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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
There are a few questions that I often get when customers come into our store to try and pick ceramic tile. One of the most common is, “How should I pick the color of my tile?”. My advice for this is to first look at other areas in your house that have the largest areas…