Fabric and Tile Masters

JUNE 21, 2019

Keeping your shower grout and tiles in good repair is a perfect example of a task that can reap big rewards with some preventative measures and on-going maintenance. Begin by asking the installer to use caulk in the corners and along the edges of the tile instead of grout. The caulk is mixed with latex, which doesn’t shrink over time.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The CTEF aims to improve the tile industry through installer certification, education , training and participation in the development of nationally recognized standards and methods. During normal times, CTEF generates income through in-person training and hands-on certification event fees. Flooring products.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 3, 2021

Dallas, Texas—Originally scheduled to kick off on March 15, Daltile and Carpet Exchange of Denver officially launched the “Ready – Set – Room Refresh with RevoTile” training blitz and sales campaign. Step 3 Grout Grout immediately, no wait time.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2013

The STAINMASTER® brand, one of the country’s leading brands of flooring, announces an expansion into tile and grouting products and Columbia’s Tile Center will be one of the initial retailers for these products. The original line includes 10 different designs, colors and shapes as well as a STAINMASTER™ grout additive product.

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Tile Doctor

APRIL 23, 2013

The Tile Doctor®, source for innovative tile products, and the exclusive North American supplier of Starlike by Litokol® and the Litokol Crystal Glass Grout™, will be conducting product demonstrations at Coverings Booth 7630, Hall C. Announcements'

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Floor Covering News

JULY 11, 2022

“This online auction is a wonderful fundraising event because it brings together the users and producers of tools and supplies for installing tile,” said Scott Carothers, CTEF director of certification and training. Materials such as tile, GPTP, backer board, underlayment, mortar, and grout. Flooring products.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 25, 2023

That mission is to improve the tile industry through certification, education, training and participation in the development of nationally recognized standards and methods.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 6, 2021

Spectralock 1: Spectralock 1 is a pre-mixed, stain-proof grout that has the performance of an epoxy. The grout also aims to provide versatility and color consistency. Spectralock 1: Hands-on training for the industry’s only pre-mixed grout with epoxy performance. Training schedule. according to Laticrete.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

“The results of the first-ever CTEF online auction were a huge success,” said Scott Carothers, CTEF director of certification and training. This allows us to continue our mission of tile installation training, education, and certification despite the pandemic.”. The feedback we received was all positive,” Carothers explained.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

It is mounted on plywood and features various shades and shapes of glass tile, stained glass and glittery grout. Tile education is a very broad term with a huge amount of opportunity to learn more to be successful in this field and that is of the utmost importance and value in my opinion.”. The American Flag mosaic measures 42.5

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Tile Excellence

JANUARY 19, 2014

Tile Installtion FAQ: Sanded Grout or Un-Sanded Grout? Most Frequently Asked Questions from Consumers: From Newly Forming FAQ on Tile Installation, Tile Repairs & All Things Tile Related: Many people have asked me over the years which grout to use in their house particular to their tile installation.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 20, 2016

San Diego, CA, May 19, 2016 – The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone (UofCTS) just released an updated version of the popular Understanding the Basics of Ceramic Tile online technical and sales training course. Both the USA version and the Canadian version of this course were updated. Volume discounts are available. Marketing Director.

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Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

AUGUST 2, 2013

Laminam are very large porcelain panels that require less grout less. Rick Hagen, our sales manager, is training in Crossville to learn how to install this new material. Here’s some snapshots of the training! What the big deal, you might ask? Super contemporary, really amazing. Learn more about Laminam.

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Tile Excellence

DECEMBER 29, 2014

In response to the question, "How to Install Ceramic Tile Floor" "To i nstall ceramic tile , first grout the area. A pply more grout to the seams and let it dry for several hours. Wipe off all excess grout with." 1- GROUT is NOT used to lay the tile! ! GROUT is CEMENT!!! the grout issue. Thin set is used.

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How to Floor Tile

MAY 2, 2016

If you look closely at he center of the grout line you will see two red dots. Although a bit dark I set the laser up to train straight down an existing line of tile already set. When the laser runs down the center of a grout line from wall to wall it is going to be good. That is my laser that I use on certain installs.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 23, 2022

During “GPTP By the Standard,” on Tuesday, April 5, Scott Carothers, CTEF, and Lupe Ortiz, International Masonry Training and Education Foundation (IMTEF)—two of the six leading tile industry organizations to have developed the ACT program—will demonstrate in detail the requirements for installing the demanding tile product.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

First up is True Grout for SPC/rigid core tiles and planks. The innovation allows the creation of a middle grout line that mimics two tiles in one. How it works: The grout is applied at the factory via the addition of a colored wear layer between the décor film and the core.

