Ceramic and Porcelain Tile

Traditional ceramic tile has been a popular choice for just about all areas inside the house.  It can be used on floors, walls, countertops, tubs, and showers.  It is made from either a red or white clay that is fired with a glaze over the top.  Your red clay bodied tile is much stronger than white, so therefore white-bodied tile is only recommended for walls and counters were weight loads aren’t as much of an issue.  Red bodied tiles can be used in all areas of the home.  Many of these tiles available today have matching trim pieces for use on walls and countertops. Ceramic tiles are only recommended for indoor use due to being a porous product.


Porcelain tiles are becoming more and more popular. Porcelain tiles are non-porous which makes them very resistant to staining.  This also allows you to use them outdoors, even in cold weather climates, because water won’t enter the tile causing it to crack when it freezes.  Porcelain is a much harder material than ceramic so they are much more resistant to cracking or chipping is something is dropped on it.  Like ceramic tile, most porcelain tiles have matching trim pieces available so that you can use them on walls and countertops as well.


Both ceramic and porcelain tiles come in a wide variety of styles and colors.  Most of the more popular styles give you a realistic natural stone look without having to pay the price of natural stone.  The maintenance of ceramic and porcelain is also far easier than that of natural products.

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Florida Tile

Florida Tile

Florida Tile

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 Florida Tile has a stunning selection of products for practically every application and design style. Finding your perfect tile is now made easy. Search by collection, color, look, size, shape, applications, or even interior design trend. Whatever the application and style need Florida Tile has you covered. 


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Tierra Sol

Florida Tile

Florida Tile

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 Tierra Sol's mission is to source exquisite and awe-inspiring tile from around the globe, offering a selection that will never leave you wanting for more. Our collection of sustainable and timeless porcelain tile, glass mosaics, and natural stones sourced the world over have inspired countless designers and builders. 


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MSI

Florida Tile

Surface Art

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 MSI offers the greatest product variety in the marketplace. We import over 46,000 containers per year and manage an inventory of over 125 million square feet, including over 4,500 SKUs of porcelain & ceramic tile, quartz countertops, natural stone countertops and tile (granite, marble, travertine, slate, limestone, quartzite, and sandstone), prefabricated countertops, decorative mosaics, and sinks. 


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Surface Art

Bedrosian Tile

Surface Art

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 Surface Art selects products that will enhance our Western style of living. These styles are classic, timeless and comfortable. All of our collections have trims and accessories to complete that special room. 


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Emser Tile

Bedrosian Tile

Bedrosian Tile

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 Our innovative portfolio of porcelain, ceramic, natural stone, and decorative glass and mosaic products is designed to meet a wide range of aesthetic, performance, and budget requirements. With over 70 showrooms and service locations and 3 distribution centers located throughout North America, Emser Tile is committed to delivering beautiful and sustainable design solutions.


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Bedrosian Tile

Bedrosian Tile

Bedrosian Tile

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 The quantity, variance, and quality of our lines allows us to meet the needs and performance requirements of any project whether commercial, institutional, industrial, or residential in nature, in the United States or around the world. This strong buying power enables us to provide products falling well within a project's budgetary constraints. 


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Thompson Tile and Stone's Partnership with Olympia Tile

 

THOMPSON TILE

Thompson Tile & Stone began in 1950 as a family owned and operated business in Seattle, WA.  At the time, our initial focus was on providing affordable tile and large stocking inventories to the local construction industry.

 

Our long standing reputation in the Pacific Northwest led to the 1980 acquisition of our company by Toronto-based Olympia Tile.  Since this merger, Thompson Tile & Stone has grown to become one of the largest tile distributors in North America.


OLYMPIA TILE

 In the year 1927, the very first ceramic tile wholesale distribution operation in Canada was established by Mr. John Capra under the name “Montreal Floor and Wall Tile”. This company was merged in the late 1950's with Olympia Tile, which was established in 1956. 


 Olympia kept expanding its importation business which results today in our being the exclusive distributors for more than 75 foreign manufacturers on 5 continents, making us the largest importers of tile in Canada and a leading supplier in the United States. 


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