From the monthly archives:

December 2007

So what is slate anyway?

by Peter Phillips December 28, 2007

Slate is a fine-grained metamorphic rock that derives from sedimentary rock and shale deposits. The main constituents are quartz, chlorite, mica and calcite, with some also containing trace amounts of metals. Slate is formed when ocean or riverbed sediments are compressed and heated by the earth’s crust. This heat and pressure produces the pronounced partings [...]

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More about Peter Phillips

by Peter Phillips December 27, 2007

If you have navigated to this blog from the BuildDirect Main Blog Page, you may be wondering why there is an image of my desk, and not a smiling mug shot. Well, I was in the UK at the time of the photo shoot, so was slightly unavailable. It may be a while until the [...]

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Thinset bleeding into stone tiles

by Marc McPherson December 24, 2007

I have had a few questions recently about thinsets that are bleeding into natural stone tiles. A customer called while installing a dark granite tile and was concerned that the white thinset that he was using was entering and discoloring the tiles. I will tell you guys exactly what I told him. When installing, and [...]

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Introduction to roofing and siding

by Rob Jones December 19, 2007

Just to start us off, here is an article that might interest you about cedar roofing, and another one about cedar siding.

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Rust Marks on Granite Surface

by Rob December 19, 2007

Some one just called me the other day to find out ways of removing stains on granite surface and I thought it is a good subject to share my knowledge with folks out there, planning to buy granite for your flooring or counter top projects. As I quickly found out the stain was kind of rust marks on the [...]

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Welcome to Tile!

by Rob Jones December 19, 2007

Having fielded a lot of recurring, but important, questions from customers, suppliers and inspection companies about tile, I’ve found that there is a lot of misinformation out there and what better way to discuss tile related topics than here? I look forward to helping you with your questions and sharing my thought on trends and [...]

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Welcome to slate

by Peter Phillips December 19, 2007

Welcome to slate tile! Here’s an article about the advantages of slate tile.

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Welcome to the Travertine Dream!

by Rob Jones December 19, 2007

Hello and welcome to the Travertine Dream, my little slice of the world wide web where I will be discussing topics including travertine floor tiles, travertine paving stones/ pavers, travertine sinks and showers, travertine mosaics and virtually anything else you can think of made of travertine. I will be discussing issues related to product uses, [...]

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Welcome to hardwood & engineered

by Rob December 19, 2007

Hello all and welcome. I’m Tom Froh. I’ll be your resident expert, here to discuss everything and anything to do with engineered hardwood flooring and solid hardwood floors. It is my sincere hope that this blog will serve as a forum for flooring novices and enthusiasts alike, where both feel welcome to participate in an [...]

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Deck Railings – “How Much Do I Order”?

by Rob Jones December 19, 2007

The first thing to do is lay out the detailed dimensions of your deck, whether it is a replacement railing or still to be built. Some simple graph paper will definitely help. Here is a railing layout worksheet that will definitely help. In basic terms, add up the lineal feet of railing starting at one [...]

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