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10 Times a DIYer was Smart to Hire a Pro

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Get the most out of your DIY home improvement projects. Image: Photographee.eu/Shutterstock. We love diving into DIY projects at home. Even if you’re a total novice when it comes to DIY, anyone can tackle simple projects to enhance their home. No matter how experienced you are at working on your own home, though, there are times when it might be smart to bring on a professional to assist you.

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Delightful Dial Square

Diary of a Tile Addict

The new, stylish venue for Arsenal FC fans celebrates the birth of the club in a way that ties history with today with a refreshing and modern interior. Located at the Clock End of the Arsenal FC’s Emirates Stadium the club’s origins are highlighted from the off. The designers at 20.20 sought to embody the industrial nature of the club’s inception, as the players were originally workers at the Royal Arsenal munitions factory, and Dial Square was named after the sundial which helped f

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Bringing a Touch of Luxury to Bathrooms

Kitchen and Residential Design

A recent survey from Lightstream reports that 37 percent of homeowners indicated they are planning to remodel their bathrooms in 2019, edging out kitchen remodels, which 31 percent of respondents said was a priority. Twenty-seven percent of those surveyed said personalization was their primary reason for investing in a renovation. In addition, according to the 2018 Houzz Bathroom Trends Study , more than half of Baby Boomer homeowners are planning to renovate their bathrooms to support aging in

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Don't Patch Your Tile Substrate With Thin Set

Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

What Do You Use to Patch Your Substrate so It Is Ready for Tile? You've surely been in the position as a tile installer to deal with jobsite conditions that require the substrate (floors and walls) to be patched making it “tile ready”. No question, it's critical to get the substrate flat enough to accommodate tile. This is particularly true if the tile is large format.

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Crossville porcelain tile panels, countertops receive EPDs

Floor Covering News

Crossville, Tenn.—As of April 1, Crossville porcelain tile panels and countertops products now have ISO 15804 compliant type III Product Specific Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). Verified by UL Environment, the Crossville porcelain tile panels and countertops EPDs contribute at the 1.5 credit level in USGBC’s LEED v4.1 rating system and can be found on Crossville’s […].

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These 4 Decluttering Tips Will Help You Through Your Next Spring Cleaning Project

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

It’s officially time to start spring cleaning. For many of us, that means that decluttering is at the top of the to-do list. With that in mind, we decided to bring you four easy decluttering tips that will help you make the most of your next spring cleaning project. Read them over to get a sense of how you can tackle this task from start to finish.

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MFA joins forces with RFCI

Floor Covering News

LaGrange, Ga.—Following approval by the Multilayer Flooring Association (MFA) and Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) board of directors, Harlan Stone, president of MFA, and Dean Thompson, president and CEO of RFCI, have signed an Asset Transfer Agreement. The legal document is designed to combine the two organizations under the RFCI umbrella.

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Man versus Machine – Architectural Sketch Series

Life of an Architect

I’m currently in Chicago celebrating the 50th birthday of a good friend of mine. In fact, there are four of us here and we all know each other from our time together from the University of Texas School of Architecture. Evidence presented this weekend would suggest that we are all still about 24 years old despite the realities that we are all considerably older.

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SCHOTT Teams with SINCAD on Camera Systems for Pharmaceutical Glass Manufacturing

Ceramic Industry Magazine

SCHOTT recently announced that it has signed an exclusive cooperation and development agreement with French engineering firm SINCAD aimed at strengthening SCHOTT’s expertise in the field of camera inspection systems.

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Ken Herriges retires as CEO

Floor Covering News

Eagan, Minn.—Herregan Distributors' cofounder Ken Herriges has retired as CEO. However, he will remain on the board as chairman. Bob Link and Tom Splinter will continue to lead the company into the future. With over 50 years in the flooring industry, Herregan Distributors is one of the largest flooring distributors in the United States.

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A Braze New World

Ceramic Industry Magazine

The saying goes, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

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Source One Flooring joins Fuse Alliance

Floor Covering News

Laguna Niguel, Calif.—Source One Flooring has become a new member of Fuse Alliance, a member-owned organization of professional commercial flooring contractors. “With a top-notch, professional team and commitment to the highest level of customer service, Source One Flooring is a great addition to the Fuse Alliance Network,” said Geoff Gordon, executive director, Fuse Alliance.

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Builder Confidence Edges Higher in April

Ceramic Industry Magazine

Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes rose one point to 63 in April, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).

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