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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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Finding the right Tile Backsplash contractor In Portland- Factors

Kitchen and Residential Design

Finding the right tile backsplash contractor in Portland is very important if you want to get professional quality of service. Even the most complex patterns can be installed by these professionals while offering services to grout and seal the materials so that it will remain clean and attractive for a long period of time.

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Grouting Floor Tile Installations

The Tile Doctor

Letand#39;s talk first about Portland cement based grout since this is the most commonly used material. Once the grout is mixed per the Manufacturers instructions, it needs to be installed.

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Tub Shower Demo Easy Way

How to Floor Tile

At the jobsite a dump truck would drop maybe a yard or two of sand, then I had to unload many bags of portland cement. Grout was a cement based material but color was added if one wanted colored grout. Then I would mix sand and cement to a specific consistency then carry it in 5 gallon buckets to the worksite inside the house.

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ANSI Standards

The Tile Council of North America Blog

Installation of Ceramic Tile in the Wet-Set Method, with Portland Cement Mortar – 2013 [Revised] Status: The publication available for purchase through TCNA and ANSI is current. There is an open PINS on this standard because a group of technical experts is working on possible revisions to section 3.6 Metal lathe or approved alternate).

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Why is my White Marble Turning Yellow?

Architectural Ceramics

Yellowing may still happen in a shower area where mud work or wet bed has been done using Gray Portland cement. When the stone is exposed to water, moisture penetrates the stone and grout and into the mud bed, activating the loose particles of cement. Why is White Thinset insufficient in this application?

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Cronin Showroom Gets a Remodel!

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

The Cronin Company in Portland Oregon recently remodeled their showroom using 4′ x 5″ Rosse wood-like plank tiles. 2,000+ square feet of ARDEX UI 720™ FLEXBONE®! “Installing flexbone for easy removal when needing to remodel”, was a key factor for Terry and Pacific Specialty on choosing ARDEX FLEXBONE®!

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