to be protected from the [prospect] of efflorescence,” said Ian O’Connor, product manager, grout, care and tools, Custom Building Products. He recommended a rapid-setting, high-performance cement grout as well as a rapid-set, high-performance mortar. Custom Building Products.

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Switching Gears: AC’s Mosaic Tile Collection

Architectural Ceramics

We hope this industrial-looking water-jet mosaic gets you thinking of installing it in your own home. AC’s Gears Collection , offered as a marble or porcelain water-jet mosaic, has several features that will turn your tile project into a unique one: interlocking 12×12 sheet. Grouting & Installation.

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All About Grout

Garden State Tile Blog

However, when it comes to the part that pulls the entire design together, we save the best for last – and that’s grout. Grout is generally defined as a mixture of water, cement, and other binding agents that is applied between the joints of your tiles after installation. TYPES OF GROUT.

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CTEF raffles off Angie Halford Ré tile mosaic flag

Floor Covering News

Angie Halford Ré mosaic. The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) will raffle off an original Angie Halford Ré American Flag mosaic, donated by Ron Nash, president and COO, North America, Laticrete International Inc., The American Flag mosaic measures 42.5 Pendleton, S.C.—The X 67 and is 1.25

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Switching Gears: AC’s Mosaic Tile Collection

Architectural Ceramics

We hope this industrial-looking water-jet mosaic gets you thinking of installing it in your own home. AC’s Gears Collection , offered as a marble or porcelain water-jet mosaic, has several features that will turn your tile project into a unique one: interlocking 12×12 sheet. Grouting & Installation.

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Daltile peel-and-stick mosaics strike a chord with consumers

Floor Covering News

Dallas, Texas—As consumers are more frequently engaging in home improvement projects while homebound during COVID-19, Daltile’s new “peel-and-stick” mosaics are enjoying strong sales, according to the company. “SimplyStick Mosaix are mosaic tile sheets equipped with peel-and-stick technology for a lasting connection. .

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Geometric Grouting

Diary of a Tile Addict

Last year we covered the exciting collection Cava designed by LucidiPevere for Living Ceramics – a concrete-effect range focused on highlighting the wonders of coloured grout through a series of surface incisions. Cava Mosaic Beige and Tierra de Siena. Cava Black Mosaic. Cava Mosaic Black. Cava Mosaic Beige.

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