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Patio Flooring Buying Guide

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

The best flooring for an outdoor patio is structurally sound, resistant to weather events and comfortable to walk on year-round. Ceramic Tile: Ceramic tile is a classic flooring material. Consider adding a sealant to protect the tile from wear and the grout from cracking. How to buy the best patio flooring. square foot.

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CTEF focuses on tile installer training, education at TISE 2020

Floor Covering News

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF), which provides education and installer certification for professionals working in the ceramic tile and stone industry, will focus on finished tile work education sessions and Certified Tile Installer (CTI) evaluator training at the 2020 International Surfaces Event (TISE) in Las Vegas.

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SkillBuild Success Story

Diary of a Tile Addict

At these events high level trade skills can be recognised, rewarded, and celebrated. Throughout the three-day, 18-hour competition, contestants were asked to tile a wall and floor, based on a 3D building design, using 150 by 150mm ceramic tiles. Odhran Connelly with his winning tiling creation at SkillBuild 2018.

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Coverings 2022 shines light on innovation, design

Floor Covering News

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Las Vegas— Coverings 2022 was a showcase in innovative product design and immersive technology, which is thriving within the ceramic and stone category today despite obvious obstacles. Ceramic market update. ceramic tile market. ceramic tile consumption in 2021 was 3.11 Let’s make it happen.”.

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Prevent Cracks in Tiled Surfaces Through Subfloor Preparation

CUSTOM Insights Blog

While it’s impossible to completely avoid cracks in the event of significant structural movement, they can be controlled by applying products that mitigate the effects of movement and other stressful factors.