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Natural stone 101: Understanding the basics

Floor Covering News

Lead times, maintenance, job lots from the quarrying should be comfortable for the retailer to walk someone through. However, this is where advanced product knowledge on the part of the RSA comes in, to assuage any misconceptions or worries for the consumer. There is a skill set in understanding and then successfully selling natural stone.

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A Clean Slate: How Rough Slate Can Have a Clean Aesthetic

Architectural Ceramics

At Architectural Ceramics, we’ve prepared a quick read for you about natural slate, and our client spaces and collections that feature it. Photo via Libby Turner Dickstein for Architectural Ceramics. European countries that are lesser known but also offer slate quarries are Belgium, Germany, Italy and Wales.

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Catalina and CTaSC Announces the Release of the 2013 Stone Report

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants (CTaSC) Announces the Release of the. SAN DIEGO (June 27, 2013) - Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants, Inc. In addition, the report estimates the ceramic tile and stone installation materials, maintenance products, and tool market. Marketing Director.

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TISE 2024: Resilient flooring focuses on innovation

Floor Covering News

The process also minimizes energy usage and waste in manufacturing, and minimizes the use of resources for installation and maintenance with product innovation. The woods and stones that inspire Karndean designs are sourced from around the world—forests and lumberyards to remote mountain quarries, some even exclusive to Karndean.

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Why You Should Use Natural Materials In Your Design

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

In the world of interiors, “natural” is a broad term that encompasses any renewable resource that is harvested from the earth for use. Read on to find out why renewable resources are the way to go when it comes to your dĂ©cor. Chances are, you’ve also wandered what exactly counts as “natural”. You’re missing out.

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