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How to Seal Cement Tile Grout

Granada Tile

Cement tiles are handmade artisan products renowned for their amazing array of design possibilities and unmatched durability when compared to other tiles. Like all concrete and natural stone, cement tiles are porous. Sealing Grout for Cement Tiles Vs. Ceramic Tiles. Step 1: Ensure a Clean, Dry Surface.

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Emser launches Designer Grout collection

Floor Covering News

Emser Tile launched its Designer Grout collection, a specially curated collection of grout colors that has been designed in partnership with Laticrete. According to Esmer, it now offers customers even more unique design driven products to complete any of their tile and stone projects—all from one resource.

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Grout Color Guide: How to Choose the Right Grout Color for Your Tile

Why Tile

Picking out a tile color, pattern, shape, and layout is a fun part of designing your tile application, but all too often we forget about an equally important design element: grout color.

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Sika launches SikaTile-Ultima Grout at Coverings

Floor Covering News

—Sika, global leader in specialty chemicals, launched its new ready-to-use grout at Coverings 2022. SikaTile-Ultima Grout, however, received the brightest spotlight in Sika’s booth and on the innovation installation stage, according to the company.

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Grouts, sealants help ease the task at hand

Floor Covering News

“It’s important for exterior installations to be protected from the [prospect] of efflorescence,” said Ian O’Connor, product manager, grout, care and tools, Custom Building Products. He recommended a rapid-setting, high-performance cement grout as well as a rapid-set, high-performance mortar.

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Identify Cement Tile Grout Haze and Remove It

Tile Talk

By Bill Buyok , Avente Tile. One of the greatest joys about blogging and my love of tile is sharing fabulous installations using cement tile like this one featured in House and Home. The cement tile installation uses a Geometric Moroccan Circle pattern in soothing green. Cement Tile in a Geometric Moroccan circle pattern.

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Ceramic Tile Repairs: Floor Tile Replacement and Shower Re-grouts

Tile Excellence

Ceramic Tile Repairs: Floor Tile Replacement and Shower Re-grouts By Chris Lawson Tile repairs are a very specialized service and it can be hard to get tile contractors interested in small, sometimes difficult, detailed repairs. But scraping and cleaning of the grout and old caulk can be very patience-testing.

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