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How Stripping the Old Finish?


Buy a floor stripping solution suitable for your floor. Having determined what type of finish is on your floor by following the instructions for Preparing the Floor, buy a stripping solution that will remove that type. Also make sure the stripping solution is safe to use on hardwood, or whichever material your floor is made from.


If you can’t find a product that specifically matches the type of finish previously used on your floor, try out a “universal” floor stripping solution on a small corner of your floor to test it. Either vacuum or sweep your floor with a dust mop or broom. Remove all dust and debris from the area using a dust mop if you have one, or a broom if not. Put on clean footwear afterward to prevent further dust from getting on the floor.


Use safety gear. Chemicals in the solution can be dangerous to the skin or create toxic fumes. Work in a well ventilated area and protect yourself with gloves, long sleeves and pants. Use goggles and a respirator mask for large stripping jobs or poorly ventilated areas. The respirator mask should be labeled as an organic vapor blocker.


Line a bucket with a trash bag and fill with stripping solution. A heavy duty trash bag allows for easy cleanup and lets you use the bucket for other purposes later. Follow the instructions on the floor stripping solution to determine how much you need, and whether to dilute the solution with water. Have a mop ready.


The trash bag is especially essential for mop buckets, since you don’t want to later clean your floor with residual floor stripping solution. A “strip mop” is a specialized mop that will do a more effective job, but any mop will do. Fill a second bucket with clean water and a second mop. You don’t have much time to apply and remove the stripping solution, so it’s important to have a second mop handy for cleaning up. The first mop will be too saturated with stripping solution to use for cleaning purposes.

How to Cut Glass Mosaic Tiles?

Glass tile mosaics look great as a backsplash accent to a room or as the tiling for a bathroom. Although mosaic glass is generally durable, if it’s not cut correctly, it can crack or shatter before you get a chance to install it. You can nip the tiles with a nipper, score and snap thinner tiles, or use a wet saw to cut large pieces of tile.


Regardless of which method you use, you’ll need to learn the right techniques in order to cut your glass mosaic tiles correctly. Squeeze and break the glass tile according to your pre-drawn guidelines. Place the carbide wheels where the each guideline meets the edge of the glass tile. Squeeze the handles until the nippers cut through the tile and break the glass, keeping the nippers aligned with the marks you’ve drawn.


Readjust after each nip so you continue following the lines as you proceed. Use repeated, small clipping motions and take your time, collecting the nipped glass pieces as you cut them off. If the glass is stubborn, you may need to use two hands to cut through it. If this is the case, hold both of the handles with your dominant hand and wrap your non-dominant hand around it to add extra strength to your grip.


Smooth the edges with a rubbing stone and wipe away the marker. The nipped pieces of glass tile will be uneven, jagged, and rough so you’ll need to smooth the edges out with a rubbing stone. Hold the piece of glass tile in one hand and the stone in the other hand and run the stone over the edge of the glass to round and smooth the edges.


The edges of nipped tile can be extremely sharp, and if you plan to install them around places like shower drains or the edge of a wall, you need to smooth the edges out. Place the scoring wheel at the farthest end of your drawn-on guideline. To be better able to see and follow your guideline and to be able to apply even pressure, you need to start scoring at the far end of the tile.

How Cutting Standard Tiles?

Lay out your tiles on the counter, table, or floor. Make sure that your tile lay out matches the dimensions of your wall. For example, if your backsplash is 6 to 2 feet (1.83 to 0.61 m), then your tile lay out should also be 6 to 2 feet (1.83 to 0.61 m). Include the tiles that will get in the way of cabinets, corners, and edges. You will cut these down to size later. Also, remember to include the grouting gaps between the tiles; use a spacer if you have to.

This step is known as “dry-fitting.” It will help you figure out whether or not you need to cut any tiles. Leave a 1⁄8-in (0.32-cm) gap around the backsplash, where it connects to the cabinets, counter, and adjacent wall. If you are working with a large sheet of tiles, click here to continue.

Mark the tiles that will get in the way of cabinets and corners. Check the dimensions of your wall against your laid-out tiles. Use a marker to make a mark across the tiles where they will bump against a cabinet or corner. Mark the tiles that will be along the top edge of your backsplash, next to a wall, or under a cabinet. They will be more disguised that way.

