July 2007

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• 07.02.07
  Vinyl Revival: New Luxury Tiles Put Flair on the Floor
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  A new generation of "luxury vinyl tile" has been getting attention, and savvy customers are frequently choosing it above stone, ceramic, wood and wood laminates. Installing the luxury vinyl tiles in most cases requires troweling an adhesive onto the floor before the tiles are set, says flooring specialist Randy Jordan of High Desert Flooring. It's easier, cleaner and less time-consuming than working with ceramic or stone tile, which is set with cement and then grouted, he says. The new tiles can be cut by scoring with a utility knife and snapping apart, or by using a basic tile-cutting tool. Luxury vinyl tiles also ...
  
  

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