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Nice Article

I never heard about Efflorescence before, this topic...

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Cement Tile and Efflorescence

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Cement Tile and Efflorescence

Bill Buyok
February 7, 2012
21 Comments
Today’s post is about a physical phenomenon called efflorescence and how it relates to cement tile.
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What are Encaustic Cement Tiles?

Bill Buyok
January 11, 2012
11 Comments
It's important to understand what an encaustic tile is and what a cement tile is. The names get confused by everyone, even by tile manufactures and tile vendors. Both are unglazed; however, there are very important differences.
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Sealing Cement Tile

Bill Buyok
December 7, 2011
5 Comments
In general, plan on sealing your cement tile installation with a "high quality" water-based penetrating stone and tile sealer. Sealers are not created equal and you get what you pay for.
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Four Ways to Use Hand Painted Tiles

Bill Buyok
November 28, 2011
2 Comments
Here are four ways to use hand-painted decorative or deco tiles as design accents.
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Cement Tile Fireplace Ideas

Bill Buyok
November 7, 2011
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Fireplace cement tile installations are easily adapted to new installations since you can adjust the width or height of the fireplace marginally to avoid cuts and maintain the pattern.
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Four Fireplace Tile Design Ideas

Bill Buyok
October 13, 2011
4 Comments
Make your fireplace the focal point of the room with hand painted tiles. Here's four tile fireplace surrounds that use beautiful hand painted ceramic tile.
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Project Pick: Traditional Alcala Cement Tile Patio

Bill Buyok
September 28, 2011
4 Comments
Handcrafted cement tiles provide both long life and distinctive beauty. This stunning Alcala cement tile pattern in a custom colorway creates an eye-catching floor with its showy pattern and border using warm colors and earth tones.
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New Hand Painted Relief & Field Tiles

Bill Buyok
September 15, 2011
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Glazes for hand painted tile are an amazing mix of chemistry, magic and skill of the tile artisan or glaze master.
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Cement Tile Home Tour - Tree House

Bill Buyok
August 30, 2011
5 Comments
Today’s cement tile tour is a special treat! In this tour, you’ll get to experience the vacation home of Oscar Imbert, located in Punta Cana on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
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Get the Most from Decorative Tile

Bill Buyok
August 9, 2011
9 Comments
What happens when one goes to the tile store and after hours ogling the eye candy, falls in love only to learn the price seems too expensive? The beloved tile seems an extravagance and is forgotten (tears do get shed). This need not be the case.
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