The Pulse: Ardex Americas

JUNE 5, 2017

ARDEX Introduces X 90 OUTDOOR™ the New Level in Mortar Standards. June 5, 2017 – ARDEX Americas is pleased to announce that ARDEX X 90 OUTDOOR™ MicroteC3 Rapid-Set, Flexible Tile and Stone Mortar is now available for purchase at ARDEX distributors throughout North America. standard requirement of 20 cycles). Aliquippa, Pa.,

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 24, 2023

—Laticrete, a leading manufacturer of construction solutions for the building industry, is adding profiles and trim to its growing roster of tile, stone and flooring installation products, making it a total solutions provider with a complete tile installation system including trim options.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 28, 2021

By Reginald Tucker Floor Covering News , with the launch of The Great Reveal, is providing manufacturers with creative ways to get their new flooring products in front of specialty retailers around the country so they may be better prepared to present consumers with new products, colors and designs to help them complete their renovation projects.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

—Coverings, the preeminent event for North America’s ceramic tile and natural stone industry, unveiled a sneak peek of featured education for Coverings 2023, taking place here April 18-21, 2023, at the Orange County Convention Center. Tenet sessions.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

It encompasses a wide range of materials such as porcelain, ceramic, luxury vinyl tile and planks, glass, decorative accents, mosaics, natural stone, setting materials, whole shower systems and more. The post Emser Tile releases 2024 catalog appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 8, 2020

—David Allen Company has joined Fuse Alliance, a member-owned organization of professional commercial flooring contractors, as a new member. “As It provides installation services for a wide range of products including terrazzo, tile, stone, carpet, resilient flooring, epoxy flooring, polished concrete and ventilated façade systems.

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Tile Excellence

AUGUST 28, 2014

This new substantially improved waterproofing system is changing the way the whole tile industry waterproofs showers. The old shower pan and cement backer board systems are problematic and cause a lot of heartache, frustration, and expensive repairs. We do not If you would like to be a guest blogger on Tile Excellence, Inc.

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Ceramics of Italy

MARCH 18, 2024

The award recognises Atlas Concorde’s ability to create collections that are valued worldwide and to focus in particular on a top-performing product system: Boost World. Rather, it is a product ecosystem consisting of porcelain floor and wall tiles united by a profound aesthetic harmony.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 25, 2023

The September schedule, which takes place in North Carolina, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and California, is as follows: ● 9/12 Floor & Decor, Charlotte, N.C. ● 9/14 Floor & Decor, Novi, Mich. ● 9/27 Floor & Decor, Fullerton, Calif. ● 9/27 Floor & Decor, Fullerton, Calif. ● 9/13 SE Tile, Durham, N.C. ●

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 26, 2024

Natural Gloss is the other new finish, offering a natural effect where a glossy ink is applied digitally, and synchronized with the desired part of the graphic to mimic natural stone. Utilizing groundbreaking full-body technology, these ceramics and available in 12- and 20-mm thicknesses, set a new standard in the industry.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Foundation (NSF) welcomes the following industry members to its board of directors for 2022: Board President. Rich Katzmann, Stone Services Group. Stone Industries, LLC. Kevin Camarata, Camarata Masonry Systems. President-Elect. Tony Malisani, Malisani, Inc. Kent Barnow, U.S.

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Tile Talk

MAY 7, 2013

Coverings 2013 Floors Attendees with New Tile, Stone Designs. Coverings 2013 lived up to, and exceeded, all expectations as THE Ultimate Tile + Stone Experience. Session topics included Social Media, design, exterior façades, stone fabrication, installation methods, and more. Tuesday, May 7, 2013.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Atlanta—Coverings, the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has revealed a select lineup of featured educational opportunities for Coverings 2024 , which will take place April 22-25, 2024, here at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC).

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

APRIL 23, 2018

Originally published by Fishman Flooring Solutions. ARDEX Receives 2017 Vendor Partner Award from Fishman Flooring Solutions. ARDEX Americas is a flooring industry pacesetter in developing and manufacturing high-performance products used for concrete repair and resurfacing, substrate preparation and flooring installation.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s currently available as a wall tile in three styles—Pyramid White, Wave Black and Stries Calacata—and a floor tile in six colors and two sizes. The line is suitable for floor, wall and countertop applications. So you get the real coloration, the real feel of a travertine stone with no maintenance because of its porcelain origin.

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Tile Talk

AUGUST 28, 2012

Installing a slate tile floor. Now this slate comes in an assortment of sizes so laying out the floor isnt as easy as you would get in a standard tile floor. Slate is a natural stone and you have to seal it before you grout. Yet when it is finished, it provides a unique and durable floor. design standards.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2023

However, with the increasing popularity of genuine wood floors that feature naturally water-repellent, non-wood cores—along with innovations in engineered hardwood flooring products that feature enhancements and installation systems designed to prevent the incursion of moisture—consumers no longer have to make that choice.

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The London Tile Co.

DECEMBER 12, 2017

There are standards throughout Europe for bowing; the centre curvature for porcelain B1 is +/- 0.5% of the diagonal size and for porous tiles (ceramic, stone, slate, etc.) This means that on a large format 900x300mm tile the bowing could amount to 4.74mm and still conform to European standards. B111 it is +0.5%/-0.3%

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The London Tile Co.

