Through my contact form, I get several questions from people about their projects. As I was going through them I noticed a good number of them having to do with pebble tiles and porcelain wood tile so I thought I'd put together a post on just these two subjects. I'll get to others in a future … [Read more...] about Pebble tiles and more pebble tiles… and porcelain wood tile too | Q&A
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Ceramic Tile Trends
Ceramic Tile Trends Today's tiles are much different than when I first got into the trade. Gone are the 4-inch white ceramic tiles that were in every home. Tile has come a long way and it looks like it has much further to go. Here are the overall ceramic tile trends that I saw from attending two … [Read more...] about Ceramic Tile Trends
Trowel Size Matters
There are a lot of ways to screw up tile installation. You can have not enough mortar underneath the tile and it won't stick. You can have too much and it comes up through the grout joints and makes a big mess! The tiles usually don't tell you which trowel to use. So what's the secret? Can you just … [Read more...] about Trowel Size Matters
Scary Contractor Stories
A few months ago it seemed like there were more than the usual amount of "contractor screw-up" sightings around the web so I bookmarked a few of them and figured I'd do a post on them at some point. Well this is as good a time as any for a Scary Contractor Stories post. Scary Contractor … [Read more...] about Scary Contractor Stories
More tips for installing wood look tile flooring
Installing wood look tile Porcelain Plank Floors Wood plank tile floors have gained a good amount of popularity in the last couple of years. For good reason: they don't have ugly wear patterns after a couple of years, they don't need to be refinished, and they don't dent and ding like real wood … [Read more...] about More tips for installing wood look tile flooring
Wood plank tile floors: What you need to know
Wood-like planks and other large format tile Be sure to take a look at my newer post: More tips for installing wood look tile flooring that talks about patterns, grout joint size, and has additional installation tips. There are some frustrating things about porcelain wood planks that your tile … [Read more...] about Wood plank tile floors: What you need to know