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Natural stone 101: Understanding the basics

Floor Covering News

Natural stone can be a hard product category for some retailers to get into. The product is high-end in nature, due to several factors. While this is no doubt a point in the category’s favor, it can also come across as too “unpredictable” for consumers who are unfamiliar with natural stone.

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Quarry from Astor

Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

Quarry is a varied and unique series in that it combines the look of aged natural stones – somewhere between travertine, quartzite and stone. tile astor porcelain quarry' It crosses new boundaries and yet is so familiar. Share it now!

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Bigger Is Better: Large Format Porcelain Tile

Architectural Ceramics

Architectural Ceramic’s put together a small list of some of our large format porcelain tile collections. About Porcelain Tile. Why are large format tiles typically porcelain? Porcelain tile is fired at a higher temperature. Porcelain tile is an excellent option for commercial or residential spaces.

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Ceramic: The pros and cons of natural stone

Floor Covering News

When it comes to natural stone, specialty retail has it tough. However, natural stone has its advantages—i.e., In an effort to help retailers in that endeavor, three suppliers gave FCNews their best advice on how to deal with the challenges of natural stone while also tapping the inherent advantages of the category.

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Why External Porcelain Paving is a Safer Choice for Your Patio

The London Tile Co.

have made sure that all our external porcelain paving tiles have a minimum R11 slip resistance rating. PorcelPave engineered porcelain is extremely strong and hard-wearing. Much more scratch resistant than natural stone or concrete. See our full range of outdoor porcelain tiles here. At The London Tile Co.

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March Madness: ACI’s Final Four Tile Matchups

Architectural Ceramics

Let’s see how your tile picks compare to a few of our own; and which material, porcelain, ceramic, glass or stone is favored to take it all. Durable, non-porous, predictable — Porcelain is an obvious choice when consistency is the name of the game. Natural Stone. Tile Stats By Type.

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Tile with Money in Mind

Architectural Ceramics

Since we’re on the heels of our March Madness: ACI’s Final Four Tile Matchups blog, let’s round out a list in the same main tile types: porcelain, ceramic, glass and natural stone. Our Monroe Collection isn’t a ceramic, but a porcelain that looks like one. Ceramic: OK, you caught us.