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Flooring professional explains how to repair cracked and broken tiles

Flooring professional explains how to repair cracked and broken tiles

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more A leading choice for its versatility, durability and timeless appeal, tile flooring is perfectly suited to high-traffic areas, kitchens and bathrooms. Whether they’re ceramic, stone or porcelain, they blend practicality with style and can elevate your scheme from lacklustre to luxe. But what happens when signs of wear and tear set in, cracks appear, or they feel loose underfoot…. and you haven’t budgeted for new flooring? Expensive, at the best of times, especially once labour and materials are included. As Adrian Cox, managing director of Fix-A-Floor, winner of Best Innovation award 2023 at The Tile Association, and exhibitor at the Homebuilding & Renovating Show, points out, tiles which feel loose or sound hollow don’t always need replacing. White kitchen chair with blue tiled kitchen …

How to repair floor tiles like a pro

How to repair floor tiles like a pro

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more A leading choice for its versatility, durability and timeless appeal, tile flooring is perfectly suited to high-traffic areas, kitchens and bathrooms. Whether they’re ceramic, stone or porcelain, they blend practicality with style and can elevate your scheme from lacklustre to luxe. But what happens when signs of wear and tear set in, cracks appear, or they feel loose underfoot…. and you haven’t budgeted for new flooring? Spendy at the best of times, once labour and materials are included. As Adrian Cox, managing director of Fix-A-Floor, winner of Best Innovation award 2023 at The Tile Association, and exhibitor at the Homebuilding & Renovating Show, points out, tiles which feel loose or sound hollow don’t always need replacing. In most situations, he says the tile itself …

Tide’s Evo Tiles Are a Fresh, Overengineered Take on the Tide Pod

Tide’s Evo Tiles Are a Fresh, Overengineered Take on the Tide Pod

Published by skeptic

Laundry is a $100 billion business. It can also be a real time suck, what with all the washing, drying, and folding. Detergent company Tide has found great success with its Pods that let you pop detergent right into a washing machine without having to measure and pour liquid or powder. Now, the next evolution is an exhaustively engineered single-use detergent called Tide Evo Tiles—a dry, fibery, single-use tile that can dissolve in cold water. It looks a lot less tasty than the bright, colorful Tide Pods, so hopefully, fewer people will try to eat this one. Tide Evo Tiles have been in product development for over a decade. After spending a year in test markets, Tide and its parent company, Procter & Gamble, announced last week that Evo Tiles are now rolling out more broadly across the US. Prices range from $5 to $20 per box, depending on the retailer, with the price roughly 50 cents per tile. “This is really a feat of engineering,” says Marcello Puddu, senior director of research and development …