Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Stacy Smith, sales manager, Ridout Lumber Co., All you have to do is add adhesive. CERAMIC TILE When it comes to tile, Shaw Floors has been making a more concerted effort over the past two or three years, according to Chase Meluch, product development manager, tile and stone. “We Rogers, Ark., is a fan of what AT is doing.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

Both are based on a novel “micro-suction” adhesive technology that allows the floor to be removed and reinstalled much easier and with less mess than traditional peel-and-stick-type products. Additionally, these products can lose their adhesion over time, especially if lifted and reset.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2022

By Ken Ryan—For many flooring retailers, 2021 represented their best sales year on record. About the product: European design, GreenGuard Gold and FloorScore certified, Paladin rigid core stone polymer composite includes the most popular European oak colors with minimal knots. Paladin by Eternity Floors. Panoramic Porcelain by Daltile.

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Architectural Ceramics

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Even though many of our tile series is strong enough to hold up to the heat of fire, the adhesives and grouts used to set the tile are not intended to have that much exposure to an open flame. If you are installing natural stone or a handmade product, variations are to be expected with veining, color, glaze saturation… even in size!

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Floor Covering News

JULY 8, 2021

By Elisabeth McGowan While underlayment is usually an easy sell alongside a carpet purchase, it’s not always top of mind when finalizing a hard surface sale. One of the common complaints of hard surface flooring is just that—it’s hard,” said Chris Palmer, vice president of sales, Leggett & Platt. Leggett & Platt.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

New colors and natural wood and stone designs are offered across all three plank and tile structures and include standard and large format plank and tile designs. In today’s competitive flooring market, retailers are looking for ways to increase sales. Both heterogeneous and homogeneous sheet structures offer coordinating weld rods.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Ease of Installation: RollSmart roll-on adhesive dries in as little as 15 minutes and allows immediate occupancy. In addition to offering Tarkett’s broadest portfolio of exclusive wood, stone and abstract visuals, Contour LVT also delivers numerous opportunities for customization. Part of the ReStart take back and recycling program.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

JUNE 16, 2021

But redecorating your kitchen can have a significant impact on your property sale value. If you've got a chipped stone countertop, you can repair it by collecting the fragments and using adhesive to glue them at their places. With budget permitting, you can go for stone or concrete countertops for best results.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 3, 2013

Simulating semiprecious stone, Ceracasa’s Absolute collection achieves a high gloss polished finish on porcelain tile with six high gloss floor and wall tile colors that bring luminosity to any space. Ionized metallic oxides are used in a vacuum with an oppositely charged adhesive on the surface of the tile.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 27, 2021

Steeped in tradition, Sika-DriTac has manufactured premium-grade adhesives, underlayment, rubber sports flooring and installation solutions for the wood and resilient floor covering markets for more than 60 years. We prepare our inventory at least 50% more than our immediate sales. Transforming connections for the better. in 2020.”.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 22, 2021

By Megan Salzano It’s no secret that flooring accessory pieces such as premium underlayments are often the hardest to sell for the retail sales associate. If you’re a retail sales associate or a store owner, a premium underlayment is an opportunity to ‘sell the floor twice,’” said David Moore, senior director of accessories, Mohawk.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The product features a self-adhering IXPE pad that bonds easily to subfloors without additional adhesives, while its interlocking edge and end system includes a “crack-n-peel” adhesive that increases locking strength and further prevents moisture incursion. The collection is made up of 13 styles (11 wood and two stone).

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

I believe the next looks will be in stone and ceramic as well as wall applications.”. Resilient visuals often follow trends seen in natural wood, stone and ceramic. We introduced wood planks and stones; however, the stone and ceramic looks are a real opportunity because we’re using similar printing technology to real ceramic.”.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

What we’re trying to do is simplify a very complex area of the business for our sales teams, our retailers and their personnel.”. It could be adhesive, seam tape, tack strip. If it’s tile and stone, it’s a different decision tree to make it simple.”. Lock Works is anything that secures a product in place.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

makes it a point to train his sales reps to be aware of strategies employed by competitors so they can respond accordingly. “We Leave no stone unturned. Our clients are assured we are using the best underlayments, compounds and adhesives to validate the performance and warranties of the flooring products selected. “In

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

JUNE 1, 2016

Extra responsibility soon followed with an expanded role to include leading customer service and following the completion of key new segment launches for floor covering adhesives and resin flooring, a place on the ARDEX UK Management Team.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. Create a special little space with Tempaper Self-Adhesive Marrakesh Wallpaper. Add drama to your dining space with West Elm Quartz Stone Mural. Runge Chevron Temporary Wallpaper by Wrought Studio. We’re loving the new patterns and colors.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

If your budget is limited, tile the vanity wall and use a less expensive flooring option, like vinyl adhesive tiles, that look like stone or real tiles. Check this roundup out, featuring the best small bathroom vanities for sale now. These powder rooms show unique ways to feature tile.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Like most sundry products, adhesives can be considered the backbone of any flooring installation. As such, the performance of those adhesives is key. Adhesives provide a range of performance attributes dependent on need, and these value-added features remain the drivers of innovation in the category. By Megan Salzano.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Rothberg and Lillian Rosenstock Rothberg,” said Ron Nash, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Laticrete. In addition, Nash will share insights on how to make successful virtual presentations and sales calls with a panel of industry professionals. Products to be showcased. SpectraLock 1. Meets or exceeds ANSI A118.3

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 24, 2023

Another benefit of this product is it’s approved for use with Ardex P 4 Primer and the fast-track adhesive Henry 647 PlumPro. Pliteq G e ni e M at GenieMat RST is an acoustic underlayment made from 94% recycled rubber content, engineered to be used directly under any hard surface floor finish—tile, stone, wood, vinyl and more.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

When the dust cleared and all the numbers were counted and run through the wash multiple times, total industry sales in 2021 reached a record $26.701 billion, an enormous gain of 16.3% Note: These numbers are in wholesale dollars reflecting the first point of sale. This compared to its overall sales of $151.2 billion, up 14.4%

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

Crossville: Stone Fiction. Crossville’s new Stone Fiction will be on display at NeoCon 2022. The line’s subtly striated visual and limestone-like textural detailing—achieved through Crossville’s advanced tile design technology—is designed to emulate the nuances of stone mineral deposits and pitting of the natural material.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

That’s why it’s so critical that the right adhesive is specified for the project at hand. Every flooring system is only as good as its weakest link,” said David Clarkson, vice president of sales, Eastern U.S., Utilizing a premium-grade flooring adhesive increases the likelihood for a successful installation.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Properly selected and installed, grout provides myriad functions that support a successful tile installation, noted Adam Abell, market manager, tile and stone installation systems, sealants and surface rep, Bostik. Following is a curated selection of the best in grouts and mortars, as well as expert tips to make the sale.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 15, 2022

Carpet tile is the second fastest growing segment, with sales up about 15% year-over- year. The organic, natural wood grain and stone looks create a warm and comforting environment for any desired space. All Foss products include a self-stick adhesive and are constructed of PET from post-consumer drinking bottles. Mannington.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 19, 2021

FCNews research shows the category generated $6.589 billion in sales (not including rubber) in 2020—an industry-leading 21.3% In terms of volume, the category accounted for 5.455 billion square feet (not including rubber) at the first point of sale, a 19.5% of sales vs. 2019’s 45.1%. Existing home sales grew to 5.64

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