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Laticrete profiles, trims hitting shelves nationwide

Floor Covering News

With coordinated profiles and trim pieces to the most popular grout colors and caulks, designers, installers and homeowners now have the ability to create looks across an entire installation. Choose from a number of colors and combinations to create looks with matching profiles, grouts, sealants and more.

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Avente Tile Talk: Removing Grout Haze in a Cement Tile Installation

Tile Talk

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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Installing External Porcelain Tiles With PorcelQuick Adpeds

The London Tile Co.

You can help the tiles stick using a primer painted to the underneath of the tile, but this is messy and time consuming – especially since you have to be careful to remove it from the sides and surface of the tile immediately. The new PorcelQuick system will solve this problem by reducing the amount of materials needed by up to 80%.

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The Great Reveal 2024

Floor Covering News

The AC5 planks boast 12mm overall thickness with painted bevel and pad attached and a Uniclic system for faster installation. The product also features an embossed-in-register texture and diamondized finish with a painted bevel and Uniclic locking system.

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Offering MORE solutions to every day problems

Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

Beginning with their packaging and product naming, they have developed a system of water-based cleaners, sealers and specialty stain removers to help you keep your tile surfaces as pristine as they day they were installed. Removes cement-based grout haze, efflorescence, and mineral deposits. Grout, Ceramic & Porcelain Sealer.

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

Architectural Ceramics

Architectural Ceramics offers two brands, Laticrete and Schluter , that make shower systems part of their specialty. From the shower pan to the grout, and everything in between, we’ve got you covered. Architectural Ceramics stocks a few of their products, a popular seller for example, is their grout. Schluter Systems.

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Avente Tile Talk: Cement Tile Backsplash Design, Cost & Installation.

Tile Talk

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. hand painted tile.