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| | Few building materials can match tile for durability, beauty, design — and increasingly, popularity. This book combines an inspiring diversity of design ideas with well-illustrated, pro-level installation and repair techniques. Tiling begins with a full range of design inspiration and options, with chapters on the characteristics, pros, and cons of different types of tile. Included here is a varied selection of completed installations, both indoor and outdoor. Next come the details on tools and materials required for different projects. This part of the book contains trade secrets, tool-buying tips, common techniques, and safety procedures—all designed to help readers get the most professional results possible. The remainder is taken up with specific projects based on the authors' extensive installation and repair experience. Using a highly visual approach, this section enables them to follow a project from start to finish through concisely captioned step-by-step photos. |
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| | ISBN: 1561586773 Date Published on 10/18/2005 |
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| Everything a do-it-yourselfer needs to know about tiling floors, walls, counters, patios, and more can be found in Ultimate Guide to Ceramic & Stone Tile. Design and planning information helps readers prepare the site and select the right tile–ceramic, stone, vinyl, glass, and more. Chapters on tools and materials feature how-to photo sequences so even novices can tackle tile projects successfully. The emphasis is on solid, durable installations that can stand up to years of use in kitchens, baths, and other areas. The book also covers exterior applications, and includes a practical and complete guide to repairing and maintaining existing tile.
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| | ISBN: 1580112978 Date Published on 6/1/2006 |
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| Using ordinary tools and keeping special purchases to a minimum, you can do your own tiling. Inexpensive and simple to install in a few hours, tile affords durability and texture simultaneously. From tile types to materials, from planning a layout to pouring a slab outdoors, this huge guidebook has it all. “The reader will be left with a thorough understanding of what goes into a tiling job.”— Woodshop News.
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| | ISBN: 0806961155 Date Published on 9/28/2002 |
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| | Anna Kasabian is the author of 9 design books. Her newest is Guest Rooms & Private Places was released in July 2005. Her byline appears in various magazines including Yankee, Coastal Living, Cottage Living, and Boston Home. Julie Goodman is a writer and editor with a background in art, architecture and design. Her articles have appeared in Designing With Tile and Stone, Floor Design, Bedroom and Bath, Romantic Homes, and numerous other publications. Andrew Karre has written about home improvement and design topics from lighting to wiring. He holds degrees in English literature and music performance from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. He has edited books for children and young adults as well as titles on business and management. Currently, he works as a book editor, specializing in home improvement and construction books. |
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| | ISBN: 1592532357 Date Published on 5/1/2006 |
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| | Designing Interiors with Tile: Creative Ideas with Ceramic, Stone, and Mosaic presents a stunning contemporary collection of innovative applications of this ancient design form.
This volume includes more than 200 full-color photographs showing a variety of colors, textures, and surfaces. It shows how tile, stone, and mosaics can anchor a design theme, add an abundance of color, texture, and light to a room, and turn the ordinary details of a room into the extraordinary.
Features a range of traditional and nontraditional applications for kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms, family rooms, dining rooms, and pooi areas. |
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| | ISBN: 1564965805 Date Published on 2/1/2000 |
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