Put on some eye and respiratory protection. A pair of safety goggles will protect your eyes against any flying pieces of tile. A good respiratory mask will prevent you from breathing in any sanding dust. Most masks are graded based on the type of particle they can filter. Choose one that can filter dust particles.

Use a score-and-snap tile cutter on large tiles. Use the cutting wheel to make a single, deep score in the tile. Snap the tile along the scored line. If the tile has a mesh backing, make sure that the mesh side is facing up. Do not use grinders on tiles made from slate. You can use them on ceramic tiles, however.

Measuring and cleaning the walls before tiling a wall tiles

Measure the width and height of the wall to find out how many marble tiles you need. Use measuring tape to take precise measurements of the area of wall you’ll be tiling wall tiles. To find the area of your wall, multiple the length times the width, and then divide this number by the area of 1 box of the tiles design you are using in order to determine how many to purchase. When you’re purchasing the tiles price, buy an extra package of tiles in case some get damaged while you’re hanging them.

For instance, if the wall is 10 by 12 feet (3.0 by 3.7 m), it is 120 square feet (11 m2). Then, if each box of tiles has 10 square feet (0.93 m2) of tile, divide 120 by 10 to find that you need 12 boxes to cover the wall exactly. Then, you should add an additional box to account for potentially damaged cement tiles. Since the grout doesn’t take up much space between the tiles, and your tiles likely won’t fit in the space perfectly, you don’t need to account for it in your calculations.

Use a chisel and hammer if you need to remove existing rustic tiles. Put on a pair of safety goggles before you start removing the tiles. Then, place the chisel at a 45 degree angle between the tiles and hit the end of the chisel with the hammer to separate the wood marble tiles from the wall. Use the chisel to scrape between the tiles and the wall until they’ve all been removed.

It’s easiest to start removing wood tiles from a corner or from the top of the wall so you can place the chisel directly on the grout, which tends to be weaker than the tiles. Be careful while you’re removing the tiles. It’s easy to accidentally make a crack or hole in the drywall if you’re not holding the chisel at a 45 degree angle while you work.

Fill any cracks or holes in the wall with spackle. Once you’ve exposed the drywall underneath any existing tiles, you’ll be able to see any problem areas. Use a scraper to apply the spackle and let it dry according to the package directions, which is normally about 4-6 hours. For cracks and holes larger than 4–5 inches (10–13 cm), you may need to patch them with drywall. If you’ve never hung drywall, ask a professional for a quote to see how much it will cost to fix that area.

If the wall doesn’t have marble wall tiles, it is probably painted or wallpapered. You can use the same method for repairing the drywall without removing the paint or wallpaper. Sand the walls with coarse sandpaper to smooth any bumps. If you had to remove pre-existing wall tiles design or fix holes and cracks, there are likely bumps in the wall.

You can tiles over it, but it needs to be smooth to prevent your new tiles from laying crooked. Look for 100-grit or 80-grit sandpaper, and wear a mask to protect your lungs from the particles in the air. If you’re sanding a large area, it might be easier to use an electric sander.

How to distinguish the good and bad of the tiles?

Water absorption reflects the density of floor tiles, and indirectly reflects the hardness of tiles, but there is a point need to pay attention, the marble tiles are not be the lowest water absorption the better quality is. When purchasing tiles, we need to pay attention to the smoothness of the tiles design. Poor quality flooring tiles the smoothness will be uneven.

The surface of the bathroom tiles determines whether the effect is smooth, and the straight test of the edge corner of the wall tiles are to see if the kitchen floor tiles are tidy and the size of the gap is consistent. To test the stain resistance on tiles price, we must know that wood tiles will accompany us for a long time.

The tile now have a series of innovations in wear resistance, such as polished tiles, microcrystals tiles, full body glazed tiles, and rustic tiles, which have a qualitative leap. To judge whether the surface is wearable, we only need to pick up the knife or key in the hand and scrape to the surface of the tiles to check if it will scrape the glaze off the surface of the tiles. If such a small description can not be accepted, it can be concluded that this tiles are not a good companion who can accompany us for a long time.

