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ANSWER – Generally speaking when a tile tents (lifting up) the failure is due to debonding that is caused by compounding reasons.  Part of it could be that there was a contaminate on the substrate to…

ANSWER – It is odd that you are saying that a ceramic tile edges on your shower wall are flaking.  Normally ceramic tile would not flake. It could chip, but normally you don’t see chipping…

ANSWER – In terms of the delay in completing the work you will need to determine if there are any penalty clauses in your contract with the granite installer.

As far as the unprofessional work goes…

ANSWER – There are a lot of variables in your situation and it is difficult to give you a clear recommendation on the limited information you provided.

You should go to the manufacturer of the…

ANSWER – Best bet is to go to a local distributor of ceramic tile and get references from them.  Tiles can be hand painted and fired in kilns, and today ceramic tiles and stones can…

ANSWER – First, I wonder why it is necessary to attach the table legs that securely to the floor.  I wouldn’t expect that it would be subjected to that much stress to require it.

If…

ANSWER – To answer your question, I think if you have found the travertine tiles to be warped that it is likely due to the way they were stored under the house for over a…

ANSWER – It is hard to make any definitive conclusions without inspecting your floor thoroughly.  When there is a problem it is normally not for one single thing that has gone wrong, but for compounding reasons. …

ANSWER – There is no standard addressing stone and salt water pools.  Salt Water pools are relatively new and recently more popular, so we are just now starting to see some problems with certain stones and…

ANSWER – Ceramic tile (which includes porcelain tile) if installed correctly should not debond or crack.  Ceramic tile properly installed over a normal concrete slab that is subjected to a salt water flood should not cause…