Category: st. pete

  • Travertine Tile Installation in Florida…..

    One way of making your Florida home standout in style is by installing Travertine tile flooring. Having installed our fair share of Travertine tile in Florida in area’s like Tampa, Lakeland, Sarasota, Orlando & Daytona, this style of flooring will work virtually everywhere in your home and the designs and styles are numerous which also…

  • Florida Condo Owner’s Tile Nightmare

    About 9 months ago I got a call from a Custom Home Builder I do work for. He asked me to take a look at a lady’s job a handyman/painter/tile guy did in a condo at the Beach. He was contacted by her through a friend of a friend and I like this builder so…

  • Achieving a Flat Tiling Surface….

    When doing a tight joint with a polished natural stone or a tight joint with a polished or unpolished porcelain tile it is very important that your substrate be very flat so the finished tile work will look great. To get a nice finished tile floor you need to start from the beginning and make…

  • Glass Tile in Bathrooms and Beyond……

    Here in Florida we install all sorts of tile sizes, textures, colors and makes. Porcelain, Ceramic & travertine being the most widely used. One of the trickiest tile to set would be Glass Tile. Glass tile are tricky due to numerous setting reasons as you will see when researching a tile contractor. I would recommend…

  • Barrier Free, Accessible, Curbless, Roll In Shower…..

    These showers are becoming increasingly popular with older people who don’t feel like or cant step over a curb. Some homeowners even want it for the smooth style flowing look. Or the most important reason for building one is a child, elderly or loved one who is handicapped. In any of these cases someone can…

  • Follow Ceramictec on Twitter……..

    Follow Tampa Florida Tile Contractor Ceramictec on Twitter…. Contact us for a Free Estimate

  • I Cant Say Enough Good Things About Laticrete’s SpectraLock Epoxy Grout…

    I have been using Laticrete products now off & on for nearly 20 years. But I cant say enough about the SpectraLock grout. Yeah cement grouts have came a long way with TEC’s Accucolor XT, Custom’s Prism and Laticrete’s Permacolor. But when you want to get right down to it and make sure you have…

  • What to look for when hiring a Tile Contractor in Tampa, Florida

    I have recently came across a lot of homeowners here in Florida only looking at the bottom dollar amount when hiring a flooring contractor. Would you rather spend $2000 and it may last a year, or spend $3500 and get a lifetime of enjoyment out of your purchase? You would be wise to do your…