Tue.Apr 23, 2019

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Custom Tile Designs That Will Blow Your Mind

Granada Tile

If you can dream it, it can happen with custom tile designs. Interior designers and architects alike have fallen in love with the stunning patterns, captivating colors, and unique shapes available only through custom cement tiles. Customizing encaustic tile designs is easy, as shown in our ultimate guide, but inspiration is, of course, the first step.

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Wetrooms and Colour Combinations

Diary of a Tile Addict

The Hard Surfaces & Natural Stone Show is fast approaching. For the next few days we will take a sneak peek at some of the offerings in store. From 30th April to 2nd May 2019, buyers will be presented at ExCel, London with a powerful line up of ceramic, porcelain, conglomerate, ultra-compact, and natural stone surface solutions, making this a must-visit event for retailers, distributors, contractors, and specifiers alike.

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Addressing Low Grout Joints with Tile Installation Standards

Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

Have you looked at the photos in this article and noticed a real problem? They all demonstrate low grout joints which do not meet the tile industry standards. To meet these standards, the grout must adequately fill the space which obviously these examples do not. And yet, when the person who took these photos shared them with his builder on the job site, the builder did not believe that any standards existed or that there were any organizations that develop them.

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Modest Growth Projected for Decorative Tile Demand in U.S.

Ceramic Industry Magazine

U.S. demand for decorative tile in flooring applications is forecast to climb 2.3% per year to 3.5 billion sq ft in 2023, according to a recent study.

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QFloors sponsors coat drive for Venezuelan refugees

Floor Covering News

South Jordan, Utah—A group of QFloors employees spent a Saturday in December sorting and labeling hundreds of coats. They were the result of a QFloors-sponsored coat drive and were shipped to Venezuelan refugees in Cucuta, Columbia, fleeing the political unrest, deprivation and chaos of the country. This was a deeply personal undertaking for QFloors’ B2B […].

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Western Spirit: SMoW Shares Key Details of its Celebrated LEED Gold Certified Museum Building

The A to Z of Building

During the celebration of Earth Day on April 22nd, 2019, Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West (SMoW) revealed important details of its renowned LEED® Gold certified museum.

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Mohawk releases 2018 Sustainability Report

Floor Covering News

Mohawk Flooring’s sustainable EverStrand carpeting is made with up to 100% recycled content using the Continuum process to recycle plastic bottles into strong and beautiful yarns. Calhoun, Ga.—The power of handprints over footprints is the focus of the 2018 Sustainability Report released online by Mohawk Industries today. This year’s report illustrates how a growing commitment […].

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Piezo Kinetics Expands Manufacturing Capacity by 25%

Ceramic Industry Magazine

Piezo Kinetics Inc. recently announced an expansion of the manufacturing operation at its Bellefonte, Pa., headquarters facility.

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Building: Reducing Crime Through Design

The A to Z of Building

Siniat’s newly launched Securtex® integrates Chomarat laid glass scrim into its gypsum plasterboard. According to the dry construction material specialist, it is the first plasterboard-only.

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