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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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When to Hire a Professional Tile and Grout Cleaning Service

Fabric and Tile Masters

Tile and grout look absolutely stunning when they first go in but over time can develop dark stains as receptors for mold spores, mildew, and grime. If you Google ‘best way to clean tile and grout’ you are hit with thousands of web pages and videos offering unique and home made solutions.

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How to Transform Your Home Office into a Masterpiece with Cement Tiles

Granada Tile

Once you’ve prepared the floor and determined your layout, just apply the mortar, lay and space your tiles, apply grout release (or a first coat of concrete sealer), apply the grouting, and that’s it! The family wanted a pattern that evoked the Middle East and settled on the Venezia pattern, with its copious fig leaves.

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Tidying Up: How to Clean Up Different Tile Types

Architectural Ceramics

The KonMari method provides simple tools to organize your home, with the overall goal of sparking joy. To further protect against stains, seal the tile once a year, with one of our sealant products. Your contractor already sealed the crackle tile before grouting it during installation. That should spark joy in anyone.

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Caprice Grove Cement Tile Echoes Traditional French and Spanish Patterns

Cement Style

Or, make the hues completely your own with an easy-to-use cement tile design tool that customizes your color palette. Installing cement tiles is also similar to natural stone with tighter grout lines and use of a sealant after the tiles are set. Entryway featuring Caprice Grove bordered by Solid Ponderosa cement tile.

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5 Reasons to Hire a Professional Tile and Grout Cleaning Company

Fabric and Tile Masters

After a period of normal wear and tear, especially in high traffic areas, it is not unusual to start to see dullness in your tiles or darkening of grout in your home. Especially with the humidity and salt air often present in the Jacksonville and Ponte Vedra areas , the need to clean your tile and grout is often more frequent.

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Amalena Meadow Cement Tiles Bring Classic Cuban Style Home

Cement Style

Or, make the look completely your own with an easy-to-use cement tile design tool that customizes your color palette. Installing cement tiles is also similar to natural stone with tighter grout lines and use of a sealant after the tiles are set. It’s perfect as an accent wall by a soaking tub or for an outdoor living room.

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