Fantasia Showrooms Tile Spotlight: Encaustic Cement Tile

ENCAUSTIC CEMENT TILES BY SABINE HILL

To those who have never seen installed cement tile floors, it must seem inconceivable that a material used in road construction can also be manufactured into a floor that is sophisticated and elegant
– Zoe Voigt, American writer

Cement tile was first manufactured in the mid-nineteenth century to cover floors with novel designs, bold colors and to withstand footprints and the passage of time. Placed on the ground, walls or roofs; anything cement tiles cover becomes art.

 

The tiles are an ingenious combination of cement, marble powder, water, sand, pigments, time and patience. Great durability, strength and versatility. A technique that uses a mold to make designs in many colors and a press to harden the tiles without requiring heat. The absence of kilns and high temperatures in the manufacturing process differentiates these tiles from other pavers. Cement tiles are therefore considered to be a ‘green’ or ecological product because the elements and process required for manufacturing them are natural.

 

 

 

 

As these tiles are the work of artisans, slight imperfections, irregular edges and the appearance of fine crazing lines are inherent to this product. These characteristics add to the tiles natural appeal and do not compromise its performance.

Fantasia Showrooms’ Sabine Hill tiles are suitable as wall and floor coverings for residential and commercial environments.

Fantasia Showrooms P: 612-338-5811

275 Market Street, Suite 102 www.fantasiatileandstone.com

Minneapolis, MN 55405