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Definition: Lamination

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

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Definition: Lamination, lam, lammed edges. When you hear a designer here in at our granite showroom talk about ‘lammed edges,’ they are not referring to sheep of any sort. Instead, this is fabrication slang for lamination, the process of placing two materials immediately against each other in a sheet. For granite, this refers to the process of [...]

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Question: What is ‘engineered tile’?

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

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Natural wood flooring on the left, wood laminate on the right. Marwa asks: What are engineered tiles ? How are the made? How they are cut? What are they used for? Hello, Marwa! Thanks for your question. I’m sorry the answer has been slightly delayed. Unfortunately, the term ‘engineered tiles’ does not describe a specific category within surface materials. As opposed [...]

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Why use Schumacher Tile and Stone for your new tile floor or granite countertop?

Monday, December 1, 2008

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Experience: Our company’s combined stone, tile, and construction experience is over 300 years. We employ tile setters with over 20 years experience in the trade and continually educate them on new products and procedures to complete the most complex tile jobs. Our granite countertop fabrication shop is managed by a gentleman with over 20 years in [...]

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