Floor Covering News

MAY 21, 2021

Continuing its downward trajectory, ceramic tile sales in 2020 experienced a low, single-digit decline in terms of overall dollar sales and similar declines in terms of volume. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%. of dollar sales for the gradually increasing hard surface market and 24.6% Imports vs. domestics.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 31, 2022

Merkrete will unveil two new tile setting products at Coverings 2022. Merkrete, a Parex USA brand, said it will display and demonstrate its time-saving, high-efficiency tile setting products at Coverings 2022 in Las Vegas (booth N2562). Chino, Calif.—Merkrete,

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How to Floor Tile

MAY 17, 2022

However, your smaller tile shops tend to use mid and upper grade products for their quality and attractive design. In this example below, I used builders grade 6x6 with basic black design element I found on a sale box and just made it all work. New fixtures topped off a nice clean rebuild.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

A soft to the touch, contemporary, rectified tile, Urban Wood enables the installer to use smaller grout joints which not only give the new tiled area a more monolithic appearance… the smaller the grout joint, the lesser the time and expense for future cleaning. and a >0.50 www.laticrete.com. January 21, 2013.

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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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Architectural Ceramics

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Cement tiles are therefore considered to be a ‘green’ or ecological product because the elements and process required for manufacturing them are natural. As these tiles are the work of artisans, slight imperfections, irregular edges and the appearance of fine crazing lines are inherent to this product. Cement tile is porous.

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Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

In the month of November, we’re thankful for Thanksgiving feasts, Black Friday sales, and the ‘Movember’ trend where men grow a mustache to bring awareness to men’s health. To view our full Aristocrat Collection, visit our product page or download a datasheet here. The dark grout ties the space together.

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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. Our website allows you to browse our products and data sheets. This is especially important when working with natural stone. Applying a sealant to an installed tile and grout. Thanks for working with us!

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Architectural Ceramics

JULY 27, 2018

Porcelain tile, as a result of the production process, is a durable tile that is not only freeze and frost proof, but also fade resistant, slip resistant, and non-porous. Through high-definition printing, porcelain tiles can mimic other materials like cement or natural stone that are typical of an outdoor setting.

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Architectural Ceramics

MAY 25, 2018

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. Aristocrat. Century Wood.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Mapeguard CI is a flexible, fabric-reinforced, “peel-and-stick” crack-isolation membrane that helps to prevent existing or future in-plane floor cracks (with movement up to 3/8-inch or 10mm wide) from transmitting through grout, ceramic tile or natural stone.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

The industry’s major manufacturers as well as the latest emerging companies will showcase thousands of new products and services in categories including furniture, fabrics, flooring, interior building products, interior finishes and technology. AHF Contract: Expressive Ideas. Ava by Novalis: 2TRZO. Today, everyone is a curator.

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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

DECEMBER 10, 2015

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. It would be prudent to recommend the use of White Thinset for all natural stone installations, but that may not prevent yellowing from occurring completely.

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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. To see more featured tile product that includes a green color option, browse our website by setting the Color Filter to Green. It’s Not Easy Being Green. Join our newsletter here.

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Architectural Ceramics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Don’t default to Windex because you’re cleaning glass, if you have unsealed white grout, it may turn blue over time. Available in 3″x6″ and 6″x24″ field tiles, our Naturals Collection modulates well with the 6″x12″ Batik field tile. Passionate About Pattern. Bragging About Bethesda.

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Tile Excellence

JUNE 3, 2012

Economical shower waterproofing for ceramic tile, marble,slate.and all natural stone materials. Many times the mildew had eaten away at the wood studs in the wall and caused the grout to turn black from the inside out causing costly repairs and complete tear outs to redo the wood studs.In Newer Post. Older Post.

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Architectural Ceramics

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Whether using the 12″x12″ product search or 24″x24″ product search , we make browsing simple. To learn more about this collection, read our blog entry, It’s Only Natural: AC’s Glass Tile Collection. It is commonly done in travertine, because the pattern and natural stone both come from France.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 5, 2020

Flooring retailers, including those looking to gain back lost dollars from the growing popularity of vinyl products, would do well to turn to tile and stone, which offers high dollar sales and high margins, according to suppliers at The International Surface Event (TISE) held in Las Vegas earlier this year. “We

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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. Daltile is an industry-leading brand of ceramic, porcelain, glass, metal, manufactured stone and natural stone tile products.

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Architectural Ceramics

AUGUST 10, 2018

The cost is often a critique of natural slate. However, adding natural stone tile like slate adds value to any renovation. This backsplash, done in the color Sutra Black, is a grout-free stacked slate. For more images or information about our Rustic Cladding Collection, visit our Product Page here.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

Then I specialized in architectural and contractor sales, and specified and sold many larger architectural projects. I later worked as a sales manager for Laticrete International for seven years, before founding Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants (CTaSC) on May 5, 2002. What does the training consist of?

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Architectural Ceramics

AUGUST 25, 2017

This collection’s features make it an easy option to mix and match with other natural stone or porcelain tile: 3″ x 6″ field tile with coordinating bullnose and trim profiles. Grout is used to allow for this expansion and contraction. Today, the country is also known for its modern production.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Many ceramic leaders agree that by the end of 2019 the category will have remained flat or declined by approximately 3% in both volume and dollar sales. Raj Shah, president, MSI, noted a slowdown in new home sales as well. Wall products, countertops and outdoor pavers, for example, have served as key growth segments.

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Making Tile Modern

APRIL 16, 2012

A few months back we welcomed Interior Designer Katelyn Bowman as our Trade Sales + Interior Design Specialist here at modwalls and she has been an amazing addition to our team. There are what seems to be millions of tile products out there made of a billion different materials in a trillion different sizes.

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