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Dream Pools

Tile of Spain USA

With unrivaled durability, stunning graphics and illustrious finishes, ceramic tiles have long been a favorite finish for pools among specifiers, builders and homeowners wishing to create a luxurious oasis in both residential and commercial settings. Rosa Gres, Stela Golden. Thanks to its technical properties, ceramics have become the ideal surface material not only for pools but for all outdoor applications.

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Easy Cleaning Tips for Porcelain and Ceramic Tile

Why Tile

The post Easy Cleaning Tips for Porcelain and Ceramic Tile appeared first on Why Tile.

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Carpet: Mills leverage Main Street opportunities

Floor Covering News

By Ken Ryan. EnviroStrand is Mohawk’s Main Street brand for carpet tile and broadloom. Shown is Cityscope. COVID-19 may have slowed growth in some segments of commercial flooring, but not so much on Main Street. In fact, the novel coronavirus has resulted in stronger-than-expected activity for many Main Street businesses—with carpet mills capitalizing on the revenue opportunity.

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Architecture: Form, Function, and Object

Life of an Architect

“Form follows Function.” A phrase coined by the late Louis Sullivan in 1896 in his article titled The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered. In reality, the phrase was “Form ever follows function”, and was based on Roman ideas of Vitruvius of architecture being solid, useful, and beautiful. There have been several other writings that followed in history on this subject based on this idea as well.

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Despite obstacles, quarterly outlook appears bright

Floor Covering News

By Ken Ryan. The stay-at-home economy continues to buttress the flooring industry as remodeling projects surge. With few exceptions, flooring retailers continue to report strong activity as they enter the final four months of what has been an unprecedented 2020. Initially blindsided by the fast-moving coronavirus that shut down much of the industry and country in late March, flooring dealers have rebounded thanks to a robust home improvement segment.

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Routine Garage Door Maintenance: 7 Things You Should Be Doing

Kitchen and Residential Design

Image source A garage door can provide decades of use if it is properly maintained. As a frequently used item, garage doors depend on the extra care to prevent wear and tear and breakdown. Keep the garage door on your home in tip-top condition longer by following the seven routine maintenance tips below. 1. Observe the Garage Door Sit back, look, and listen to the garage door.

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Waterproof: child and pet protected

Floor Covering News

By Ken Ryan. Mohawk’s SolidTech Plus offers all three key elements—waterproof, with kid- and pet-friendly features. Flooring retailers have a compelling story to tell when touting the benefits of waterproof vinyl—and, in some cases, carpet and padding as well. The story becomes even more convincing when kid- and pet-friendly attributes are added. These selling points have helped build and sustain the LVP category, which is growing by double-digits and today is fueled by SPC/rigid core offerings.

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Mills raise prices on soft surface

Floor Covering News

By Ken Ryan. Major carpet mills are raising prices 5%-8%, citing COVID-19-related cost issues. Citing the unprecedented circumstances trigged by the COVID-19 pandemic , mills have responded with price increases on residential carpet and other products ranging from 3% to 8% this fall. The mills attribute the increases to inflation in labor along with freight and manufacturing costs.

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Standing out in a mediocre world

Floor Covering News

By Jim Augustus Armstrong. Jim Augustus Armstrong. In part one, I made the point that mediocre service is rampant across most industries, retail flooring included. The flooring world is getting more difficult and competitive, not less so. If you expect to prosper long term, you must rise above the legions of the mediocre. This is especially true if you want to have a legacy business you can pass on to your children, or if you want to be able to sell it for top dollar.

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Some good news for a change

Floor Covering News

By Steven Feldman. Steven Feldman. Four months to go until we put 2020 in our rear-view mirror. New Year’s Eve can’t come soon enough. Or can it? While I lament the fact I haven’t been to a live sporting event or concert since March 12, or sat at a bar in Manhattan in five and a half months, things could be a whole lot worse. I mean, every retailer I’ve spoken with since May has told me things are not that bad out there , all things considered.

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How to motivate your staff in trying times

Floor Covering News

By Lisbeth Calandrino. Lisbeth Calandrino. It’s hard to stay motivated when you have problems you’re not acknowledging. Many of your employees who may seem fine on the surface are walking around with underlying fears and concerns they are not disclosing. When people are feeling this way, they have less energy for getting work done and staying motivated.

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Ceramic: In-store elements help secure the sale

Floor Covering News

By Megan Salzano. Ceramic tile is by far one of the most design savvy, alluring categories in the industry. It is a tried-and-true material that has outlasted the ages. And, it boasts top selling features that draw consumers across age groups. Yet, some retailers struggle with the sale. Often the challenge is laid at the feet of industry shortcomings such as labor and product costs; however, there’s a much simpler explanation that once remedied could potentially boost the sales potential for flo

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