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navigation, search  Cement tiles are handmade, decorative,
colorful tiles used primarily as floor coverings. Floors or
walls covered with these tiles are noted for their multi-color
patterns, durability and sophisticated look. These tiles are
widely used in Latin America and Europe. Their popularity spread
to the US, primarily in California and Florida through the 1930s
and 40s.  Although sometimes mistakenly called encaustic tile,
which refers to kiln-fired clay tile or commonly used ceramic
tiles that have been placed in a kiln and heated, cement tiles
are not fired and derive their durability from the combination
of finely dehydrated ground Portland cement layer and a more
coarse layer of sand and Portland cement. The pigment layer is
hydraulically pressed into the surface and becomes a part of the
tile, not a glaze or paint layer on the surface of the tile.
The tiles' colorful patterns, durability and versatility have
been attracting the attenti