Expert Answers in Ceramic and Porcelain Tile

ANSWER - Flagstone is a shape and not a specific type of stone.  It can be a sandstone, granite, slate or ? Regardless, if the stone is properly installed and structurally sound then you could install a…

Answer: If you have glazed ceramic tile surface on your table and it has become rough, then I suspect that the body of the tile is very porous perhaps a Saltillo clay body? Glazed tile…

  Answer - Glazed Ceramic porcelain tile panel Pros: 1. They come in approx. sizes of 3’ x 10’ panels that range in thickness from 3 to 6mm is relatively new and are very thin…

ANSWER - The answer is yes, there is a concern about too hot of temperatures or too high humidity to install ceramic, glass or stone tile. The thickness of the tile or whether it is…

ANSWER - Glazed tiles normally don't stain as they have a (glass like coating that is fired onto the surface of the clay body tile) surface that is impervious.  Unless when you say glazed you mean…

ANSWER - You indicate that the wood looking glazed porcelain floor tile has some chipped edges and is pitting.  You say that some of the tile edges has lippage (offset higher or lower from the tile…

ANSWER - The general rule of thumb for whether a ceramic tile is a porcelain type of ceramic tile or another ceramic tile body type is that the porcelain tile body cannot have an absorption rate…

ANSWER - I assume you have a glazed porcelain tile.  The name Tuscan suggest that it is suppose to have a somewhat rustic look.  Sometimes tiles are manufactured in a way to give them a distressed…

ANSWER - There is no standard for seconds other than it doesn't meet the ANSI A137.1 standards in some respect. On the other hand it isn't expected to represent any unlimited degree of flaws. In the…

ANSWER - Porcelain tile, which is a type of ceramic tile, can crack for a variety of reasons, although if installed correctly it should never crack. Considering your tiles are installed on a concrete slab on…