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How do I get my Porcelain Tile to have a Wet Look?
ANSWER – There are sealers called enhancers. They are normally penetrating sealers used on natural stone products to give them a wet look. They are breathable sealers. There is a product called Miracle 511 Seal…
Read MoreWhat is the thickness tolerance for Engineered marble & quartz?
ANSWER – The standards for Quartz Stone or Engineered Stone, which is a man-made product that generally is made up of about 90% quartz with resin, are currently the same standards as for natural stone.
… Read MoreWhat sealer should on use on my new Travertine Deck?
Answer: There are sealers that will darken natural stone and give it a wet look that won’t make them more slippery. They are called penetrating enhancer sealers. They make the stone water resistant. There are surface…
Read MoreIs it effective to remove voids under tiles with an Adhesive Injection system
ANSWER – Spot bonding tiles leaving voids under tiles that produce hollow sounds is not an acceptable tile installation method in the industry.
Over the years when I have seen attempts to inject epoxy liquids…
Read MoreDo you have to remove the thin-set adhesive from the previous installation or can you install over it?
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…
Read MoreIs it recommended to install Carrara Marble in Steam Showers?
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…
Read MoreIs Spot Bonding Tile an Acceptable Installation Method and will it result in a Failure?
ANSWER – Adhering a tile using a spot bonded method , where the installer typically applies a spot of cementitious thin-set adhesive in the four corners of the tile and at the center of the…
Read MoreHow can I incorporate movement joints in my tile work while maintaining aesthetics.
ANSWER – The TCNA EJ171 standards for installing movement joints in tile work are general recommendations. There is an ASTM C1472 standard for calculating movement in movement joints, so you can consider the coefficient of…
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