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Natural Stone Institute Completes 42nd Home with Gary Sinise Foundation

Floor Covering News

Oberlin, Ohio— The Natural Stone Institute has provided materials, labor and services for its 42 nd home with the Gary Sinise Foundation through its Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment (R.I.S.E) The post Natural Stone Institute Completes 42nd Home with Gary Sinise Foundation appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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NSI completes new home for R.I.S.E. program

Floor Covering News

Oberlin, Ohio— The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has provided natural stone and fabrication services for another home through the Gary Sinise Foundation’s R.I.S.E. His first deployment was the 31 MUE in 2009, which took him to Japan, Korea, Thailand, the Philippines and Australia. The R.I.S.E.

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COVERINGS REPORTS GROWTH AT 2016 SHOW

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

This figure is an increase in overall attendance from the 2015 show, and to industry insiders, affirms positive movement in the tile and stone market. The 25,000-attendance count is a remarkable 15-percent increase from 2009, the last year Coverings was held in Chicago. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=1693367.

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Avente Tile Talk: Installing a slate tile floor

Tile Talk

Because slate is a natural stone product it is not as strong as certain other tiles, Schluter said that we needed to add another layer of plywood before we proceeded and so a new layer of 3/8" plywood was added to the 3/4" layer. Slate is a natural stone and you have to seal it before you grout. ► 2009. (27).

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President's Message: Introducing our new president, Dan Rea

StoneDimensions

I am employed at Coldspring, in Cold Spring, MN (formally known as the Cold Spring Granite Company) where I head up the sales and marketing for the company and have been in the stone industry with Coldspring since 1977. However, more needs to done to emphasize safety and best practices in the quarrying and installation of natural stone.

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Time2Design: DEKTON Hot New Surface / Countertop Material

Time2Design

Dekton is available in 12 white, grey, black and natural stone hues and in three polished matte and slate finishes. ► 2009. (48). copyright Time2Design 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014. Dekton may be what I would consider the next big thing in countertops. ► November. (3). ► October. (3). wine cellar.

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Avente Tile Talk: Coverings 2013 Floors Attendees with New Tile.

Tile Talk

Galala dimensional stone from Marmi Natural Stone. ► 2009. (27). Coatings by Sandberg features an aviation industry inspired coating. New shapes and textures from Interceramic. LATICRETE International, Inc. s Strata_Mat Uncoupling Membrane. Handmade cement tile by Tiles Couture. ► August. (3). ► June. (3).

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