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How to Transform Your Home Office into a Masterpiece with Cement Tiles

Granada Tile

When you’re looking to update your kitchen or bathroom, it seems like there are tips and tricks everywhere, but what about renovating, redecorating, or even adding onto a home office? Your office at home is your sanctuary, where you can escape from the noise and bustle of the house and get away for some private work time. Putting your stamp on it and creating the right energy is essential.

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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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Week of August 31st, 2020 – Southern Hospitality & Design

Architectural Ceramics

Top 5 Design Posts of the Week. September 5 th brings us the annual Kentucky Derby, America’s favorite holiday to celebrate a sporting event that lasts under 3 minutes. A brief history and a fun fact about the derby – it began in 1872 when William Clark’s grandson Lewis Clark traveled to Europe and attended their own Epsom Derby in England, which eventually led him to be inspired to create America’s own version, the Kentucky Derby.

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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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The TCNA Handbook for Ceramic, Glass and Stone Tile Installation

Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

If you spend time with anyone involved in the proper installation of ceramic tile, the TCNA Handbook for Ceramic, Glass, and Stone Tile Installation will be the focal point of the conversation. Why? Because this useful guide assists in clarifying and standardizing installation specifications for tile. In addition to providing a selection of numbered installation "methods" for differentiating and easy reference, the Handbook includes various product selection guides for ceramic, glass, and stone

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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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Playlist of the Week – Southern Charm

Architectural Ceramics

Week of August 31st, 2020. Whether it’s taking the car out for an evening drive, walking the dog as the sun rises, or just enjoying that 5 o’clock feeling, our country playlist curated for fans of southern style will have you feeling like there’s not a care in the world. Hand-picked from today’s best country anthems, as well as some classic favorites (you didn’t think we’d make a country playlist without Chicken Fried by Zac Brown Band, did you?

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Wellness Design Hits the Presidential Campaign!

JG Kitchens

I was pretty surprised when I heard that Joe Biden touted a successful aging-in-place program in one of his recent campaign speeches. I did some research to find out more about the program he mentioned and was incredibly impressed by what I learned. Not only is CAPABLE helping low income seniors stay safer and happier in their homes, it's also saving thousands on healthcare costs!

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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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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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Indusparquet begins direct service of Midwest retail partners

Floor Covering News

Largo collection. Miami, Fla.—Indusparquet is mutually parting ways with longtime distributor All Tile in the upper Midwest market. Effective Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, Indusparquet will begin servicing these Midwest retail partners on a direct sale basis out of their U.S. distribution facility located here. “We want to thank Bobby Weiss and all of the folks at All Tile for a fabulous run and we truly appreciate their partnership through the years,” said Jodie Doyle, VP of sales and marketing.

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Caesarstone Buying Porcelain-Slab Producer

Stone Update

Acquisition of majority stake in India's Lioli Ceramica creates multi-hard-surfaces company.

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057: Renovating your House

Life of an Architect

Leaving your mark on the place where you live is built into the DNA of most architects and designers. This can manifest itself in many different ways but for many of us, working on the place where we live is the most obvious choice. Today we are talking about Renovating your House – the good, the bad, and (hopefully not) the ugly. The post 057: Renovating your House first appeared on Life of an Architect.

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Daltile peel-and-stick mosaics strike a chord with consumers

Floor Covering News

Daltile’s SimplyStick Mosaix. Dallas, Texas—As consumers are more frequently engaging in home improvement projects while homebound during COVID-19, Daltile’s new “peel-and-stick” mosaics are enjoying strong sales, according to the company. Daltile’s SimplyStick Mosaix collection is designed to empower homeowners to DIY install beautiful mosaic backsplashes, walls or feature walls—quickly and easily, with professional looking results. “In line with our role as the innovation leader in tile

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Laticrete launches new acoustical underlayment

Floor Covering News

Bethany, Conn.—Laticrete has launched the 170.5 Sound & Crack Isolation Mat, a high-performance acoustical underlayment system that is said to muffle impact noises through ceramic tiles, stone and other hard surfacing materials. “Implementing an additional thickness option to our sound control and anti-fracture portfolio with the new 170.5 Sound & Crack Isolation Mat has enabled us to advance even further in the flooring industry by entering a completely new sector: sound dampening for c

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2021 Flooring Markets get the green light

Floor Covering News

[Marietta, Ga.] Market Maker Events (MME) has announced plans to move forward with its regional Flooring Markets for the first quarter of 2021. The decision was based on a combination of factors, including exhibitor and retail attendee surveys showing support for the event as well as strict measures show management plans to put in place to ensure the safety of all involved.

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Domotex Hannover 2021 postponed to May

Floor Covering News

Hannover, Germany— Domotex Hannover 2021 has been postponed from Jan. 15-18 to May 20-22. The reasons for the postponement are based on the latest developments regarding the worldwide rampant COVID-19 pandemic , the show said, including a general uncertainty in relation to traveling abroad. Domotex is now also planning a digital conference to take place on Jan. 15, 2021, the show’s original start date.

