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Grouts, sealants help ease the task at hand

Floor Covering News

Along with rising temperatures comes high moisture levels in the air, which could pose challenges for flooring installers on the jobsite—whether it’s indoors or outside. He recommended a rapid-setting, high-performance cement grout as well as a rapid-set, high-performance mortar. wide variety of indoor and outdoor projects.

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TCNA unveils material ingredient guide

Floor Covering News

First, to obtain GreenScreen Benchmark Scores (listed within the guide) for the vast majority of material ingredients used by ceramic tile, mortar and grout manufacturers. “This work provides the marketplace with key information needed by those pursuing LEED green building certification as they select products.”.

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TCNA collaboration provides material transparency

Floor Covering News

This collaboration, covering the ingredients from which ceramic tile and cementitious grouts and mortars are made, will produce a Material Ingredient Guide that includes Certified GreenScreen Assessments of at least thirty of the raw materials most commonly used by the North American tile industry. Green Building Council. rating system.

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SkillBuild Success Story

Diary of a Tile Addict

So many, many congratulations from Tile Addict to Odhran Connelly from Southern Regional College in Northern Ireland for his recent victory at the SkillBuild 2018 National Finals in Wall and Floor Tiling. Competitor in action at the SkillBuild 2018 National Finals in Wall and Floor Tiling. What an opportunity!

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Installing to Meet Moisture and Chemical Resistance Requirements

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

The 110,000 square-foot LEED®-Certified YMCA is the flagship YMCA for the city and is expected to serve 30,000 people annually in its state-of-the-art exercise facilities. TEC® AccuColor EFX® Epoxy Special Effects Grout was used in these areas for its extreme heat, stain and chemical resistance.

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*CUSTOM System Selected for Tile and Stone Orange County’s Two Tallest Towers*

CUSTOM Insights Blog

Each 323-foot tower creates a vertical business campus offering impressive 360 degree views of coastal Orange County and showcasing large format tile and stone on every floor. This effect is enhanced by the luxurious expanse of oversized natural stone on floors, walls and even inside the elevator cabs.

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DALTILE and LATICRETE DONATE MATERIALS TO TILE HOMES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Daltile donated a 12×12 floor tile and LATICRETE donated thinset mortar and grout. These families in Escondido have beautiful floors – thank you so much!”. It’s only through generous donations from partners like Daltile and LATICRETE that we’re able to support the work of our nonprofit partners.

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