Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The day before, Sika conducted thorough grout installation training using its comprehensive SikaTile line of grout solutions. “We We have found that there is great value in partnering with CTEF to provide installers with training before CTI evaluations,” said Tom Carroll, senior product manager, Sika. “We

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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. Simply put, when it comes to porcelain tile, the care and maintenance required is almost none. Porcelain tile from AC’s Himalaya Collection , made to look like polished or matte marble.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2024

Atlas Concorde USA unveiled its latest porcelain tile offerings, showcasing a fusion of inspiration and innovation at Coverings 2024. Beyond Calacatta tiles are available in two standard sizes (including 12 x 24 and 24 x 28), two finishes, mosaics and a new 3D Etch wall tile, which designers can use to add complexity and depth to a surface.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The show will showcase inspiring images of tile products and applications, including previews of products that will be unveiled at Coverings 2019, on its social media channels, inviting designers to share their favorite products with the hashtags #NationalTileDay, #Coverings2019 and #WhyTile.

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Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Joey and David hard at work grouting the tile panels for the BDNY booth. We worked hard, especially Joey and David who did last-minute grouting. Porcelain slabs! Porcelain slabs had a slow start but now that the installation contractors are up to speed it’s taking off. All products can be found on our website.

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Tile Talk

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

New Tile Designs, Installation Products from Surfaces 2013. event serving the floor covering industry, once again brought together buyers and sellers from around the world to see the latest floor covering products, tools, services and technologies. Tuesday, February 5, 2013. Surfaces, the largest U.S. Crossville Inc.’s

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 13, 2023

—Merkrete, A Parex USA brand, is expanding its line of industry-leading grout solutions by introducing a high-performance grout here next week at Coverings 2023, held April 18-21. Visitors will experience firsthand Merkrete’s innovative grout solutions formulated for appeal, usability and durability.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Daltile, Marazzi, AO Daltile, Marazzi and AO launched new products that cater to five themes driving home design today: Elevate Life, Dreamscape, Seize The Day, Essential Luxury and Tender Living. So, we are creating products that can recreate these beautiful, bright and playful spaces.” But everybody has been very busy.

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Tile Talk

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Removing Grout Haze in a Cement Tile Installation. Today, I discuss grout haze – a problem that often occurs with both ceramic and cement tile installations. I’ll explain what grout haze is, how to correctly identify the problem, and why it occurs. Cement tiles that needs to be grouted. What is Grout Haze?

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Architectural Ceramics

OCTOBER 11, 2019

The product above is our VTile in a classy step pattern. The product above is from our hand-painted terracotta Tabarka collection. Even though many of our tile series is strong enough to hold up to the heat of fire, the adhesives and grouts used to set the tile are not intended to have that much exposure to an open flame.

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Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Here, we’re naming just a few of our tile collections that include a matte black ceramic, porcelain or stone. Let’s start with an Architectural Ceramic porcelain tile that offers several options: the Aristocrat Collection. AC’s Aristocrat Collection in the Anthracite Strip Mosaic. We hope they grow on you.

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Garden State Tile Blog

JUNE 30, 2021

Garden State Tile Glazed Porcelain Mosaics. Hexagon mosaics made a big entrance into the interior design world in the 1900s, mainly installed on bathroom floors to promote better slip resistance thanks to close grout lines that provide a firm grip. Retro Revival. Design by Designology Luxury Interiors. . Focus Floors.

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Tile Talk

APRIL 30, 2013

How to Create a Stunning Mosaic Tile Wall Feature. A mosaic wall is one of the best features that you can have in your home. This is likely to include adhesive, grout, a grout scraper, gloves, and safety glasses. The joy of creating a tile mosaic is there is no right or wrong. green building products.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 18, 2021

Inspired by the Modern Industrial and Authentic Materials trends, Brique adds visual texture and dimension to any space with its durable, glazed porcelain construction that can be applied to both floors and walls. Kumito is a timeless ceramic chevron mosaic tile that comes in two distinct colors. Kumito Black Chevron. Passion Nero.

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Architectural Ceramics

JUNE 8, 2018

Every year, Architectural Ceramics travels to the Coverings Tile & Stone Show to discover new products, meet new industry allies, and strengthen our vendor & customer relationships. Glass mosaics that look like marble. Nearly every porcelain booth had a line with qualities that could be described as painterly.

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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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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 4, 2018

I have had a great feedback on my recent posts concerning the application of colour, and particularly coloured grouts, at the recent Coverings exhibition. This product can be used to fix and grout most materials, including porcelain stoneware, klinker, glass and metallic mosaic, natural and reconstituted stone, pebbles and even wood.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2021

Dallas, Texas— American Olean (AO) launched its new Montesano collection of stone-look porcelain tile featuring StepWise technology. The new product is designed to give customers a chic and contemporary quartzite visual for use on both floors and walls.

