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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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$100 pool tile repair - Tile Excellence - Blogger

Tile Excellence

About 3 parts grout and 1 part portland cement(comes in gray and white colors) Its probably better for the do it yourselfer to do this repair in the morning or late evening when the direct sun is not right on your area to be repaired. tile replaced ready to grout. to get back to the useful info pools can be challenging.

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

Architectural Ceramics

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. Don’t hesitate to visit one of our DC-metro area showrooms locations to talk with a design and sales associate about your options.

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Tile Installation-Tile Repair-Tile Experts: Tile Excellence: reader.

Tile Excellence

I recommend Using pure portland cement in both your thin set and grout to give you extra strength and durability. Below is a swimming pool I tiled about a month ago along with photos of unfinished and finished pool. Pools are a very specialized type of tile job and require precise materials and alot of experience to get right.

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Dealers share A+ products from 2020

Floor Covering News

We are seeing robust sales on the Advanced+ series after only being in the stores for a short period of time.”. Rob Tarver, Wanke Cascade, Portland, Ore. Color-coordinated and non-porous InteGrout is seamlessly attached to all visuals, except the two stenciled designs, eliminating the messy grouting process altogether. “My