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About Our Tiles
Gloss Tiles
This ceramic glossy tile provides a brilliant canvas for best artwork and photo reproduction.
Susceptible to scratches, and not recommended for surfaces which require frequent cleaning.
Best used for decorative use only. Grouting not recommended.
Matte Tiles
A scratch resistant matte finish with an extra-tough, scratch resistant finish.
These tiles are suitable for tabletops such as coffee and end tables.
Satin Hard Coat Tiles
This Ceramic tile is a highly resilient and scratch resistant matte finish wall tile. Recommended for vivid
photo and art reproduction. You may use any commercially available adhesive for ceramic tile. We
recommend unsanded grout. These tiles may be used for outside installations only where freeze/thaw
is not a factor. Tiles can be cleaned with any household non-abrasive cleaner and a soft cloth or sponge.
Tumbled Stone Tiles
A flat stone finish that presents any art or image in an old-world fashion. The tiles are very porous and
must be sealed if used in water applications such as showers or back splashes. Tumbled Stone is a
compressed sandstone product. Each tile is individually cut, causing some variation in color, texture, size,
and thickness. You may find chipped edges and corners missing on various tiles. When using tumbled
stone for murals, we recommend that you lay out your tile prior to pressing, selecting those with missing
corners for outside tile and selecting for the tile that would best suit your artwork. You may use standard
adhesive recommended for tumbled stone tile. Sanded or unsanded grout may be used.
Textured Glass Tiles
Textured glass tiles are the first dye- sublimation tiles to meet and exceed ASTM tests set forth by ANSI
standards for commercial and residential floor, wall, and pool applications. Images are applied to
backside of the glass to protect the dyes from wear and abrasion.
Tempered Glass Tiles can not be cut, so for applications where cutting is necessary (corners,holes, etc.
in floor installations), you would order non-tempered tile. Tempering is added to the larger tiles for strength.
The 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" tiles met the ANSI and ASTM standards above without tempering. The 8" x 10"
tiles are always tempered and the 12" x 12" tiles are offered in tempered and non-tempered. For the 12"
tile installations, you would want to use the tempered tiles except where cutting is needed. Image
the non-tempered tile prior to cutting, as a pre-cut tile may fracture during pressing. The no-tempered tile may
be cut with a glass cutter, or a tile saw (wet saw application, diamond blade.) We only recommend MegaFlex
Ultimate Thin-Set Mortar in White for mounting the textured glass tile in any application. Manufactured by Custom
Building Products, this adhesive should be readily available in most areas, and has exhibited
superior bond strength without damaging the Single Step white backing on the tiles. You should use a grout
specifically formulated for use with glass tile. Tiles can be cleaned with any household non-abrasive
cleaner and a soft cloth or sponge.
New
Sand Stone and Clear Glass Tiles are now in stock.
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