Expert Answers in Ceramic and Porcelain Tile

ANSWER – First of all, you need to make sure you are cleaning your ceramic tile frequently and properly, or it can significantly contribute to the ceramic tile being too slippery. Use one of the…

ANSWER – If the absorption of your tile is 3% or less it is considered frost proof.  Normally that is only an issue if it is an exterior application because if the tile is…

ANSWER – Ceramic tile designs are very trendy and come and go quickly. If you have checked with the manufacturer or last known supplier and they don’t have it, then it’ll be a long…

ANSWER – We normally don’t recommend to bonding to exterior glued plywood (EGP), but it can be done in interior dry applications. Plywood will expand and deform if subjected to moisture or humidity. There are…

ANSWER – I assume you have a porcelain wood looking tile that you want to use on the exterior deck of your home in MD. If so, yes, porcelain tiles can be used on exterior…

 ANSWER – Indent fractures normally occur in natural stone, although I have seen it in glazed wall tiles.  We normally don’t see it in ceramic floor tiles.

ANSWER – Not sure what you mean by seepage through ceramic tile grout and pin holes. I assume you mean that water or efflorescence is coming up through those areas. Moisture is the driving force…

ANSWER – All floor tiles can be used on walls.  But not all walls tiles can be used on floors.  The shear bond strength of the thin-set mortar that you use to bond the tile to…

 ANSWER – There are many types of ceramic tile that have different physical properties and different limitations.  Not sure if your tile is glazed or unglazed or polished, or what the body type is of the…

ANSWER – Keep in mind that looking solely at photos is very limiting in developing a valid conclusion of what has caused the discoloration in the surface of your glazed tile floor.