Expert Answers in Ceramic and Porcelain Tile

ANSWER - First, I wonder why it is necessary to attach the table legs that securely to the floor.  I wouldn't expect that it would be subjected to that much stress to require it. If…

ANSWER - Whatever you do, do not use any acid, and in particular do not use muriatic acid, which is very corrosive and could etch and damage the tile. If the gray stains were not…

ANSWER - Use to be a company on San Fernando Road in Los Angeles, CA named P & E Tile Co. who bought out a lot of the old Franciscan tile.  Their phone number use…

ANSWER - Metal Tile is considered to be in the category of a Specialty Products in the ANSI A137.1 ceramic tile standards.  There is no specific reference to metal tile, but you could apply some…

ANSWER - Ceramic tile is generally fairly resistant to water unless there are some other underlying problems. Saltillo tiles are very absorbing tiles and some are made better than others in terms of their lasting…

ANSWER - Yes, you can bond directly to CMU if it is properly prepared.  Normally it is not completely plumb and flat.  It can be ground down and evened up with thin-set.  CMU is a…

ANSWER - The ceramic tile you described is either a glazed porcelain tile or an unglazed porcelain tile.  Either way the surface of the tile is technically impervious with an absorption rate of less than…

ANSWER:   I assume this is an interior application. There are products that will allow you to bond ceramic tile to exterior grade plywood, but it is not considered the best substrate to bond to.  It…

ANSWER - Granite is an igneous natural stone (cooled slowly in the deep upper part of the Earth’s crust) that has very high physical properties and is considered very durable in most cases.  There are…

ANSWER - The Italians have more experience, they created the current technologies, and they tend to be the leaders in…