Ceramic and Porcelain Tile cleaning Maintenance

What is the best way to clean ceramic tile for the first time?

ANSWER - It is always best to use a neutral based soap or detergent in cleaning ceramic tile. Some ceramic tile can be sensitive to acid. Best to scrub tile and grout joints with a soft…

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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile installation Standards

Any issues with Installing Ceramic Tile on a Counter Top?

ANSWER - No, there should be no issues with a counter top type of installation if installed correctly and per industry standards, such as: a. This design or assembly can be found in the Tile…

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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile Discontinued Tile

How can I find about an old Ceramic Tile?

ANSWER - The numbers on the back of ceramic tile can not be used to locate tile. They are production run numbers that may have nothing to do with who manufacturers it or what its…

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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile Floor Warming selection

Which type of tile would be warmer on the feet?

ANSWER - Porcelain tile is a type of ceramic tile. They are both clay based material. Generally Porcelain tile is more dense than many ceramic tiles, but not always. There is no significant difference in…

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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile cleaning Maintenance stone

How to scrub Mexican Marble without damaging it?

ANSWER - Normally a neutral based detergent cleaner is the best to use with water. Change water frequently. Use a bristle scrub brush with an extended handle and then use a wet and dry vacuum…

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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile Debonding Tile failures

Find literature on why large portions of ceramic tile separate from a slab

ANSWER - If the tile debonded from the slab then it wasn't completely properly installed. Properly installed means properly preparing the slab to make sure it is suitable for the installation as well as using…

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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile sealers

Is there a high-heat ceramic paint product you could recommend?

ANSWER - There is no paint per se manufactured for ceramic tile. Normally what bonds the best to a clean surface of ceramic tile is epoxy paint. Some epoxy paints do have a relatively high…

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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile sealers Visual

Recommendations for wet look Sealer for hearth?

ANSWER - I assume you must have an unglazed (throughbody) ceramic tile.  It is not clear how absorbing the tile body is, but you must consider the tiles’ absorption when you select a sealer. There…

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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile cleaning failures Stains

How to clean Stains from porcelain tile from China and seal them?

ANSWER - To remove stains in tile depends on the type of tile and the type of material that caused the stain. You said that it was a porcelain tile, but porcelain tile should technically…

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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile cracks failures Grout Moisture Problems

Wood underneath tile next to sink is soaked and smells mildewed

ANSWER - The description of your kitchen counter leads me to belief that they installed the tile directly to a wood top without a waterproof membrane on top of it. That is not a good…

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