Description - Featuring reveal imaging, the Florentine collection provides the look of an expensive marble flooring without the actual expense of natural stone flooring. In 4 beautiful colors, these high variation tiles are unique and provide a random look across the whole floor. With less headache during installation, care, and maintenance, these low cost marble tiles are a a great alternative.
Material – Glazed Porcelain with rectified edging.
Size – Available in 12" x 12", 12" x 24", and 24" x 24" tiles.
Thickness – 3/8" (9mm)
Shade Variation – High (V3)
Minimum Grout Joint Recommendation – 12 x 24 Wall, Floor and Mosaic: 1/8" (3/16" when rectangular sizes are used in a staggered brick-joint pattern. Overlap should not exceed 33%)
Application – Floors, walls, countertops, and exterior patios.
Breaking Strength – >325 lbs.
Case Weight – Each 12x12 case weighs ~46 lbs, each 12x24 case weighs ~66 lbs, and each 24x24 case weighs ~66 lbs.
Recommended Uses – The Florentine collection has been successfully installed to add a touch of timeless elegance in hallways, living rooms, kitchens, dining rooms, formal areas, bedrooms, bathrooms, and more.
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Porcelain tiles are easy to keep clean and maintain. Maintenance of the floor typically includes:
General instructions for installing floor tile:
- Tile must be installed over structurally sound substrates. Any damaged, loose or uneven areas must be repaired, patched and leveled.
- Start by marking the center point of the room. Place a row of loose tiles along the center lines in both directions, leaving enough space for uniform joints (use tile spacers).
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- Using the notched side of the recommended trowel, comb adhesive into standing ridges by holding trowel at a 45-degree angle. Remove excess adhesive, leaving a uniform, ridged setting bed. Never spread a larger area than can be set in 15 minutes.
- Measure tiles to be cut carefully and mark with a pencil or felt-tip pen. Make straight or diagonal cuts with a tile cutter and curved cuts with a nipper. Be sure to mix tiles from several cartons as you set, for a blended effect.
- Begin installation in the center of the room. Finish each grid before moving to the next. Start with the first tile in the corner of the grid and work outward. Set tiles one at a time using a slight twisting motion. Insert tile spacers as each tile is set. Fit perimeter tiles in each grid last, leaving 1/4" gap between tile and wall.
- When grid is completely installed, tap in all tiles with a rubber mallet or hammer and wood block, to ensure a good bond and level plane. Remove excess adhesive from joints with a putty knife, and from tile with a damp sponge.
- Do not walk on tiles until they are set (usually in 24 hours).
Tips for installing large format floor tile:
- Large size floor tile installation requires particular attention to proper subfloor preparation, grout joint sizing, trowel selection, and mortar coverage.
- It is absolutely critical that large tile be installed on a level substrate.
- Installation Requirement: For proper bonding, medium bed mortar should be used in installing tiles with a dimensional length greater than 15 inches on any one side of the tile. Back buttering tiles of this nature in the installation process will also assure proper coverage for body.
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