Expert Answers in Ceramic and Porcelain Tile

ANSWER – Ceramic tile is perfect for sunrooms so you can benefit from the energy saving passive solar effect (Winter time allows sun to shine on the floor and absorb heat, then it is released…

ANSWER – Porcelain Tile should be installed with a latex modified thin-set or a polymer modified thin-set. The Custom Marble Granite Mortar I believe is a polymer modified thin-set. For larger tiles 12×12 or larger…

ANSWER – Ceramic tile is very difficult to identify by just looking at it, if you have never seen it before.  Plus ceramic tile is very trendy and so the designs go out of fashion frequently.

ANSWER – Porcelain tile is a type of ceramic tile.

Ceramic tile is a clay body tile that is a composition of water and clay or a mixture of clay and other ceramic materials mined from…

ANSWER – Ceramic tile is not made with the intentions of it being coated or painted. There are many different types of ceramic tile, but I will assume you have glazed ceramic tile on your…

ANSWER – Sealers are normally only recommended for very porous ceramic tile and stone to minimize staining and to make it easier to maintain the product. With caution, sealers can be applied to more dense…

ANSWER – Regarding your situation where inside your customer’s home the ceramic tile was subject to flooding and was submerged in hot water for some period of time. Apparently after that incident, the ceramic…

ANSWER – It is never recommended to install directly to any type of wood, but it is done and there are products available for installing to exterior grade plywood.

Of course you never install…

ANSWER – Ceramic tile is very tolerant to temperature extremes. The effects are that ceramic tile can expand and contract, to some degree, from exposure to temperature and moisture changes. The more absorbing the ceramic…

ANSWER – I am assuming that you want a painted mural for your kitchen counter back splash. There are artists who can paint any scene or picture with ceramic tile glaze as the paint and…