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Trowel Size Matters: Which trowel size do I use for …?

February 13, 2021 by DIYTileGuy 163 Comments

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I get asked about tile trowel size a lot and it makes sense. The boxes of tile that you buy usually don’t tell you which trowel to use with them. Finding the instructions on the trowels or the bags of thinset is a hopeless endeavor. It seems as though it’s a big secret. Why does trowel … [Read more...] about Trowel Size Matters: Which trowel size do I use for …?

Filed Under: DIY, Products, Video Tagged With: ditra, ditra heat, kerdi, large format, membrane, Sheet Membranes, stratamat, thinset, uncoupling membrane, wood plank tile

Pebble tiles and more pebble tiles… and porcelain wood tile too | Q&A

November 21, 2017 by DIYTileGuy 8 Comments

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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

Filed Under: Reader Questions Tagged With: cracked tile, Fusion, large format, pebble tiles, porcelain wood tile, wood plank tile

Ceramic Tile Trends

February 9, 2016 by DIYTileGuy 3 Comments

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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

Filed Under: Tile Trends Tagged With: bedrosians, chevron, daltile, eleganza, emser, encaustic, geometric, herringbone, hex tile, wood plank tile

Scary Contractor Stories

October 20, 2015 by DIYTileGuy Leave a Comment

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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

Filed Under: Around the tile universe Tagged With: grout, large format, thinset, tile, wood plank tile

More tips for installing wood look tile flooring

August 25, 2015 by DIYTileGuy 170 Comments

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Installing wood look tile 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 floors do. But when it … [Read more...] about More tips for installing wood look tile flooring

Filed Under: Installation, Tips & Tricks Tagged With: featured, large format, tile, tools, wood plank tile

Wood plank tile floors: What you need to know

February 18, 2013 by DIYTileGuy 241 Comments

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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

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