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CUSTOM Insights Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2016

With the lack of skilled tilesetters, the industry is seeing more failures than ever caused by lack of training. Inexperienced installers can have big challenges with properly mixing grout. That is why I always recommend Prism grout. Get involved in the NTCA and send your crew to CTEF training.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 6, 2023

We’ve done many floors in mosaic glass, but when we have we tend to use smaller pieces with grout in between. When training new artisans—some of whom have worked with her for more than a decade—Eden invokes that same time-honored glass cutting tradition in her instructional approach. Look, life’s too short to not have what you want.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Competitors fixed the tiles with BAL Max Flex Fibre and BAL Rapid-Flex One, and grouted with BAL Micromax2 Snow, including BAL Micromax Sealant for all movement joints. Dave Rowley, BAL Training Manager and lead judge for SkillBuild 2018 said: “Many congratulations to Odhran for winning a hard-fought final competition.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

JANUARY 31, 2018

He added, “The fact that the floor hardly required the grout coat was impressive.”. has not only advanced ARDEX technical training and years of installation experience, but they are also able to offer 10-year extended warranties on their installations. TCF West Inc.is As an LME, TCF West Inc.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

JUNE 23, 2014

Social Media Training. For instance, kitchen tiles such as large ceramic tiles that feature deep grout can sometimes be a problem. Therefore, according to Yorkshire Tile, the grout should be finished with an antibacterial coating in order to ensure that bacteria cannot get deep into the grout and cause problems later on.

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Heath Ceramics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

An artist by training, Bay Area-based Ted has been working with tile, and specifically Heath tile, since 2002. This affects not just how you lay it out (the reflection, the saturation) but also whether we need to use a coat of grout sealer before we grout (to make the tile less porous.) .

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The Tile Council of North America Blog

AUGUST 26, 2016

To contribute, tiles and related installation materials on a project (mortars, grouts, etc.) Green Building Council (USGBC) can now look to certified sustainable ceramic tiles, glass tiles, and tile installation materials to earn the needed credits. Contact: Roxanne Shiflet (734) 735-1891 rshiflet@tcnatile.com.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

Most CTaSC inspectors are seasoned installers with management experience, so they are great quality control inspectors who can also train installers on these jobs. Often tile installers don’t have the opportunity to get formal training in the industry. TileDealer: You provide some of the CTDA’s online training.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

AUGUST 31, 2016

To contribute, tiles and related installation materials on a project (mortars, grouts, etc.) Green Building Council (USGBC) can now look to certified sustainable ceramic tiles, glass tiles, and tile installation materials to earn the needed credits. Contact: Roxanne Shiflet. rshiflet@tcnatile.com. 734) 735-1891.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 2, 2012

Mid-America Tile, the exclusive Midwest distributor of Kerlite, recently had the opportunity to introduce this thin tile technology to the Architectural and Design community at a forum hosted by the International Masonry Institute (IMI) at their training center in Addison, Illinois.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2023

Daltile is also targeting RSAs with both training and a rewards program. Daltile University is the training component through learning modules. The consumer can change out everything—even the grout color. “I like Marazzi,” said Steve Dalene, president of Dalene Flooring Carpet One, South Windsor, Conn.,

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2023

Tile Nation Vanity Glue-Up The ACT program evaluates the skills and knowledge of tile installers with certifications in nine specific areas of tile installation (grouts, membranes, B415, B421, B421C, LFT, mud floors, mud walls and GPTP). Other demonstrations include: Tuesday, 10 a.m.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

When you drip water on the floor, it can stain tile, cause wood to warp, ruin grout – you get the idea. Keep that train rolling. Do you have a plush bathroom rug ready to greet you when you step out of the shower? This is a little luxury you shouldn’t skip. Water + flooring = not good.

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CUSTOM Insights Blog

MARCH 27, 2015

Of course, the larger the tile, the smaller the desired grout joints from a design perspective. However, the grout joints need to be large enough to accommodate the variations in tile – three times the variation – which is why a minimum 3/16" grout joint is recommended for large tiles.

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CUSTOM Insights Blog

JULY 13, 2016

Some installers just trust in the 3 Gs – God, grout and gravity – to protect the tile. We train and equip our personnel with the tools to measure membrane mil thickness, record surface temperatures, or even shut down the job if conditions could impact the integrity of the installation.

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CUSTOM Insights Blog

JULY 13, 2016

Some installers just trust in the 3 Gs – God, grout and gravity – to protect the tile. We train and equip our personnel with the tools to measure membrane mil thickness, record surface temperatures, or even shut down the job if conditions could impact the integrity of the installation.

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Conestoga Tile Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Also known as large panel porcelain slabs or large format porcelain slabs, gauged porcelain is loved for its beauty, durability, easy maintenance, and most of all its lack of grout joints and continuous pattern throughout the tile. Pictured: Cotto D’Este Wonderwall Lotus. Pictured: Fiandre Maximum Gold Onyx.

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StoneDimensions

MAY 23, 2014

The goal of this group would be to provide training for the Natural Stone Industry and create awareness to the Architectural and Design Communities. In June 2013, 15 Toronto based natural stone companies met at Picco Engineering to discuss the prospect of forming an MIA Toronto Chapter.

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The Tile Council of North America Blog

AUGUST 26, 2016

At Greenbuild 2016, TCNA announced UL certification of the Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for tile mortars and tile grouts made in North America. The grout and mortar EPDs represent more than 2.25 The grout and mortar EPDs represent more than 2.25 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 19, 2016.

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Conestoga Tile

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Also known as large panel porcelain slabs or large format porcelain slabs, gauged porcelain is loved for its beauty, durability, easy maintenance, and most of all its lack of grout joints and continuous pattern throughout the tile. Pictured: Cotto D’Este Wonderwall Lotus. Pictured: Fiandre Maximum Gold Onyx.

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