“For those new to laying tile, the temptation is to pick the straightest wall and start laying the floor along it. While that may work with other flooring materials, tiles must begin from the center of the room. This gives you plenty of space to work outward to the walls and ensure a symmetrical pattern.”
Extreme How-To has an interesting and detailed article on the subject of professional tile layout. Click here to read it.
“The following procedure for the installation of interior gauged natural slate flooring may be used over any wood or cement floor that is structurally sound and dry. In new home construction where plywood is used as a sub floor, it is suggested that sheets of 1/2″ or 5/8″ plywood be laid to insure rigidity where slate floors will be installed.”
To read the full article from Camara Slate Products, please click here.
MK Diamond Products, Inc. produces some impressive stone and tile saws with a host of features. Click here for more information on this model.
Cultured stone veneer slate wall cladding is a product that I think will continue to gain in popularity. It is an aesthetically pleasing way to finish outside walls and looks absolutely stunning as an internal feature wall.
This is an example of Indian Autumn. If you have used this type of slate wall cladding and have any photos you want to show off, please post a comment with a link.
The photo below is an ocean of slate wall cladding waiting to be packaged at a factory in India.
“Miracle Sealants has a complete line of products for your tile, grout, stone and masonry care needs. Successfully utilized on over 15 billion square feet world wide”
Click on the image below for all of their products specifically designed for natural split-face slate.
“Slate tiles are created by splitting layers of quarried stone. For this reason slate tile offers a durable and uniquely textured aesthetic to your finished product. While these characteristics are desirable in the long term, the nature of slate tile can present unexpected challenges during the installation process.”
For the full article from essortment.com, please click here.
The art of dry stone walling at its very finest at Rhosydd Quarry near Blaenau Ffestiniog. Sadly, virtually all the other walls at this remote location have been removed to recover the workable slate.
Words and photo by kind permission of Dave Sallery. For more information from his tremendous website, please click here.
A recent photo taken at the Chinese factory we contract to produce slate tiles. This is the latest batch of Light Rusty that has been machined and is ready for packaging. This is a popular choice with customers and is often specified as an alternative to the regular Rusty color.
Have you ever used this product? It would be great to hear about your experiences installing this attractive slate. Please post a comment!
My colleague, Marc McPherson, has just written a post regarding using tiles as a countertop surface. This is well worth checking out. There are a couple of great links with loads of useful information. Click here to read it.
After you have read Marc’s post, have a look at my previous post regarding slate tile countertops.
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