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Retailers share their A+ products from 2022

Floor Covering News

” — Doug Bertrand, Carpetland USA, Davenport, Iowa New Standard Plus by Engineered Floors About the product: New Standard Plus is the latest hard surface offering from Engineered Floors. EF with their New Standard Plus SPC is an A+ product. Painted Sky is also much more realistic looking than other SPC products.

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Hispaniola Relief Cement Tiles Offer Island-Like Feel

Tile Talk

The tiles in the Hispaniola Collection are made of white Portland cement, marble dust, and mineral pigments. Also, because the colors are embedded within the tile rather than painted on, the colors will neither fade nor deteriorate over time. The tile come pre-sealed with a penetrating sealer and are ready to install.

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Made In the USA: AC Tile Lines Made in America

Architectural Ceramics

Another husband and wife team, Michael Pratt and Reta Larson, started their tile company together in Portland, Oregon. Today, from cutting to firing and from glazing to painting, each tile is touched by several hands before it leaves their facility. The field tiles range from a standard 4×4 to an arabesque and elongated hexagon.

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Avente Tile Talk: Cement Tile Designs That Impress!

Tile Talk

Handmade cement tiles start as a mixture of natural materials including crushed limestone, Portland cement, aggregate (small stones), sand, and water. design standards. hand painted tile. Across the Color Spectrum: Painting by Lauralee Klindt. Up to 25 artisans handle each tile during the manufacturing process.

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Avente Tile Talk: Aguayo Cement Tile Factory Tour

Tile Talk

The color layer is made from a mixture of the following: White Portland cement. design standards. hand painted tile. Across the Color Spectrum: Painting by Lauralee Klindt. The calcium carbonate in these bins will first be weighed, and then mixed to form the color layer of cement tile. Marble dust. Silica sand.

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Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co.

The Tile Shop

The fixtures are then hand painted, fired in a kiln, and shipped to Portland, OR to be assembled by hand. Stephenson Chair Cover 1960s IBM Standard Issue Clock Blackline Stoneware Teapot' Using traditional production methods, this company turned to what they call "micro manufacturing."

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Don’t Focus on Cosmetic Features When Buying a Home

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

You can even use paint to make one-piece molding look like three-piece molding. It’s also not as smooth as higher-quality alternatives and it doesn’t allow for staining, though you can paint it,” he adds. It’s also not as smooth as higher-quality alternatives and it doesn’t allow for staining, though you can paint it,” he adds.

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