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Installing to Meet Moisture and Chemical Resistance Requirements

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Love Downtown YMCA in Wichita, KS, contains more than 50,000 square feet of mosaic and large format tile. Its installers turned to TEC® products to aid with fast-paced tile installation in a variety of challenging environments. It also includes administrative offices and community meeting rooms for local activities.

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Sika to bring tile install solutions to Coverings 2023

Floor Covering News

—Sika, a global pioneer of specialty industrial chemicals, will showcase SikaTile gauged porcelain tile panel and slab (GPTP/S) systems and grout solutions at Coverings 2023 , to be held here at the Orange County Convention Center. Here, visitors will learn how various SikaTile grout products perform in different tiling scenarios.

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Honoring the Craft with Quality Installations: Stoneman Construction

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

Proving that expert craftsmanship is in the details, Jeremy Bickett explains that they took the time to vein match the tile, a polished porcelain, even though they only had five different tiles to choose from. “We We take pride in meeting or exceeding all industry standards,” Jeremy, a CTI, explains.

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Prevent Cracks in Tiled Surfaces Through Subfloor Preparation

CUSTOM Insights Blog

Tile installed in homes and businesses continues to get larger and larger. Tile 15”, 24” and larger make up the majority of tile installed today and these tile are considered large format, which is defined as tile 15 inches or longer on any side including plank shaped tile. Larger tiles need a flatter floor.

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Laticrete kicks off Spectralock 1 ‘Pick 1’ Sweepstakes

Floor Covering News

2020, verified tile and stone installation contractors may enter the Spectralock 1 “Pick 1” Sweepstakes for a chance to win the grand prize to choose between a truck, a boat with a trailer or a dream vacation. 2020, Spectralock 1 is the only pre-mixed grout in the market that meets and/or exceeds the ANSI A118.3 Launched in Feb.

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Perspective: Reducing Callbacks and Preventing Failures

CUSTOM Insights Blog

CUSTOM Insights recently spoke with Artie Atkinson, ceramic foreman at Schoch Tile in Cincinnati, OH. Artie has 30-plus years of experience as a tile contractor, so we discussed the scarcity of skilled tile installers and how to prevent costly mistakes in spite of it. We all want to prevent cracks in tile or water leaks, right?

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Coverings 2022 shines light on innovation, design

Floor Covering News

The show itself, while slightly lagging behind in attendance compared to pre-pandemic years, was awash with flooring suppliers, dealers, distributors, designers and architects who were excited to get back to business and meet their partners and peers face-to-face to build business in 2022. ceramic tile market. Let’s make it happen.”.

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