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Porcelain is quickly becoming the most popular tile material for almost every application; from non-slip mosaics for wet room floors, to natural looking wood effect floor tiles. While standard 8-10mm thick porcelain floor tiles are perfect for indoors, the tiles do need to be at least double this to withstand external conditions.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 20, 2021

.— Coverings , the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has released a lineup of featured conference sessions for Coverings 2022. These sessions will focus on the breathtaking world of tile and stone. What Lies Beneath: How the Tile Community Saved the Day with Proper Preparation.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 1, 2020

—Beauflor USA is reintroducing its luxury vinyl flooring collection, Pure, to the marketplace. The collection has also been reengineered and thoroughly retested to ensure the flooring meets all certification and market standards. The post Beauflor USA reintroduces Pure collection appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 2, 2021

In-person flooring events have been few and far between since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020. and there is no surer sign of this in the flooring industry than the return of The International Surface Event (TISE) , also known as Surfaces, the industry’s largest domestic show. It is ideal for homes with pets and kids.

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Tile Talk

APRIL 2, 2013

The Tile and Stone Industry, Social Media and the Value of Pinterest. Through increased exposure via Pinterest , designers, architects, stone and tile businesses, retailers and distributors are allowed access to millions of inspiring projects and settings they would never have seen before unless they conducted specific searches.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

I n recent years, the hardwood flooring category has ceded market share to the likes of competing hard surface segments such as resilient (namely LVT/SPC/WPC) as well as laminate and ceramic—all of which have made strides in mimicking the wood-look visuals. Mannington.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Armstrong Flooring. Benefits: The technology utilized in GeoWood delivers rock-solid hardwood flooring with exceptional AquaDefy water resistance. Benefits: Firmfit offers consumers one of the strongest waterproof floors on the market that’s also dent-proof, sun-proof and anti-bacterial. Engineered Floors. Sono Eclipse.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JANUARY 27, 2020

Manufactured from clay and other naturally-occurring minerals, ceramic tile does not contain the chemicals present in other floor coverings that are receiving increased attention for their possible adverse health effects, such as formaldehyde, VOCs (volatile organic compounds) or PVC (polyvinyl chloride). Contessa by Interceramic.

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The London Tile Co.

MARCH 10, 2017

We only recommend tiles that are at least 18mm thick, double the thickness of a standard internal porcelain tile, as this is more suitable for external use. Unlike natural stone or concrete paving, porcelain tiles need to be fixed using adhesive onto a solid base and not onto sand. Installing Using a Raised Pedestal System.

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Architectural Ceramics

DECEMBER 10, 2015

White Thinset is the standard recommendation for Bianco Carrara, Calacata, Onyx, Thassos, most Limestone, and other light or translucent stones. The use of a Gray colored Thinset can result in discoloration of the stone or the appearance of oily stains on the face of the stone. Kerdi Shower System.

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JG Kitchens

JUNE 17, 2014

I’ll be walking the Dwell on Design exhibit hall floor with Gold Notes’ Architectural Adviser, Dean Larkin, AIA. Sleek fixtures from new DXV Series (Photo Courtesy: DXV by American Standard). Silicon Valley meets Starbucks with iPhone-connected coffee system (Photo Courtesy: TopBrewer).

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 23, 2023

H ardwood may very well be the most aspirational flooring product (next to stone or ceramic tile). Examples include hybrid floors such as GeoWood from Cali. The enhancements, according to Mohawk, are designed to protect the product from the top surface of the planks to the sub-floor below.

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CUSTOM Insights Blog

MARCH 27, 2015

On a cold winter morning, heated floor tiles can make all the difference. To keep cold toes happy when it''s chilly outside, use our tips for a successful heated floor installation: Level the floor first! A thermal break prevents heat from going towards the subfloor, directing it to the floor surface.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Coverings, North America’s largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference, announced an extensive lineup of new and returning activations for Coverings 2023, which will take place April 18-21, here at the Orange County Convention Center. Orlando, Fla.—Coverings,

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

In response to ceramic contractors’ needs for time-saving products, MAPEI has introduced Ultraflex™ LFT Rapid mortar to its line of fast-setting tile and stone installation systems. This mortar sets quickly, allowing grouting in three to four hours. www.mapei.com.

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CUSTOM Insights Blog

MAY 14, 2015

The CUSTOM website offers resources that make specifying the right tile installation system fast and easy. CUSTOM has a complete listing of all TCNA-endorsed methods for installing ceramic and natural stone along with CAD drawings showing the recommended products for each detail.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

AHF Products is launching Hartco Contract, a new line of vinyl plank and tile floors including SPC rigid core, loose lay thick LVT and dry back traditional LVT, as well as homogeneous and heterogeneous vinyl sheet designed for light commercial, multi-family and manufactured housing installations. Mountville, Pa.—AHF

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 4, 2023

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) has expanded training and education for professionals in the ceramic tile and stone industry for 2023. Using Methods and Standards (one day, 8 hours): An in-depth study of the industry standards and methods documents and how to use them. Pendleton, S.C.—The 18-23 and Nov.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 6, 2021

Nothing beats the energy and excitement of live demonstrations on the floor of the Coverings trade show,” said Sean Boyle, senior vice president, marketing and channel management, Laticrete. Spectralock 1 exceeds all the standards under the ANSI A118.3, Following are the products Laticrete will showcase at Coverings 2021.

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