Mosaics and Tile

Natural rocks help you transform the look of your garden and create a remarkable impression on your guests. Using the right rocks in the right color combination can potentially uplift your dull yard into an iconic, breath-taking, landscape. So, if you are looking to enhance the gander of garden landscape, here are a few tips for choosing the right rock in the right budget – Find Suppliers with Affordable Deals – Technically, natural stones should not be expensive. But they are. And reason for that is, most of the beautiful rocks are imported. There is shipping and taxes included in the price of rocks. But natural stones are found, excavated and processed in the United States as well. All you have to do is to find out a supplier that offer affordable natural rocks. You can locate them in your area easily with the help of internet. Choose the Style You Want – When you are looking redesign or redesign your garden, chances are, you already have a picture about your garden. If...

Porcelain tiles are truly versatile. They can use for a wide range of applications inside and outside your home. But then, there is a separate range tiles, called outdoor porcelain tiles, which are gaining momentum these days. What are these tiles? Is there any difference between ordinary porcelain tiles and outdoor porcelain tiles? We will explore this under the following subsections with an aim to help you decide if it would be right for your unique requirements. Outdoor Porcelain Tiles As the name might suggest, outdoor porcelain tiles are designed for outdoors. These are a manmade product, engineered to withhold harsh outdoor conditions. Ceramic and regular porcelain tiles might not be as effective as these especially designed porcelain tiles. If you want your patio walls & floors, pavements, and steps to be durable, this is the product you should rely on. And you can use these tiles for indoors as well. Better Strength – Design wise, outdoor porcelain tiles ar...

If you are looking for an affordable yet exceptionally beautiful flooring material, luxury vinyl tile or LVT is the best material you can think of. LVT is a versatile, gorgeous and durable material that blesses your home with spectacular views without putting a stress on your budget. Another great thing about luxury vinyl tiles is that it is a DIY friendly flooring material. You do not have to rent or buy heavy tiling tools to complete the installation. You can do it yourself without having to hire a professional tiler. You can save hundreds of dollars here as well. But if you are going DIY your LVT flooring, and you are kind of new to it, here are a few best practices to follow – Purchase 10% more tiles than you need. This way, you will have enough tiles for replacements. To build durable LVT surfaces in your home, you will need to work on the floor base, which is also called subfloor or substrate. It should be in perfect condition to be able to provide a solid base to the layer...

  Pool coping is the cap at the wall top and edge of a swimming pool. There are two purposes it is build – to complete the look of the pool and to hide the rough and sharp and unattractive edges of the tiles. There is another significant purpose pool coping serves. It prevents water and debris from entering the wall and causing any damage to your pool. Safe Environment - One more advantage of pool coping is that, it adds a non-slippery feature to the areas around the pool. Apparently, there are wet areas around water bodies and wet and slippery surfaces are deadly combination. Pool coping stones comes with anti-slip properties, and they help save you and your dear ones from accidents and injuries. Your pool deck does not slip, even when it is wet, if you choose the right poolside tiles and materials. As mentioned above, the pool wall tiles can be sharp and rough. So, it is quite obvious to get cuts and injuries from entering or coming out of pool. Coping hides the tile e...

Leaking water supply pipes and joints can create a mess in your home. They can increase the slippery on the floor and become a reason for accidents and injuries to you and your loved ones. Water Leakage is Real Trouble! If not fixed on time, water leakage can also have an impact on the color of your tile and the overall look of your space. Apparently, presence of water on your floor for a prolonged period can cause discoloration. The areas on tiles that come into contact with water can change their color. If you have natural stone or wood flooring/walling, then water leakage can be a more worrisome. The pores on the stone allow water to seep through and cause damage too the substrate and underlayment. And on wood floor and wall surfaces, leaking water supply pipes can affect the grains and substance of the material, and damage it beyond repair. The only solution if the water has caused the wood to swell up would be replace the area affected or entire flooring or walling. How ...