Practical writing on the materials we work with, the mistakes we've watched repeated, and the small specification decisions that change how a finished room reads. Written by the specifiers, edited lightly.
Slip rating is rarely the first variable. Here's the order we use, and why the body of the tile matters more than the pattern on its face.
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Tile to wood, wood to wood, large-format to herringbone. A small set of rules that keeps a multi-floor specification calm.
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Where mistakes hide in the build-up, what we ask the plumber to do before tile day, and how to commission the system without shocking the floor.
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