Technical

Quick and easy ways to achieve them correctly Hopefully, as a tile installer, you’ve heard a lot about movement, expansion, or movement accommodation joints – and...

QUESTION I have a customer with an exterior balcony that is tiled on the floor and walls. The space below the balcony is conditioned space...

Carrara marble moisture discoloration on shower floors is a common problem that has been experienced by many professional tile and stone installers in the...

QUESTION I am bidding 10,000 to 12,000 square feet of thin brick. And I thought some advice would be prudent! Would you care to share with...

Cleaning alone can remove more than half of harmful germs Suddenly and unexpectedly, hygiene has become a top life priority. Clean spaces directly contribute to...

When we analyze the results of the Certified Tile Installer (CTI) test, given by the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation, we can see that when...

QUESTION Any chance you’ve seen discoloration on grout that’s brownish red? I have a few theories, but I honestly, never seen anything quite as grungy...

Question: We just installed a stone tile shower floor. It was sealed twice and shortly after white stuff kept showing on the floor even though...

QUESTION I have a small floor install in a basement. A construction joint runs about 1/3 into my floor. I’m installing 6”x36” porcelain tiles over...

QUESTION I wonder if you can help me out on a problem we are having based on coved lighting that causes the wall-washing effect. We have...

If you are an attendee of our NTCA online free webinars, this title may sound familiar. That’s because back in February, ARDEX Technical Manager...

Oberlin, OH, April 28, 2020— The Natural Stone Institute is proud to announce the debut of a new safety resource for stone fabricators and...

QUESTION I wonder if I could get some advice from you for this project that we are to start installing in a few weeks. It...

QUESTION I’m writing with a question that I hope you can either answer or point me to the best resource that would be able to...

The use of mortar in construction has been around since around 6500 B.C., and still has a place in today’s construction projects. The ability to...

QUESTION I got a call today from a customer who chipped her Saltillo tile and wants to know if it can be repaired. The tile...

QUESTION How close to the tile wall can a linear drain be placed? I’m planning to use an elastomeric waterproofing membrane and install the mortar bed...

QUESTION We are about to install 16” x 16” terrazzo cement tile (2cm) on a 10' x 10 wall in a doctor’s office. The wall...

 Eldorado Stone, a Boral brand, introduces a new color palette to accentuate the classically-inspired aesthetics of one of its most popular profiles....

Mother Nature has always provided the strongest and most artistic designs imaginable. Antolini has over 60 years of experience harnessing this ...