Articles Tagged with ''ceramic tile''

Done well, tile layout is pleasing to the eye. Done poorly, everyone loses. Tile layout is not difficult, but it does require skill and experience.

Effectively installing the proper slope to drain as well as meeting the flatness requirement of the ANSI standard is challenging. Here, CTEF’s Scott Carothers walks us through the steps required to successfully install tile to achieve both. 

Daltile will highlight three design activations at the brand’s booth #4312 at HD Expo in Las Vegas this week. 

New designs incorporate old and new techniques and are inspired by Celtic monuments and Japanese shrines.

Corner cuts on a job are inevitable, but they are tricky and can cost you both time and money. Scott provides a simple solution.

Continuously increasing their value to customers and partners, Sika’s and Merkrete’s technical sales teams met for tile-setting training at the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) last week. 

Stephanie Smith, owner of Classic Designs Unlimited Inc. in Calabash, NC, helped a couple of homeowners transform their outdated master bathroom into a tranquil escape.

Many times, when ceramic tile is installed, we, as installers, may not use all of the tile industry standards to our best advantage. These standards can be the installer’s best friend when assisting the consumer, whether residential or commercial, in deciding the grout joint size and pattern.

When remodeling her home in Central Texas, Aars took the lead on designing her master bathroom and the bathroom her two young sons share.