Expert Answers in installation

ANSWER – There is a lot to installing a tile correctly so I can only briefly answer your questions and give you references.

You can install ceramic tile over properly prepared existing ceramic tile if…

ANSWER – The TCNA (Tile Council of North America) publishes an Installation guide that can apply to marble tile.  MIA (Marble Institute of America) publishes a manual and discusses wet areas briefly.  For their information…

ANSWER – 100% Silicone sealants can bond extremely well. It could bond the stone to the shower substrate and you would only need about 10% coverage to get an adequate attachment, but the problem would…

ANSWER – What I prefer to do in filling in that edge of the installation to cover up the mortar bed behind is to cut strips of the tile and place in there creating a…

ANSWER – Regarding your porous ceramic tile that you installed on your kitchen counter top, I assume it is an unglazed/through body tile.

The sealers that are specifically designed for ceramic tile and stone are…

ANSWER – First of all you need to be sure that the ceramic tile or stone tile that you want to use exterior is freeze thaw stable. The tile should not have more than…

ANSWER – Yes, you can install new ceramic tile over an existing ceramic tile counter top, but with limitations. First, the existing ceramic tile must be installed well and structurally sound. If the old tile…

ANSWER – There are several ways to treat the exposed edge of a marble. Most commonly the edge can be ground to a rounded bullnose edge and polished. Or at a lower expense you can…

ANSWER – Normally the light weight 6×8 type ceramic bodied tiles stay up with a good tacky non-sag thin-set or mastic. Depends on what type of substrate you are going over. If the substrate is…

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…