Sealing Marble in Miami: A Humidity-Aware Schedule
Sealing marble in Miami depends on where the slab lives. Oceanfront, inland, and high-floor condo schedules for penetrating sealer reapplication.
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Field notes, material specs, and process detail from The Miami Floors. Written for homeowners, architects, and designers who care about what is set behind the tile.
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Shower Niche Waterproofing: Niches, Benches, and the Four Corners That Fail
Shower niche waterproofing, the bench live-load math, and the four corner failures behind 90% of leaks — Kerdi-Board, Kerdi-Band, and the 2° sill pitch.
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Working With a Tile Installer: A Designer Guide
A working-with-a-tile-installer designer guide for Miami trade — joint width, substrate flatness, mitred edges, mixed-material transitions, scope language.
By Ivan Herrera 7 min read
Flatness Tolerance for Large-Format Tile: TCNA + ANSI
The flatness tolerance for large-format tile per TCNA and ANSI A108.02 — and why a 1620 × 3240 mm slab needs tighter than the published number.
By Ivan Herrera 7 min read
Bathroom Tile Installer in Miami: What to Verify First
Hiring a bathroom tile installer in Miami? What to verify on waterproofing, large-format porcelain, niches, drains, and condo bath remodels before signing.
By Ivan Herrera 7 min read
Floor Leveling in Miami: The Condo Slab Field Method
How floor leveling works in Miami condos — mapping the slab, choosing SLU, moisture testing, and flatness tolerances for large-format porcelain..
By Ivan Herrera 10 min read
Miami Flooring: A Material Guide for the Local Climate
Choosing Miami flooring? How humidity, salt air, condo concrete slabs, and large-format porcelain shape the material decision across Miami-Dade and Broward.
By Ivan Herrera 8 min read
Porcelain Slab Bathroom Walls: How the 1.5 mm Joint Changes Everything
Porcelain slab bathroom walls in Miami demand 1.5 mm joints, dead-flat substrates, and full mortar coverage. Here is what actually fails on a 1620 x 3240 mm panel.
By Ivan Herrera 10 min read
Large-Format Porcelain Spec Sheet for Architects
A CSI Section 09 30 13 spec block for large-format porcelain slab — Laminam, Neolith, Dekton — with Miami condo addenda for the spec writer.
By Ivan Herrera 8 min read
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