New Installation Photos
Check out some awesome pictures from a recent bathroom tile and shower installation! http://bit.ly/tNCLJO
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Ceramic Tile Special!
–We have Sold-Out of this product. Call our stop by for new product specials!– Ceramic Tile Special – Ceramic Tiles starting at $.99 a sqft. While supplies lasts, see store for details or e-mail us by clicking HERE.
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Cleaning the “haze” off of Ceramic and Porcelain
Many customers come into our store and want to know how to get what they describe as a “haze” over there tile. This is not to be confused with regular dirt that will come off when mopped. Another question people ask is how to remove grout they accidentally got on their tile when installing floors…
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Patterns
Another way to help a room looked balanced is to contrast patterns between walls and floors. For example if you have a wallpaper with a large print or design then it would be good to go with a small design for your floor(ex. small tiles, 3″planks,or carpet with small patterns). The opposite would work if…
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Lighting
It is important that when you see a sample of a product of a color you like that you take it home before choosing it. Different light sources will make your flooring appear different. The direction your windows face, the size of your windows, and whether or not your home has incandescent light will all…
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Wear Rating
To help select suitable tiles for specific applications tiles are rated the P.E.I. (Porcelain Enamel Institute) scale. The tiles are evaluated for wear resistance on a scale from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). PEI 1: Light Traffic – recommended for residential bathrooms or other areas with light traffic and where shoes are not frequently used….
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Scratch Hardness
Most tiles are rated for hardness or scratch resistance using the MOHS Test and rating system. The MOHS test rates tile from 1 (softest) to 10 (hardest). Ceramic tile with a value of 5 or more is suitable for most residential floor tile applications. Tile with a value of 7 or higher is normally acceptable…
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Different Tiles
Here is an explanation of a few different types of tiles that will hopefully help you choose which is right for you. Wall Tile- Now this may sound very common sense that wall tile is for well, the walls, however there are people who don’t see the difference between a regular ceramic tile and a…
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Continuity
Using the same type of flooring throughout several different rooms adds a sense of continuity to a home. For example if you choose to do one bedroom in laminate it is a good idea to go ahead and try and do the rest of the bedrooms in laminate. Or if you choose to replace old…
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Grout Tips
An important part of any tile job is the grout. Many people have a hard time trying to decide what color grout to use. There are really two options when choosing a grout color. If you want your grout lines to almost disappear then finding a grout color closest to the same color as your…