Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124ASK THE EXPERTS QUESTION We have a contractor who used two different tiles. He bought the 4” x 4” tile elsewhere but after installation it appears to have changed color. The tile he bought from another source at the bot- tom, stayed looking like it did prior to installation. What could have caused this? ANSWER The color of some tiles can change with grouting, for example this can occur with soft, natu- ral stones and u n g l a z e d , honed or pol- ished through- body ceramic/ porcelain or quarry tiles (and/or if grout release wasn’t used). It appears the tiles shown in this installa- tion are glazed ceramic. You stated the two sizes of tile were procured from two different distributors. It is possible that even if the tiles are from the same manufacturer they may have been manufactured on different dates or in different lots. That being the case, the glaze may have a slight variation between the two. The glaze also appears to be different on the bullnose tile. If spare, uninstalled 4” x 4” and 3” x 6” tiles from this job, new from their cartons, are placed side by side, I suspect you may notice the difference in color between them. Have you checked to see if the two tiles are from the same manufacturer and what their date of manufacture and manufacturer lot numbers are? This information should be available on the end flaps of the tile cartons. If the manufacturer, date of manufac- ture or lot numbers differ, there may well have been a difference in glaze color out of the box that wasn’t noticed until the tiles were installed and grouted It is important to verify that all of this information aligns between all cartons of tile before beginning the installation. – Mark Heinlein – CTI #1112, NTCA Technical Trainer/Presenter Sponsored by 24 TileLetter | December 2016