Category: Ceramic Tile

  • Hot Or Not? Ceramic Tile Floating Floors | Toolmonger

    Hot Or Not? Ceramic Tile Floating Floors | Toolmonger

    [adsenseyu1] Floating floors have come a long way from the crappy picture of wood pasted to a pressboard substrate; now you can even install floating ceramic tile floors. Besides actually being real ceramic or porcelain tile, the floors promise to be much easier and less messy to install. Two such floating floor systems are Cerama-lock…

  • Installing Glass Tile-Bostik Flooring Blog

    Installing Glass Tile-Bostik Flooring Blog

    Glass tile installations have become very popular and are a growing market share. Glass tiles are ecologically sound (many glass tile are made from recycled glass) and offer a wide range of colors. The key to achieving a good installation is substrate preparation. Substrate preparation is the #1 factor that accounts for the success or…

  • Electric Radiant Heated Floor Heating

    Electric Radiant Heated Floor Heating

    Most people don’t realize that heated floors are an affordable luxury that is easy to install for the do-it-yourselfers. Every ceramic tile floor should have in floor heating for comfort and cost savings. You’ll surely agree if you’ve ever stepped out of a nice hot shower onto a freezing cold ceramic tile floor in the…

  • Ceramic Tile Problems

    Ceramic Tile Problems

    Ceramic Tile Problems: Lippage is how level the tiles are in relationship to the neighboring tiles. If the tiles are not level it could mean the sub-floor is not level or there is debris under the tile, the tile was not set properly in the mortar, or the tiles were manufactured at varying thicknesses. Cracked…