Tile of Spain USA

AUGUST 20, 2020

With Autumn quickly approaching, now is the ideal time to savor the warm weather and bask in the summer sun. However, the arrival of crisp fall air doesn’t mean you’ll have to forgo your patios, gardens, and terraces. Make the most of your outdoor spaces year-round with ceramic tile from Spain. Thanks to its technical properties, ceramic tile can withstand the passing of time, resisting temperature changes, humidity, and inclement weather.

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Spain Outdoor Ceramics Tile 246

Architectural Ceramics

AUGUST 20, 2020

Week of August 17th, 2020. It’s been hot, hot, HOT these past few weeks! There are some design tips you can implement to cool down your space this summer, but in the meantime you can get into a cooler headspace. Beat the heat this summer with this week’s playlist featuring songs about sun, heat, and hitting the beach! Listen on Spotify. Our friendly, knowledgeable staff is always happy to help advise on tile design.

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DC Tile Design 189

Floor Covering News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Sales growth persists despite stumbling blocks. By Megan Salzano. Mohawk’s Pergo Extreme features higher-end wood and stone-look visuals along with dent-free technology. This year began with the resilient category poised for another 12 months of steady growth amid its meteoric rise. Resilient flooring remains the fastest growing flooring category in the industry, and 2019 again saw it dominate its competitors.

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Stone Update

AUGUST 20, 2020

Granite Mountain Countertops in Montana joins fabricator network.

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Montana 59

Floor Covering News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Solon, Ohio—Tarkett, a worldwide leader in innovative and sustainable flooring, is expanding its collection of ProGen rigid core luxury vinyl tiles and planks with nine new stone designs. The new designs join 22 high-definition wood designs, giving homeowners a broader range of design options with the life-proof performance benefits the collection is known for, the company said.

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Ohio Tools Stone System 52

Floor Covering News

AUGUST 20, 2020

By Ken Ryan. More than 65% of LVP at Frazier’s Carpet One Floor & Home comes from outside China. Shown is Mohawk SolidTech Plus, made in the U.S. The United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) decision to not include floor covering among items granted exemption from the Section 301 tariff was greeted with a collective shrug by flooring retailers.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Florence, Ala.—Schönox has introduced HS Sturdy, a repair and smoothing compound incorporating the company’s patented Hybrid Active-Dry Technology. From featheredge to 2-inch depths, HS Sturdy is designed to repair, patch and smooth, combining tasks for use on a wide variety of substrates including concrete and gypsum as well as diverse ones such as wood, vinyl and ceramic.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 20, 2020

While COVID-19 has forced the cancellation or postponement of many events in 2020, one thing that has resumed in modified form has been sports. The NBA and NHL seasons have come back without a hitch, albeit with the athletes being housed in bubbles for a few months. Baseball has also resumed with minimal disruptions after experts claimed it could never happen.

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