The qualified tiles are usually packed in cartons, and the name of the production plant, the product name, the trademark, the size, the grade, the weight, the color number and the quantity should be printed on the packing box. The national standard stipulates that the surface quality of the superior tiles should be observed at least 95% surfaces at least 0.8 meters without obvious defects. Of course, most of the tiles will be able to reach the standard if they are based on this standard. But we mainly do not look at 95%, but have no obvious defects, from the packing box random checks of several tiles, see the surface of the product has the following defects: ripples, spots, glaze, knock, crack, lack of glaze and so on.

The dust, the debris thoroughly clean, no empty drum, crack and sand and other defects, the smoothness will fundamentally determine the quality of the tiles, good tile workers this step is in place. Before laying the tiles, we need to find the vertical line in advance so that the tiles are uniform and vertical. In addition, the elevation control line should be popped around the wall before the construction, and the cross line is popped out on the ground so as to control the size of the floor tiles.

On the basis of the design requirements of the drawings, the color, texture and surface leveling of the floor tiles are selected strictly, and then the pre paving is required according to the requirements of the drawings. The possible size, color and texture errors in the pre paving are adjusted and exchanged until the best effect is achieved, and a smooth stack is stacked smoothly according to the paving.

The surface of floor tiles should be wetted before paving. The floor tiles are placed on the cement mortar according to the requirements, and the cement floor tiles are tapped with a rubber hammer until the dense and smooth surface reaches the requirements. It is very uniform when the mortar is smeared. It is to prevent the possible cause of the tile empty, and there is a hole and other tools to smooth the post paving of the cement layer.

BARANA tiles: Love, and love more

Edison said that genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Steve Jobs said that he could persist because he was sure that he loved his career.
Perhaps it should be said that all the persistence in the world is due to love. Some persistence is because you expect returns, and calculations will eventually get them. And some insistence is the thing you start from finding that direction. Only when people are very keen on their own love, can they pour all their passions and enduring enthusiasm. The former insists that you may become a successful person in other people’s eyes. The persistence of the latter will make you feel alive. And most of the time, this kind of persistence that pays no attention to rewards will often bring you fame and wealth. BARANA tiles, because they love their careers and love their happy home life, insist on creating quality products and love them more because they love them.

Because of love, so in the process of perfection.
The BARANA tile, founded in 2004, is a dark horse in the ceramic industry.
BARANA ceramic tile has strong strength, has 4 production bases, more than 20 advanced production lines, the annual output of ceramic tiles can reach 90 million square meters. While ensuring the quantity of ceramic production, BARANA tiles pay more attention to the quality of ceramic production. Therefore, BARANA tiles are not reluctant to pay heavy money to buy the world advanced level of Italy inkjet machine and other machinery equipment and the whole production line, to ensure the quality of each tile.

Because of love, so the quality of excellence.
BARANA tiles attach great importance to R & D innovation, and employ professional scientific researchers to establish a deep qualified product R & D team, and develop their own advanced technology and product innovation.
BARANA ceramic tile is also committed to building a business platform that is in line with the market, product structure, complete specifications, and manufacturers to win, to produce marble tiles, rustic tiles, full body glazed tiles, and polished tiles. The company has always adhered to the brand concept “from the artistic charm of nature”, adhere to the “customer first, quality first, continuous innovation, the pursuit of excellence” management policy, focus on the perfect wood style ceramic floors tiles design, the pursuit of customer satisfaction as the highest purpose, with advanced technology and advanced technology dedicated to the customers meticulously play. Create excellent quality and constantly surpass the brand vision of “global wood and leader brand”.

Because of love, so the design in the heart.
In order to absorb the excellent ceramic production technology and product design concept of foreign countries, the BARANA tile ceramic floor R & D team is often conducted in European countries for the integration of the technology and technology with Europe.
Therefore, the product of BARANA tile ceramic perfectly interprets the global fashion trend and artistic beauty, creates aesthetical, by him, and natural space art, while also with its distinctive “natural artistic charm” features, from a variety of ceramic products stand out from the popular consumer pursuit. BARANA tiles also won the top 10 ceramic brands in 2016.
Because of love, and more love. BARANA tiles will continue to create the greatest value for the franchisees and consumers with quality products and dedicated services, and create a happy home life.

