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2. Grout - Wikipedia

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   Tiling grout is often used to fill the spaces between tiles or mosaics and to secure tile to its base. Although ungrouted mosaics do exist, most have grout between the tesserae . Tiling grout is also cement-based, and is produced in sanded and unsanded varieties, which affects the strength, size, and appearance of the grout. [ 6 ]

3. Non-shrink grout - Wikipedia

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   Non-shrink grout being applied to tiles. Non-shrink grout is a hydraulic cement grout that, when hardened under stipulated test conditions, does not shrink, so its final volume is greater than or equal to the original installed volume. It is often used as a transfer medium between load-bearing members.

4. How to Clean Grout: 8 Ways to Get Your Tiles Sparkling ... - AOL

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   1. How to clean grout with a bleach solution. As previously mentioned, acidic cleaners and grout don’t mix. Fortunately, that’s not such a big deal since one of the most common household ...

5. Tile - Wikipedia

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   Ceramic tiles for use in wet areas can be made more slip-resistant by using very small tiles so that the grout lines acts as grooves, by imprinting a contour pattern onto the face of the tile, or by adding a non-slip material, such as sand, to the glazed surface.

6. Cement tile - Wikipedia

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   Tiles with a thicker color layer – at least 2.5–3 mm (0.098–0.118 in) – suffer less from this effect. The surface hardness of the color layer: depends on the quality of the white cement, on water absorption and on the strength of the tile surface. If the tile has a harder surface, it will become shinier with time.

7. Glaze defects - Wikipedia

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   Crazing is a spider web pattern of cracks penetrating the glaze. It is caused by tensile stresses greater than the glaze is able to withstand. [1] [2] Common reasons for such stresses are: a mismatch between the thermal expansions of glaze and body; from moisture expansion of the body; and in the case of glazed tiles fixed to a wall, movement of the wall or of the bonding material used to fix ...