Tile and Stone Types Honed, Rectified, Gauged. We, meaning us evil, scheming people in the tile industry, have a bad habit of using words that are not easily understood or recognized by the general public and thats a bad thing. Well, I think its a bad thing anyway, since the general public are the ones buying the tile Hello, Mc. Fly Take for instance those three ridiculously nondescript words up there Honed, rectified, and gauged as well as the word nondescript. Okay, well leave the last one out of this discussion. Taken alone they each have very distinct meanings easy enough. However, when used next to the word tile or stone, they tend to confuse. So Im gonna try to clear it up a little bit for you so you know what a gauged slate is when you see it, as well as help you find the word you need when you know what youre looking for but dont know what word you need. Is anyone else dizzy right now No Just me okayHoned. Vb4q7HyjU0.jpg' alt='Installing Hardibacker Over Drywall' title='Installing Hardibacker Over Drywall' />Honed is used next to different types of natural stone most commonly with slate as in honed slate didnt see that coming, did you Although most common with slate it is also used with any natural stone product available. Honed stone simply means that the surface of the stone, has been ground to a smooth, flat, consistent surface. It also means, in the case of normally shiny stones such as granite or marble, that the polish or shine has been removed leaving a matte unpolished surface. If you think about a slate tile and honestly, who besides me, does that with its rough, textured, uneven surface, that would be an example of regular slate not honed. If that slate tile were ground down with a smooth, consistent, flat surface it would be honed. Just like the tile installed in this Full Kerdi Walk in Slate Shower with a Mountain Silhouette Relief  installed by Roger from Tile Art in Fort Collins, CO Tile. Art. Center. com. That, by the way, was an absolutely shameless plug for a very excellent tile contractor me. See, when I self promote I dont jack around. Unabashed self promotion aside, that is a photo of honed slate installed on a shower wall. See how flat and unshiny it is honed. That was relatively painless, wasnt it Which brings us to our next obscure wordRectified. Rectified is a term most often used with manufactured tiles such as porcelain as in, you guessed it, rectified porcelain. Natural stone tiles are rarely clarified as rectified because they normally are. Rectified tile means that each tile is identical in size length and width. As in each 1. 2 inch tile is actually 1. Ultraman Fighting Evolution 3 Ps2 Iso Files. And each one is identically sized. Or, more accurately, if each 1. The 1. 2 inch part isnt the important part the identical part is. What is the difference between a rectified ceramic and porcelain and one that isnt rectified, you askGlad you asked. A normal non rectified ceramic or porcelain tile is formed and baked. This baking process will cause the tile to shrink ever so slightly and each tile may shrink a differing amount. This will lead to tiles that are not identically sized. Free Download Xforce Keygen 3Ds Max 2010. Although the difference in tiles may be only 16. Now this is not normally a problem and is dealt with as you are setting the tile by nudging each tile to where it needs to be to make up for this difference. If done correctly youll never know its there. Its completely normal. FpXAp0Rpnx8/UGSvjhgWLMI/AAAAAAAAGqw/_utE6RoymXk/s640/hardibacker.jpg' alt='Installing Hardibacker Over Drywall' title='Installing Hardibacker Over Drywall' />A rectified tile, on the other hand, is baked then cut to size. All the shrinking will take place during the baking process so after it is cut to size it will remain that size forever. Installing Hardibacker Over Drywall' title='Installing Hardibacker Over Drywall' />This makes it much easier, quicker and cleaner to work with and allows for a smaller grout line than may be required for a non rectified tile. All rectified tiles are cut to an identical size. This is the reason that natural stone tiles are not referred to as rectified they should all be cut to an identical size during the manufacturing process. So, if you want really, really small grout lines and an absolutely straight, unvarying grout line, rectified tile or natural stone tiles are the way to go. They are so much easier to keep layouts consistent and lines exactly where you want them. Easier, in this respect, is relative since I prefer the smallest grout line possible with any given tile. Installing Hardibacker Over Drywall' title='Installing Hardibacker Over Drywall' />James Hardie HardieBacker Cement Backerboard prevents mold and moisture damage in wet areas. Easy to install with EZ Grid recessed fastener pattern. Gauged. Gauged stone is a bit more difficult to explain inasmuch as there are a number of things or descriptions of what constitutes a gauged stone. In the most common usage it simply means that each tile is an identical or nearly so thickness. This attribute, however, may also be referred to as calibrated stone. Technically gauged means that the backside of the stone has been ground down to a flat, or more accurately, consistent, rough finish. Film G 30 S Pki Full. Going back to slate since there are so many variations of slate stone it is the easiest example it means the backside of the slate has been ground down to a flat, normally grooved, surface. This process makes each slate tile nearly if it is calibrated an identical thickness usually within 11. With most stone tiles this is not really a designation you need to look for unless it is slate. Most all other natural stone tiles granite, marble, etc. Slate is the exception because, for the most part, it is meant to have a natural, rough, uneven surface. If you want that dont be concerned with a gauged or calibrated designation. If you want tile like that shower wall it needs to be gauged and calibrated. So there you have it the three obscure words badly explained in an effort to further confuse you. I do understand that for normal people that is people that dont stand in showers all day there will still be a bit of confusion especially about the whole gauged and calibrated thing. If you have any questions about it at all please feel free to ask what the hell it is in the comment section below. If you are new to my blog I actually do answer every question around here. Im just super cool like that.