The Complete Guide to Ceramic & Stone Tile

by Black & Decker, Creative Publishing International

Ceramic tile has been a premium building material for literally thousands of years. And for good reason-no material is more attractive or durable. Today, ceramic and stone tile is enjoying even greater popularity. Once the territory of skilled trade professionals, tile can now be installed with using modern thin-set adhesives, backer boards, and cutting tools that are easily usable by do-it-yourselfers of modest abilities. "The Complete Guide to Ceramic & Stone Tile" shows how to use these time-saving techniques and materials in virtually any tile application a homeowner is likely to encounter, both indoors and outdoors.Though installing ceramic tile can still be time consuming, it is no longer particularly difficult, which makes it an ideal project for do-it-yourselfers. Homeowners can save hundreds-or even thousands-of dollars by doing the work themselves. In addition to its practical benefit, ceramic and stone tile lends itself to creative expression. A routine countertop installation these days can become an exciting and unique design statement by including custom hand-painted tiles, which are now commonly available at specialty tile stores. Readers of this book will not only master the basics of tile installation, they will discover hundreds of purely decorative ways to use ceramic tile around the house.

"The Complete Guide to Ceramic & Stone Tile" begins by teaching readers how to design a custom interior using tile, then presents in-depth, step-by-step information on all types of tile installation, including floors, walls, patios, countertops, backsplashes, and shower stalls. The book even includes decorative mosaic treatments that can be used to create ornamental tabletops, coffeetables, and garden planters. Learn how to work with all types of tile in addition to ceramic, including quarry tile, terra cotta, and natural stone.

256 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2003

About the author

Black & Decker Corporation is an American manufacturer of power tools, accessories, hardware, home improvement products and technology based fastening systems headquartered in Towson, Maryland.


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Reviews

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great information and lots of pictures to show you how to lay tile, with good explanations about how to choose the right tile for your project, which tools to use and how to use them as well as the correct grouting procedures. Most of the book deals in floor tiling and bigger projects of which I'm not interested in tackling.

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

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