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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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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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Durkan expands partnership with Virginia Langley

Floor Covering News

Virginia Langley. Calhoun, Ga.—Durkan, the hospitality flooring manufacturer , has partnered with longtime collaborator Virginia Langley to design print carpet tile exclusively for its PDI (Precision Dye Injection) platform. The state-of-the-art PDI tile program, which launched last summer, features proprietary high-resolution pattern design technology in 12 colors for customization, with the added wear-and-maintenance advantages of modular soft flooring.

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Shaw Floors kicks off virtual conference with ‘SFN Live’

Floor Covering News

By Reginald Tucker. Shaw’s virtual conference program, dubbed SFN Live, kicked off Tuesday, Sept. 2. Last month, Shaw Floors announced its biennial Shaw Flooring Network conference (SFN), originally scheduled to take place in Orlando in 2021, would instead take place virtually via of a series of online webinars and live educational presentations.

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I4F’s virtual showroom goes live

Floor Covering News

Hamont, Belgium—I4F’s new virtual showroom is now live. It is designed to remove physical boundaries by enabling booth tours, meetings and technology demonstrations to take place virtually. “We are extremely proud to be exhibiting, once again, at Domotex asia/ChinaFloor,” said John Rietveldt, I4F’s CEO. “We have attended the show since the beginning of our existence and this year is no different!

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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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Taylor launches ‘Taylor Time’ educational platform

Floor Covering News

Dalton—Taylor Adhesives unveiled “Taylor Time,” a new educational program targeted to the flooring industry. The new program is the company’s latest innovation that aligns with its goal of being a thought and communication leader delivering quality, in-depth training in a variety of ways. “When the pandemic hit, we were forced to reflect on different ways to connect with our customer base ,” said Paul Murfin, president of Taylor.

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NWFA completes 47th home with Gary Sinise Foundation

Floor Covering News

The Gary Sinise Foundation RISE program welcomed US Army Capt (Ret) Greg Galeazzi, wife Jazmine and son Teddy to their new smart home in Hopkinton, Mass. on Aug. 20, 2020. St. Louis, Mo.—The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has provided flooring for its 47th home in support of the Gary Sinise Foundation R.I.S.E. program (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment).

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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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Taylor announces price increase on solvent-based adhesives

Floor Covering News

Dalton—Taylor Adhesives announced that it will be increasing its pricing by up to 14% on all new orders and shipments for its solvent-based adhesive products, effective October 1, 2020. Beginning in 2020 Taylor, as with other manufacturers, saw dramatic cost increases in key solvents used in these adhesive formulations. Also, significant tightening in the supply of Acetone compounded these cost increases.

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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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Haines’ Hoy Lanning to retire

Floor Covering News

Hoy Lanning. Glen Burnie, Md.—After 43 successful years in the flooring industry, Hoy Lanning , president and CEO of Haines, has set a retirement date of December 31, 2021. Lanning will work during 2021 in an executive position, continuing to build relationships with customers and suppliers. Lanning joined J. J. Haines in January 2014 after the company acquired CMH Flooring where he had served as CEO.

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Armstrong Flooring expands Made in the USA Quick Ship program

Floor Covering News

American Charm 6. Lancaster, Pa.—Armstrong Flooring has expanded the products in its recently launched Quick Ship program. This expansion will feature an additional 12 LVT options, all of which are manufactured in the USA. Orders up to 20,000 square feet are guaranteed to ship within 10 business days for projects located in the United States. Select designs from the newly launched American Charm 6 and refreshed American Personality 12 will be featured in the program.

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Obituary: Chester H. Derr, Jr., industry veteran

Floor Covering News

Chester H. Derr, Jr. The Derr Flooring Company has announced the passing of Chet Derr Jr., president and CEO of the company. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and wife of almost 56 years, Denny. After leaving the Ocean City Beach Patrol in October of 1965, he began the career which would define the rest of his life. He grew up in the industry working alongside his grandfather, father and uncle, and in January of 1994 he was named president of the Derr Flooring Company.

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Suburban living continues to grow amid COVID-19 concerns

Floor Covering News

Washington D.C.—Evidence of a suburban shift for consumer home buying preferences as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic was evident in the second quarter National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) Home Building Geography Index (HBGI). “The increasing demand for construction in more suburban neighborhoods is being driven in large part by the coronavirus outbreak,” said Chuck Fowke, NAHB chairman.

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Right-selling tips to seal the deal (part IV)

Floor Covering News

By Pami Bhullar. Pami Bhullar. In the first three installments of this series, I outlined the key building blocks of right-selling—building trust with the customer; understanding her needs, wants and values; and making a commitment and/or asking for the sale. In the fourth and final part of this series, I will discuss the importance of “follow up” and “follow through.” Many believe the terms follow up and follow through are the same; they are not.

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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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