BARANA tiles ceramica: what do you look like in your ideal home?
In your life, the longest space you have with you, except for the office, the rest should be “home”.
So, what do you look like in your ideal home?
Everyone should fantasize the outline of their ideal home layout.
Maybe you love winter, like hot coffee in front of the big window to see the first snow; maybe you like spring, like to watch the city rain and listen to the sound of spring on the big balcony.
If you use a word to describe a family, what will your answer be?
There are many definitions of a family. Different people have different understandings of their home.
No matter which answer, it must be a comfortable space.

BARANA full body marble tile flooring Turkey yellow, from Turkey’s rare and precious natural marble, it is the magic of nature, the tone and texture, and the natural harmony of luxury and elegance. The space of the full body marble tiles, The silt is not stained, but the elegance of the clean and not demon is not luxurious. It makes people seem to be in peace. and at this time, what you want to do is to release yourself.
Because you are comfortable, you can do yourself unscrupulously.
A comfortable home is the ultimate station for your soul. Let the heart be placed and let your exhausted you be full of strength and continue to set out.

From the violet Lily from Italy stone tile, the country of marble, the white bottom reveals the sense of jade. The purple mesh texture is full of noble and elegant sense of space.
Time elapses, the vicissitudes of the world, this from the BARANA tile full body marble tiles space still waiting for you, waiting for you,The white clouds are leisurely and the years are quiet.
Compared to the romance of the viola, the simplicity and refinement are more to your heart.


The Italy marble stone tile with the noble texture of natural rock, is uncommon, from the high stone Italy, the pure natural breath, the unique external display, the creation of quiet space, that is, the ear of no bamboo, nor the work of the letter.
Such elegant space makes your body and mind more peaceful.
If low-key and romantic can not satisfy your pursuit of luxury, the exquisite and nostalgia of Italy marble stone tile will bring you different feelings.

Italy cave stone, a noble texture with natural marble stone tile, was born uncommon. From the high stone Italy, it is pure natural breath, unique external display, create a quiet space, always give people exquisite, nostalgic impression.
This is the ideal home of BARANA ceramic tile full body marble tiles, in addition to this, adhering to the “originate from the natural art charm” brand concept of BARANA tiles and thousands of different styles of ceramic tiles, its space with unique design and excellent product quality is also popular with the majority of dealers and consumers.

Production Technology and Application of General Marble tiles

When we talk about the source of marble tiles. Firstly,we always think about natural marble. In the past, people had a special love for natural stone. However, natural stone belongs to non-renewable resources and it cannot be used inexhaustible in supply and always available for use.What’s more, it is wear-inresistance,without anti-fouling, corrosion, non-folding. If it is always used in the home, then the time and cost of subsequent maintenance will be multiply.

Confronting with the non-renewable resources and people love natural marble problems. The ceramic industry has begun to research and develop, produce not only overcome the natural defects of stone, but also has the natural texture of natural stone products-marble and stone.

The birth of the whole marble completely meet the current demands of marble and love. It is not only the upgrade version of common marble tiles, but also the new favorite designers!!!

Why is the universal marble tile becoming more and more popular?

1.Natural quality texture

Natural marble has experienced thousands of years of geological movement .In the process of rock quality changes ,nature has the formation of a myriad of textures. These texture trends are consistent, ups and downs, high and low. Every cross sections of natural rock layer are different. The Grammy designer intercepts completely the nearly perfect cross section as the design blueprint. The beauty of marble lies are that the most varied textures among the roughly identical textures.

 

2.Top production process

The Grammy music ceramic all-body marble tile used advanced technology ,which combined with with green body color or cloth, ink jet printing and screen fruit glaze. It makes ceramic tile color from surface to inside and near the thick texture of natural stone. The upgrading of technology and the improvement of technology have higher requirements on production costs. Itis a clear stream in the era of “serious homogenization of products”.

