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Why is my White Marble Turning Yellow?

Architectural Ceramics

Yellowing may still happen in a shower area where mud work or wet bed has been done using Gray Portland cement. One option is to use White Portland Cement with a low Akali content for the mud job; another would be to install a waterproof membrane, such as Laticrete 9235, on top of the mud. The availability of so many wonderful marbles.

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Richard Quinlan joins Wellmade as senior VP of sales

Floor Covering News

Portland, Ore.—Richard Richard (Dick) Quinlan has joined Wellmade Performance Flooring as senior vice president of sales. Quinlan has spent more than 30 years in the flooring industry and brings a wealth.

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Keeping Warm with Fireplace Tile

Architectural Ceramics

Architectural Ceramics is pleased to bring this handmade Portland, Oregon product line to the east-coast. For further questions about our products featured here, or to place a tile order, please contact sales@architecturalceramics.com. Or, come visit us at one of our DC-metro area showroom locations. Hope to see you soon!

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Galleher expands Pacific Northwest presence

Floor Covering News

Portland, Ore.—Galleher, is expanding its presence in Oregon by opening a full-service branch in Portland. Portland will be the second branch office in the Pacific Northwest in addition to the Galleher office in Fife, Washington. Galleher, the largest flooring distributor on the west coast and third largest in the U.S.,

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Newest Trends in Kitchen & Bath

Architectural Ceramics

However, we have seen a huge increase in black tile sales over the last 6 months. Cement tiles are made by hand, one at a time, with a blend of Portland cement, regular grey cement, marble powder, fine sand and natural mineral color pigments. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year if I don’t write again before the holiday.

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Hardwoods West becomes new Bruce distributor

Floor Covering News

Hardwoods West, a distributor headquartered near Portland, Ore., Having worked in multiple aspects of the hardwood flooring industry including importing, distribution, product representation and inspections, Carter will lead sales efforts in the Northwest. Michael Patron and Nathan Carter of Hardwoods West, pictured right to left.

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$100 pool tile repair - Tile Excellence - Blogger

Tile Excellence

About 3 parts grout and 1 part portland cement(comes in gray and white colors) Its probably better for the do it yourselfer to do this repair in the morning or late evening when the direct sun is not right on your area to be repaired. love doing swimming pool tile, because i love the sun and being outside.In Newer Post. Older Post.

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