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Divine Italian Innovation: Porcelain Pavers

As The Tile Turns

Outdoor Porcelain Design: Why Pavers Are Taking Over. When you imagine a modern outdoor living space, what do you picture? Pergolas and rope lights might come to mind, but what about flooring? A variety of innovative solutions are available, but few are as practical or as stylistically versatile as porcelain pavers, which are slowly starting to take over in Colorado.

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How to Deal with Flooded Tile Installations

Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

Flooded tile installations have been top-of-mind lately given two extreme hurricanes within two weeks. In anticipation of questions, we're pooling together advice about how commonly dry area tile installations act as a submerged swimming pool-like installation for a period of time. Since we don't have all the answers, we anticipate this article being a work-in-progress.

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How to Prepare You House Against Winter Pests

Kitchen and Residential Design

Photo by Ante Hamersmit on Unsplash Winter is just around the corner, and depending on which state or region you are currently residing in, the weather is definitely getting colder. And, soon before you know, your house, front porch, or the garden at the back might be invaded with pests, and you will have to call in the home pest control services. It means that as you will be unpacking your winter clothes and stacking up the wardrobe, you should start preparing your house against the infestation

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Targeting an untapped demographic

Floor Covering News

By Gregg Hicks—Preventive care and planning are a hot topic right now. The 65-and-older population grew by an estimated 34.2% in the last decade, increasing the demand for home renovations focused on safe living and aging in place. Important modifications are needed in the home when a retiree decides they want to “age in place” instead of moving to an assisted-living facility.

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Off-the-Shelf Bioplastic Helps 3D Print Geometric Shapes to Mimic Auxetic Materials

The A to Z of Building

The design of a 3D-printed product has gained inspiration from a material utilized in memory foam pillows and running shoes. This could help safeguard buildings from collision damage and other.

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Terry Green joins NWFA’s Legacy Scholarship

Floor Covering News

St. Louis, Miss.—The National Wood Flooring Association ( NWFA ) has inducted Terry Green of DuraSeal into its Legacy Scholarship program through the NWFA Education and Research Foundation (NERF). The NERF Legacy Scholarship program honors individuals who made significant contributions throughout their lives to advance the wood flooring industry. “Terry was one of the first people I worked with when I joined this industry more than 35 years ago at DuraSeal/Minwax,” said Jim Schumache

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Is Window Replacement Worth it in Texas

Kitchen and Residential Design

Window replacement is one of the most significant improvements Texas homeowners can make. Thus, the question "is it a good investment?" Well, there isn't any exact answer when it comes to this, as we will have to consider different variables and their roles in home windows, which include: The present condition of the window frames Local temperature The density of current windows Homeowners choice of window Also, these factors contribute to the cost of replacement and the anticipated energy savin

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Real Wood Coalition, part 15

Floor Covering News

Following is the 14th edition of the Real Wood Coalition editorial coverage , which can also be seen in the October 18 print edition of FCNews. These features include educational insights, new and staple hardwood products and a spotlight featuring one of the Coalition’s members. A new edition of RWC coverage will be available in every print issue of FCNews throughout the year.

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More lessons learned from skydiving (part 4)

Floor Covering News

By Jim Armstrong—In the previous installment , I outlined some of the key business lessons I learned from my training as a skydiver. Following are a few more lessons: Lesson #5: You’re capable of more than you think. Before I made it a goal to become a skydiver, it never entered my consciousness that I could be capable of jumping out of planes and parachuting safely to the ground.

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NeoCon 2021: Exhibitors score on sustainability, design

Floor Covering News

Mike Gallman, president of Mohawk Group (second from left) speaks with Geoff Gordon, executive director of Fuse Alliance, during NeoCon 2021. By Ken Ryan—Chicago—Like many in-person events during the age of COVID-19, NeoCon endured postponements and schedule changes that wreaked havoc on its goal of a mid-June gathering. Instead, NeoCon was moved to early October, and while some top-tier floor covering companies pulled out ahead of the show citing pandemic concerns, those who did attend took adv

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XGS takes service up a notch

Floor Covering News

By utilizing XGS services, retailer customers can consolidate their orders for added efficiency and convenience. By Steve Feldman—Chattanooga, Tenn.—Despite numerous supply chain challenges and rising costs across the board, Xpress Global Systems ( XGS ) is on pace for a record year. A tenacious commitment to service—including a massive technology upgrade and new customer portal—coupled with a strong value proposition for flooring retailers and suppliers is driving this growth.

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Carpet: State of the Industry 2021

Floor Covering News

The move toward higher-end carpet products has benefited companies like Karastan. Shown is Intriguing Allure. By Ken Ryan S ince the second quarter of 2020, the residential carpet segment has performed a lot like the LVT category, with soaring double-digit increases. While that level of performance might be nothing new for LVT, it is a bold-faced headline for carpet—a category that previously had been losing market share while puttering along with little to no yearly gains.