 

3.Fearless deep machining

The traditional marble tile can see the rough body inside white or gray when it comes to chamfering, edge grinding and grooving. It is not harmonious with the surface effects, which is not good for the application of processing and laying. The general marble tile can make up the defects of the traditional glaze ,which throwing products such as drawing groove, chamfering, grinding edge and so on. Through mixing the color of the brick billet or adopting the cloth technology, making products the bottom of the tile have the same pattern as the surface pattern. So it is easy make up for the defects of the traditional glaze throwing product in the process of use. Universal marble tile has many advantage characteristics, so it is suitable for all kinds of need to reverse edge. Pull groove ,other secondary processing of bathroom wall, background wall, curtain wall decoration.

 

4.One stone has N planes

The whole marble tile has one stone and Nplanes. It has thick texture And especially suitable for residential or high-grade commercial space with larger space. Grammys music ceramic have been used in high-end places such as villas, high-end hotels, restaurants, clubs and so on.

 

5.The superior performance of ceramic tile

Under the guarantee of modern production technology, marble tiles are excellent in waterproofing, smoothness, flexural strength and other practical properties. It completely abandons the defects of natural marble, such as large color difference, many defects, seep water and dirty.It’s also difficult to manage, high price and long supply cycle. Its emergence, for provide consumers a new choice in the field of high-end decorative materials.

 

6.Green environmental protection and conservation of resources

The marble tile meets the new requirements of “scientific development” and “beautiful China” to architectural ceramics ,which appears under the continuous innovation of technology and technology.: Excellent decorative effect, excellent use performance and beneficial to the protection of ecological natural environment. It makes more people to enjoy realistic decorative effect of natural marble. At the same time to reduce the demand for natural marble ,which avoids the latter mining and processing process on the ecological environment.

 

The progress of technology brings more convenience to people. More and more natural stones can satisfy all people’s preference . And it has more advantages than natural stone. This is not the reproduction of natural marble, but the resurrection of natural marble.

Ceramic Industry Modern Antique Storm Is Coming

The wind of change Home Furnishing consumption, so the modern minimalist style takes up.Especially in the last two years, in the interaction of multi thrust under the modern antique wind intensified, a large number of ceramic tile brands began to re planning and positioning, to give the brand a “modern, simple, natural, light luxury” new label.

Change is not accidental. A new generation of young consumers, personalized, their choice of Home Furnishing activities more and more critical, life attitude and life style and modern minimalist style interpretation, just with the new generation of consumers to Home Furnishing pursuit of life has become a symbol of young people agree without prior without previous consultation, the quality of life. In addition, with the purchase pressure continues to increase, the demand for small house type decoration increasing. Small house type reflect luxury style is relatively difficult, and modern, simple, natural style in small house type  can be very good performance.

In many ceramic tile brand looks, this is “modern brief wind”, become the foundation of inevitable development trend in the future.The fact is true, whether it is in Europe and the United States in the sense of consumption and the level of advanced, or in the more sophisticated marketing model of the home industry, the modern simplicity of the wind has a good reference for reference.

How To Reduce The Loss Of Tiling?

First, buy products

There will be many inferior tiles, color deviation is not square in the paving process prone to loss problem. So consumers should try to pick a brand in the market, the purchase of qualified products, but also to ensure customer service, to determine whether a good negotiation can fill, return, replacement, the claim process, once the processing is also more convenient.

Two, accurate measurement of area

Area, paving pattern and loss of the housing, so the number of tiles need to estimate according to these conditions, consumers in the purchase of ceramic tile prior to space size measurement accuracy, to be aware of how much to buy tiles. The smaller the room, the greater the loss, so the size of tiles should also be taken into account, such as ordinary 10-30 square meters of room, generally choose 600*600 mm specifications following tiles, specifications too much more damage.


Three, careful selection of workers

Paving process, the owner good overall supervision, to prevent workers at random cutting tiles or unreasonable use. Skilled workers employ skilled workers, and the technical proficiency of the workers will affect the tiling loss. Skilled workers will also provide owners with cost-effective solutions. Therefore, careful selection of workers is also an important part of reducing consumption.