CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

AUGUST 13, 2013

Recognizing the need in the marketplace for a mortar that would deliver successful large-format tile installations, MAPEI has developed Kerabond T, a premium-grade, nonsag, nonslump mortar for use in thin-set and medium-bed tile installations on interior/exterior residential and commercial floors and walls. www.mapei.com.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 24, 2021

laminate flooring market that hadn’t occurred since 2015— the category actually grew in terms of both sales and volume. FCNews research pegged laminate flooring sales at the first point of distribution in the U.S. of the total flooring market in 2019. of total flooring sales and 5.6% of the total flooring market in 2019.

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Ceramics of Italy

MARCH 17, 2021

The twelfth Grand Prix award welcomes architecture projects completed between January 2016 and December 2021 that have used Casalgrande Padana porcelain stoneware slabs for floor and/or wall coverings in any area of public or private construction, whether indoors or outdoors, new build or renovation. www.casalgrandepadana.it.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Despite maintaining extensive product selections, logistics hubs and customer service centers, Amazon and Wayfair appear to be flying under the radar in the residential flooring business. We monitor traffic and closing rates in each location, and if we lose an order we document who won the project.”

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 12, 2021

The popularity (and affordability) of laminate flooring posed a threat to the wood flooring sector when that new product category came on to the scene in the U.S. Over time, while laminate’s share of the overall flooring market ebbed and flowed, wood flooring held its ground. market more than 20 years ago.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

In response to ceramic contractors’ needs for time-saving products, MAPEI has introduced Ultraflex™ LFT Rapid mortar to its line of fast-setting tile and stone installation systems. New Rapid-Setting Mortar from MAPEI. This mortar sets quickly, allowing grouting in three to four hours. www.mapei.com.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2023

Environmental consciousness factors heavily into the products selected for commercial flooring applications. We’re seeing positive momentum across all product categories since getting out of COVID-19,” said Robb Myer, vice president, Aladdin Commercial, observed. “We The reasons are well documented. A s the U.S.

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Granada Tile

JUNE 27, 2018

Although their concrete tile coverage, which mostly focuses on new products, is limited, what they do spotlight is both beautiful and intriguing. Favoring well-designed products over mass-market, disposable goods, it’s no wonder that cement tiles are a mainstay of the richly-layered yet calm spaces that they feature.

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Tile Talk

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The Preservation of our Tile Heritage The Tile Heritage Foundation promotes an awareness and appreciation of ceramic surfaces in the United States. The Tile Heritage library and research facility has a wealth of knowledge including books and slides about ceramic tile surfaces. ceramic tile. floor tile. Product Plug.

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H.Winter Showroom Blog

JUNE 1, 2010

In recent months, we have received a number of requests from customers asking about our products containing recycled content. Post-industrial recycled content is found in the floor tile, not in wall tile or decorative pieces. GREENGUARD measures actual chemical emissions from the products they certify.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 30, 2012

My background is in art, but not in ceramics. Many county courthouses went up across this country in the 18 th and 19 th centuries where encaustic tiles were used on the floors. Instead of having a glaze on the top of them, the entire body of the tile was made up of one color of clay creating a very enduring product. If so, how?

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

One-on-One with Donato Pompo, Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants. Most importantly, he is the founder of San Diego-based Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants, and the University of Tile and Stone, a pre-eminent provider of education to industry employees and customers. Jeffrey Steele. TD: What did you learn from your father’s experience?

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Tile Talk

JUNE 25, 2013

This year Wayne and I began a blog at our website for collaborations (http//nutmegdesignsart.com), documenting work in progress, our commissions and the process of being a Dynamic Duo. ceramic tile. floor tile. green building products. Product Plug. Dwell on Design 2014 – Top Products. bathroom design.

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CUSTOM Insights Blog

JULY 13, 2016

When setting these large format tiles, it is the contractor’s responsibility to make sure the GC provides the appropriate floor flatness. A flat floor is especially important on a renovation project where old smaller tiles with large joints have been demolished and the substrate has been ground down.

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CUSTOM Insights Blog

JULY 13, 2016

When setting these large format tiles, it is the contractor’s responsibility to make sure the GC provides the appropriate floor flatness. A flat floor is especially important on a renovation project where old smaller tiles with large joints have been demolished and the substrate has been ground down.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

The resurgent laminate flooring category continued on its upward trajectory in 2021 as sales reached $1.304 billion, FCNews research shows. The dollars grew a little higher than the footage based on that phenomenon,” said David Moore, senior product director, wood and laminate, Mohawk. “The

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

—Laticrete, a leading manufacturer construction solutions for the building industry, has contributed multiple products to the digital television series “Idea House Build,” a show by “This Old House” that inspires homeowners with new ideas and innovative products.

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Architectural Ceramics

JUNE 27, 2016

True wood floors are so warm and welcoming, but can’t handle humidity, water, pets, and kids like tile can. Ceramic vs. Porcelain Wood-Look Tiles. To understand the difference between a red clay, white clay, and porcelain tile, there is a document that lays out some specifications on our website here.) Chaa Creek.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 21, 2023

The consensus among the major resilient flooring suppliers is that once the dust clears, 2023 will see resilient sales down mid-to-high single digits. “A It’s likely that they’re still above 2019 levels for a lot of products but we could continue to see deflation depending on what happens with the economy.”

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Tile Talk

DECEMBER 4, 2012

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