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Natural Stone Institute completes 30th home with Gary Sinise Foundation

Floor Covering News

Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute has provided natural stone and fabrication services for another home through the Gary Sinise Foundation’s R.I.S.E. To date, Natural Stone Institute members have been involved in thirty completed homes. and Ontra Stone Concepts. The R.I.S.E.

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The hands of a working man

Tile Excellence

Ive been posting articles here since 2011. Ive been criticized by my peers mostly competitors and at times threats of being sued because i shared my opinions of products and procedures I use tried and true from over 35 years of laying tile.

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A Decade in Colour I

Diary of a Tile Addict

We started 2010 with an understated Turquoise from Pantone, combining the peace and calm from blue and the lively, uplifiting nature of yellow. This tone has seen a consistent increase in interest in the design world, and thanks to its prominence in nature and presence in natural stone, it has long been a source of inspiration.

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German Natural Stone Award 2011 now European-wide - Stone World

Stone World

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Unilin, Barberan tout digital printing capabilities

Floor Covering News

Digital printing yields the most realistic representation of the product it seeks to emulate, whether that be hardwood or natural stone. Digital printing in ceramic skyrocketed in 2011. What’s more, when you layer the embossed-in-register texturing on top of that, the result is almost an exact replica of the real thing.

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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. ► 2011. (64).

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Catalina and CTaSC Announces the Release of the 2013 Stone Report

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

The 2013 Catalina Report on Natural and Manufactured Stone report is an in-depth industry investigation of the $7.3 natural and manufactured stone product industry. stone product market has been recovering since 2011 and the recovery has continued to strengthen during 2013. billion U.S. gain during 2013.

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