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Architectural Ceramics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

This porcelain tile collection offers a lot more than the Tartan pattern we show below. Images of our Soul Collection in Tartan Cold, Porcelain 24”x24”. We decided on Sybil , a waterjet stone mosaic designed and manufactured in Virginia by New Ravenna, which is, in fact, inspired by organic floral textiles of the 1920s.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Love Downtown YMCA in Wichita, KS, contains more than 50,000 square feet of mosaic and large format tile. Its installers turned to TEC® products to aid with fast-paced tile installation in a variety of challenging environments. This product provides a flexible, long-lasting and water-resistant seal. The new Robert D.

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The London Tile Co.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

The Aquarius range is here to save you from costly and time consuming sealing products, as it has the beautiful look of natural stone but is actually made of ceramic and porcelain. The 600x300mm wall tiles are ceramic and come in either a plain field tile or a linear faux-mosaic decor tile.

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Garden State Tile Blog

AUGUST 27, 2020

Inspired by the classic hexagon silhouette, the elongated shape is available in a variety of sizes and colors from carrara look mosaics to vibrant 2”x10” offerings and beyond. Since this seamless option features no grout lines, only the slab captures the eye for a full-impact effect in the kitchen. Large Format Slabs. Pops of Color.

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Architectural Ceramics

APRIL 26, 2018

From the shower pan to the grout, and everything in between, we’ve got you covered. With tools for homeowners, architects, contractors and distributors (that’s us) alike, Laticrete is a great resource for tile installation products and learning. Want to know how any of these products can be used in your own renovation?

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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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The London Tile Co.

MAY 17, 2016

But with the right design and products, you can create a practical and attractive walk-in shower in almost any size room. Niches can be used to neatly store showering products, or as a foot rest if installed at a lower height. Glass mosaic tiles are great for adding interest in niches, around sinks and on feature walls.

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Architectural Ceramics

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Base molding: Just like wood molding is used at the bottom of a wall where it meets the floor, base molding can be made out of ceramic, marble or porcelain, and functions the same way. To see collections available with Architectural Ceramics that include a base molding, visit our base molding product search here.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The Austin Gray Design Group worked with Crossville in selecting a beautiful blend of products for Apartment A. In the kitchen, the design team chose Crossville’s Swatches wall tile collection creating a beautiful backsplash complimenting the Crossville porcelain slabs and countertops.

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Garden State Tile Blog

APRIL 4, 2019

From porcelain to cement to natural stone, new designs and innovations have lead to some of the most breathtaking new collections for both residential and commercial projects. Strong Veined Marble Porcelain. Dramatic, yet undeniably sophisticated, marble look porcelain in 2019 is stronger than ever. Parquet Porcelain.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

DECEMBER 17, 2019

One trend that we are especially hoping will take off more in 2020 is coloured grout. There was some evidence of this around this year, especially at Clerkenwell Design Week , and of course, throughout Living Ceramics ‘ Cava and Cava Mosaic, but there doesn’t seem to be nearly enough of it gound around.

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Tile Talk

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Fragments are colorful mosaic accent strips made from patterned cement tile that have been cut. Each tessera is carefully chosen based on how its color and pattern will integrate with the theme of the mosaic. It is this variation that make the product so unique and each installation is truly one of a kind. Well be glad to help!

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 16, 2022

When it comes to onboarding ceramic or even successfully selling your store’s current ceramic program, the question of product selection is key. Dal-Tile’s Martinson agreed, noting consumers want several product lines from which to make their selection. You can also mix in some trend panels of actual grouted products.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 3, 2013

Tile of Spain, the international brand representing 125 ceramic tile manufacturers belonging to the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association (ASCER), has won a 2013 KBCULTURE Award for Tile of Spain manufacturer Ceracasa’s stunning Absolute porcelain tile. The result is a shimmering precious metal tile finish.

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Tile Talk

JANUARY 14, 2014

Here are the first three: Use a very narrow grout line when installing cement tiles. Place cement tiles as close together as possible to create a very thin grout line. Minimizing the grout line will make the design look seamless and your space look larger. We recommend a 1/16” grout joint. green building products.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 20, 2016

The updated course has an expanded section on glass tile and mosaics. There are new sections on Thin Porcelain Tile Panels, tools, tile patterns, tile layout process and options, steam rooms and curbless showers; including updates to important industry standards.

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Tile Talk

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Then the additional layers of tile are added, let to sit overnight and the grout is applied. The grout is applied and then smoothed over as an initial cleanup with a damp sponge and allowed to sit again overnight. The finished product! Labels: ceramic tile , glass tile , Grout , installation , thin set. Product Plug.

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Architectural Ceramics

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Turn to the last page, and you’ll find most porcelains are rated for floor use, while some ceramic tiles are only suitable for wall use. From ceramic to porcelain, and glass to natural stone, AC offers a variety of tile materials. From ceramic to porcelain, and glass to natural stone, AC offers a variety of tile materials.

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Tile Talk

AUGUST 28, 2012

Because slate is a natural stone product it is not as strong as certain other tiles, Schluter said that we needed to add another layer of plywood before we proceeded and so a new layer of 3/8" plywood was added to the 3/4" layer. The next step of course is the grout or is it? Labels: Ditra , Grout , Schluter , Slate tile , thin-set.

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