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Catalina and CTaSC Announces the Release of the 2013 Stone Report

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

The residential remodeling market is also benefiting from the increase in existing home sales and the rise in home prices. The increase in existing home sales stimulates homeowner remodeling projects and the rise in home prices is an incentive for non-movers to invest in their homes and upgrade to stone countertops and flooring.

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Granite Is No Longer the Most Popular Kitchen Surface and This Material Is

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. The National Kitchen & Bath Association announced its results from a survey of kitchen designers that granite is no longer the top choice for kitchen counters — quartz is. We hope you like the products we recommend.

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Exclusive! Houzz 2019 Kitchen Trends

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. The report is unique because it captures the opinions of homeowners, whereas most surveys focus on trends from the perspectives of interior designers, architects, etc. The 2019 U.S. Engineered quartz is also available in a variety of options.

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Canadian suppliers in a league of their own

Floor Covering News

“The Italians don’t make the best marble because they’re Italian,” quipped Wade Bondrowski, direct of U.S. sales, Mercier. They just happen to live in a region where marble is of the finest quality.”. 1 for quality 42 times on surveys conducted by industry trade magazines,” Williams noted. According to David Lauzon Jr.,

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The Industry Disrupters of 2020

Floor Covering News

RevoTile is genuine porcelain tile offered in 26 marble, wood, stone and concrete looks. For years, FloorForce had been studying consumer data, talking to retailers, conducting consumer surveys and running beta tests to monitor the behavior of consumers—both during and after her floor-buying journey. Mannington/Phenix.