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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. Custom Building Products. It’s fast setting, does not require a sealer and is ideal for both floor and wall installations.

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Natural stone 101: Understanding the basics

Floor Covering News

Natural stone can be a hard product category for some retailers to get into. The product is high-end in nature, due to several factors. Successfully selling natural stone products has some major advantages, too, including higher profit margins and ticket sales for the retail owner. Also, natural stone is classic by definition.

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University of Ceramic Tile and Stone lowers tuition costs

Floor Covering News

This is so company employees can be productive and take advantage of the opportunity to learn more about their trade and job skills while at home. This course is designed to give salespeople the tools they need in order to increase sales and avoid customer false expectations and more.

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Premium underlayments: A path to add-on profits

Floor Covering News

By Megan Salzano It’s no secret that flooring accessory pieces such as premium underlayments are often the hardest to sell for the retail sales associate. If you’re a retail sales associate or a store owner, a premium underlayment is an opportunity to ‘sell the floor twice,’” said David Moore, senior director of accessories, Mohawk.

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Catalina and CTaSC Announces the Release of the 2013 Stone Report

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

natural and manufactured stone product industry. stone product market has been recovering since 2011 and the recovery has continued to strengthen during 2013. As the residential market grows in importance, stone product suppliers have increased their reliance on the home center channel. billion U.S. gain during 2013.

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Trade war forces suppliers to re-strategize

Floor Covering News

trade war with China—and the subsequent reciprocal tariffs and duties on both sides—has had tangible ramifications on the flooring industry. This is particularly evident in segments such as LVT, SPC and WPC , but also engineered hardwood and laminate flooring. Engineered Floors. The protracted U.S.

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10 Reasons You Should Use Sustainable Building Materials

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Here are just a few examples: Low-flow plumbing fixtures, durable bamboo and cork flooring, solar panels, natural fiber wool carpeting, concrete flooring & walls, reclaimed wood, and metal roofing & siding, to name just a few. Look into the many healthy sustainable products that are currently available for your home.

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