Expert Answers in installation

ANSWER - There are modified epoxy adhesives and epoxy adhesives that will bond to most woods.   Of course you need to first sand off any coatings on the wood surface before bonding.   There is…

ANSWER - 1x1 inch tiles might look great, but it doesn't make a great surface to prepare food on. The ideal solution, if practidal, is to install a granite slab countertop or soap stone countertop, which…

ANSWER - Other than going through a learning curve and already having established your layout, the installation production rate might be greater at some point, but it could also be diminished depending on the circumstances. Generally…

ANSWER - It is possible to adhere the travertine tiles directly to the steel.  There is no need or value to use backer board in an application such as this. The steel has to be scarified…

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: Other than going through a learning curve and already having established your layout, the installation production rate might be greater at some point, but it could also be diminished depending on the circumstances. Generally…

ANSWER - There is an ANSI A108.11 for the installation of cementitious backer board.  Technically Hardibacker board is a fiber cement board, but the installation methods are the same. The ANSI standards are recommendations and…

ANSWER - I assume when you say brick pattern you are referring to a staggered pattern where each tile is off-set from the other from 1/3 to 1/2 the length of the tile.   We refer…

  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 - There is a lot of confusion about what is acceptable tile lippage and what isn’t. I will be preparing an article on this topic soon. There are quantitative industry standards for what is…