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Best Practices - Manufacturing Manufacturing Tolerances An inherent characteristic of all fired products is that they may bow, wedge and warp, to a certain degree, causing them to potentially vary in size from batch to batch. Even with regulatory controls in place, these variations in size and color may be inevitable and are due to changes in moisture and thermal loads that alter the product during manufacturing. Batches of tile are identified and separated into lots by specific shade and caliber.
Glass Tile Types There are various styles of glass on the market today. “Back painted” is a general term that describes the color application process to what typically starts out as a clear slab of glass tile and has color applied to the back surface. If you hold the back painted tile sideways, you can see right through the lens. Not all back painted glass tiles are the same; there are subtle differences in manufacturing that define where these tiles can or cannot be used.
Best Practices - Natural Stone Natural Variation Variations in veining, fissures, pits, texture, color and shade are inherent characteristics of natural stones and will vary from tile to tile as well as from lot to lot, depending on the type of stone you select. There are various types of stones available on the market, the most popular being granite, marble, onyx, limestone, travertine and slate. Some species and colors are more consistent than others.
Rust, Efflorescence, Discoloration and Transformation Presence of excessive moisture may affect the look of your stone. Efflorescence is a concentration of salt minerals trapped in the stone that become visible, similar in appearance to chalk or foam, in hot and humid climates and wet applications when water passes through the stone taking traces of salt to the surface. Rust may also appear in certain stones that have metal minerals like iron present in the body.
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Care & Maintenance Cleaning Glazed Porcelain & Ceramic Cleaning Unglazed Porcelain & Ceramic Glazed porcelain and ceramic tiles are among the easiest flooring materials to clean. Due to their impenetrable glazes, their surfaces are resistant to water, dirt, chemicals, oil, debris, and even germs and bacteria. Unglazed products are highly desirable due to their double loaded and through-body characteristics.
Cleaning Glass, Metal & Decorative Mosaics Many of the metal tiles you see on the market today are made from solid metal, coated in metal glazes, or cast from polymers that are fused with real metal particles. Due to the presence of actual metal in most cases, careful attention must be paid when cleaning these unique surfaces. Glass is one of the easiest surfaces to clean. Due to its impervious nature, all stains will remain on the surface and can be wiped away with no effort.
Commercial Deep Cleaning Commercial cleaning can present its own challenges due to the high traffic nature of most applications and exposure to foreign debris that a standard residential application may not be subject to. Commercial floors must be maintained properly to ensure the longevity of an application.
Warranties Information One Year Limited Warranty and Limitations on Liability Emser Tile™ offers a limited warranty on its products to the original purchaser, for one year from the date of purchase, to be free of manufacturing defects. Emser warrants only to its immediate customers and to no other person that its products will, on the date of ship, meet the foregoing terms of Emser’s bid confirmation, order acknowledgement or sales order pursuant to which such products were sold.
