CUSTOM Insights Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Tile installed in homes and businesses continues to get larger and larger. Tile 15”, 24” and larger make up the majority of tile installed today and these tile are considered large format, which is defined as tile 15 inches or longer on any side including plank shaped tile. Larger tiles need a flatter floor.

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How to Floor Tile

AUGUST 7, 2018

I built this shower recently and all the tile looks like marble but it really is Porcelain and manufacturers copy natural stone for a reason. Stains can be oil based, organic, metallic, biological, ink based, paint based, acid based. Paint Small amounts can be removed with lacquer thinner or scraped off carefully with a razor blade.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 15, 2016

the change in elevation is the difference between the high one – where the wood flooring will get installed – and the low one – which is where we dropped the floor so that our stone tile would be flush set with the finished floor. No paint on these walls either. More metal bending goodness. Foam insulation.

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