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Latin Accents is unique among importers of Talavera tile as it is the only source of porcelain body tile, allowing it to be used in all climates as swimming pool tile.
There are two important initial factors to consider when choosing tile for pools: 1. Can it withstand the effects of freeze-thaw cycles and, 2. Are the glazes proven to withstand pool chemicals? Standard-manufactured swimming pool tile is engineered for these needs, but many customers state that all of their choices are simply “boring”.
The technical definition of porcelain tile is that it absorbs less than 0.5% water when tested. Our imported European bodies test at less than 0.1%. After being absorbed into a tile, if the water freezes, it expands, potentially causing damage to the swimming pool tile body and glaze. The full ” vitrification” of porcelain tile prevents that.
Pool acids and chlorine can discolor glazes over time. We have tested the base of our glazes to eliminate these problems when our product is used as swimming pool tile. We did find one copper-based glaze that is sensitive, and we offer an alternate green color for that glaze on the porcelain body.
Certainly, hand-painted tile can be a stunning but costly undertaking for a project as large as a swimming pool. There are however many cost-saving approaches to pool tile design. Finding a manufactured solid color mosaic and using Latin Accents-decorated tiles as accent tiles can be more cost-effective. Similarly, our solid color field tile can be used effectively around the water line of a pool with periodic accents inset as squares or diamonds. Mesh mount can be specially ordered for mosaics of our two-inch tiles, but check first for more economical solutions at your pool tile supplier.
Refer to our swimming pool tile care section for recommendations on how to clean calcium accumulations on pool tile. Chemical treatments and not abrasives should be used. As with glass mosaics, a dulling can occur of the surface glaze.
Our molded porcelain bodies also allow for use in water features, such as the lips of waterfalls and water intakes for pools.
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Creating new glaze colors is chemistry – it is not like combining pigments to match a paint color. A color is arrived at after a long process of experimentation and approximation, where many different minerals may be used and swapped out if the desired outcome is not achieved.
Some chemical combinations are not as stable as others, and slight differences in temperature within the kiln, or of the gasses involved in the burning process may cause variations in outcome – in rare occasions, even across the face of a single tile with the same glaze! We try to search for tiles that vary excessively from target colors and manage any occasional difference between or within batches of fired tiles.
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