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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 – Tumbled stone comes in many different types of stone. Some stone is more porous and are unfilled types of stones such as travertine. People have different preferences on how they treat the stone.…

ANSWER – Regarding your situation where inside your customer’s home the ceramic tile was subject to flooding and was submerged in hot water for some period of time. Apparently after that incident, the ceramic…

ANSWER – Sealers are normally only recommended for very porous ceramic tile and stone to minimize staining and to make it easier to maintain the product. With caution, sealers can be applied to more dense…

ANSWER – Ceramic tile is not made with the intentions of it being coated or painted. There are many different types of ceramic tile, but I will assume you have glazed ceramic tile on your…

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 #1 – You can install ceramic tile on interior steps. The ceramic tile needs to be slip resistant enough so it is not unsafe when wet.

The best installation is to install over…

ANSWER – I am assuming that you want a painted mural for your kitchen counter back splash. There are artists who can paint any scene or picture with ceramic tile glaze as the paint and…

ANSWER – Ceramic tile is very tolerant to temperature extremes. The effects are that ceramic tile can expand and contract, to some degree, from exposure to temperature and moisture changes. The more absorbing the ceramic…

ANSWER – It is never recommended to install directly to any type of wood, but it is done and there are products available for installing to exterior grade plywood.

Of course you never install…