Expert Answers in installation

ANSWER – Encaustic tiles are a cement based material.  There are no industry standards that address what the physical properties are and how they should perform.  So the quality of the material you get can…

ANSWER – The 6×24 inch Realstone product appears to be a natural limestone.  The Acrylpro Adhesive is a type of mastic. The Acrylpro datasheet says it is recommended to install up to 8×8 inch tiles.…

ANSWER – It is possible to install tile over tile if the existing tile is in good condition.  If the existing tile is cracked then the new tile installed over it will crack.   In order…

ANSWER – First of all you can’t install directly to exterior stucco wall without first removing the stucco.  Stucco is a weak cementitious material and too weak to bond tile to.

You can sandblast or…

ANSWER – What should have been done while installing the Hardibacker board on the walls, is the framing studs should have been shimmed and adjusted to make sure the Hardibacker board was plumb and square.

ANSWER – First of all you need to make sure that the substrate to which you will be adhering the tiles are suitable for the application.  In bathrooms you want to use materials that are…

ANSWER – First of all, a monolithic cement terrazzo application when a better is only 1/2″ thick, where a sand cushion terrazzo assembly is about 3.5 inches thick.

Regardless of which installation method you use,…

ANSWER – The answer is it depends…  The new installation can’t be attached to the underlying substrate any better than what the remaining thin-set is attached to it.  So you need to make sure it…

ANSWER – I have seen Carrara Marble installed in showers and steam shower successfully, but I have also seen where there were staining problems.

Many marbles contain pyrite (iron sulfide) minerals which is a natural…

ANSWER –  Industry standards require tile floor surfaces in areas that are subject to being wet must have a slope to drain of 1/4 inch per foot.   So if  water is getting into your screed…