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Tidying Up: How to Clean Up Different Tile Types

Architectural Ceramics

Handmade ceramics are often hand-painted. your handmade ceramic tile has a crackle finish, clean it the same way you would a hand-painted tile. To further protect against stains, seal the tile once a year, with one of our sealant products. With our sealants, you’re able to protect your investment.

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Patio Flooring Buying Guide

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Popular natural stone options include slate, travertine, granite, and even marble. Consider adding a sealant to protect the tile from wear and the grout from cracking. It can be molded to fit almost any shape, and there are plenty of options to personalize it including, coloring, stamping, brushing, painting, scoring, and patterning.

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How To Care For Marble Or Natural Stone From?

How to Floor Tile

link] I personally do not advocate using Marble, Travertine and other natural stone in showers or wet areas because it is too soft and hard to maintain. Stains can be oil based, organic, metallic, biological, ink based, paint based, acid based. Do not use acids or flame tools to strip paint from stone.