Ways To Find Work As A Contractor
Onfloor Technology
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Retailers take the initiative on training
Floor Covering News
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
They learned on the job and from the person they worked with.” To keep the current crop of aging installers on top of their game, several dealers are offering training opportunities—in many cases at their own expense. I also have worked on cultivating an environment where installers want to come to work.
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Stats 2023: Commercial flooring rebounds
Floor Covering News
JUNE 26, 2023
Credit commercial flooring dealers and contractors for their creativity in refining their businesses to adapt to the new normal, industry members say. Others diversified their product and service offerings to cater to a wider customer base, which included more A&D community members working remotely more often. from roughly $6.5
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ShagTools delivers solutions
Floor Covering News
MAY 17, 2022
It benefits by its parent company having a 50-year history of supplying both contractors and DIY homeowners throughout the U.S. Business owners and contractors are willing to invest in anything, whether that be a specific tool or finding a more efficient way to buy that can help them use their team’s time more efficiently.
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An infusion of youth produces ‘Ultimate Floors’
Floor Covering News
MARCH 20, 2024
Ultimate Floors was founded in 2012 by Ofer Dardashti, a 30-year contractor who wanted to step out of construction. Both are managing partners in the firm and are working tirelessly to grow the brand beyond its humble beginnings. Tal worked in software in New York City for a while, but I told him he had to jump on board. “Tal
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Starnet members see potential in key market sectors
Floor Covering News
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
Office is still the biggest market for our members despite the uncertainty about ‘return to work,” Mark Bischoff, Starnet president and CEO, told FCNews. Members are finding ways to schedule staff and source materials around this kind of work,” Bischoff stated. Louisville, Ky.—It’s
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Emser Tile launches new website
Floor Covering News
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
The Emser Tile Visualizer delivers a fast and easy way to realistically see how tile can transform any environment, according to the company. The Emser Tile Visualizer delivers a fast and easy way to realistically see how tile can transform any environment, according to the company. More inspiration to feed creativity.
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Best of 2017: A Reflection on AC’s Core Values
Architectural Ceramics
JANUARY 22, 2018
House quickly made an impression throughout 2017 because of his leadership and positive attitude, helping us to realize our core values as a company. “It took a lot of work by a lot of people,” House says of the core values, “so it is very encouraging to see everyone embrace them and the way they will shape our culture.”
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150 A glimpse into the Floor & Decor playbook
Floor Covering News
MAY 13, 2024
First, if you think you can compete against F&D the same way you compete against Home Depot and Lowe’s, guess again. That’s what separates us from the big box because their associates are not as dedicated to the department in which they work. The massive, 129,000-square-foot store carries about 3,400 SKUs of product.
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Adhesives: End users recommend their go-to glues
Floor Covering News
JULY 15, 2022
Some cite a particular product’s “green grab,” while others prefer glues that have a much longer working time. FCNews rounded up a few installers, contractors and craftsman/craftswomen to identify the adhesive products that help them seal the deal on the job site. Following is a sampling of some of those products: Bostik.
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Stats 2023: Contract market continues recovery
Floor Covering News
JUNE 26, 2023
Credit commercial flooring dealers and contractors for their creativity in refining their businesses to adapt to the new normal, industry members say. Others diversified their product and service offerings to cater to a wider customer base, which included more A&D community members working remotely more often. from roughly $6.5
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Coverings 2023 special programming announced
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 17, 2023
The Health & Wellness tenet will be promoted in the Coverings Lounge through short mindfulness workshops led by Gianna Vallefuoco, an artist, National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) Five Star contractor and mindfulness teacher with Vallefuoco Contractors. The Coverings Lounge.
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How To Save Money With Kitchen And Bathroom Remodels
Kitchen and Residential Design
DECEMBER 6, 2019
Of course, once you have your budget given to you, you will want to find a way to make it stretch as far as you can and find ways to remodel the important spaces like your kitchen and master bathrooms. Below are a few ways in which thrifty DIYers can make their homes look stunning.
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Ready for Resale: Tips on Getting Ready to Sell Your Home
Architectural Ceramics
MAY 26, 2017
Keeping interior finishes neutral is a way to keep your home looking timeless. Keeping interior finishes neutral is a way to keep your home looking timeless. Another way she likes to neutralize a space is with natural finishes. Rockville, MD – May 26, 2017 – Ready to renovate for resale?
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Tile Excellence and SEO Powered Websites Thank Our Readers for Their Patience!
Tile Excellence
JULY 2, 2014
Chris is so overwhelmed with work (good stuff) that he often has no time (or energy) to post on his blog. I continue finding ways to help him while on the jobsite to get posts up from there, but sometimes it''s challenging for him to use these apps and tools. in order to hear their viewpoints and explain their niches.
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How flooring installers turned into retail store owners
Floor Covering News
MARCH 6, 2023
I think we have learned through the years how to relate and deal with customers in a different way. O pening a small business is no easy feat—no matter what you’re selling. When it comes to flooring, it takes a lot of expertise and a little bit of guile to run a successful business. Each has found success with the endeavor.
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10 Times a DIYer was Smart to Hire a Pro
Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine
MAY 7, 2019
No matter how experienced you are at working on your own home, though, there are times when it might be smart to bring on a professional to assist you. Only to find it revealed another problem. While you may be excited about tiling your bathroom floor, your closest friends may not be ready to spend their weekend that way.
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On3 aims to advance industry training, education
Floor Covering News
APRIL 4, 2022
How it works: On3 is a mobile-first app designed to take advantage of cellphone technology while removing the need to take field agents and RSAs out of the field in order to attend training. Within the app, users will find micro-learning modules designed specifically for quick reference and better retention across various topics of study.
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What No One Tells You About Flipping Houses
Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine
MAY 14, 2019
It can take a long time to find a house. These investment firms employ scouts to find homes to flip in most markets. Expect to make several offers and wait months to find the right home. We love binge-watching house flipping shows while dreaming of tackling a flip of our own. A standard mortgage isn’t used for house flipping.
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The Ultimate Guide To Concrete Resurfacing
Onfloor Technology
JUNE 21, 2022
Concrete resurfacing is a great way to improve the look of your home or business. This process can be done by a professional contractor or by yourself. It can be done in a wide variety of ways, and there are pros and cons to each of the different techniques available. It can also increase the value of your property.
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Tile Installation-Tile Repair-Tile Experts: Tile Excellence: OLD.
Tile Excellence
JANUARY 1, 2014
It is so hard now to find young folks who want to learn this trade and many others because of the labor intensity of the crafstman trade. Furthermore finding a fair priced honest ethical HANDS ON service professional is becoming harder and harder to find.
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Announcing the Latest Recipient of the Bruce Newbrough Memorial Scholarship: Mark Holman
The Pulse: Ardex Americas
JANUARY 17, 2018
Aliquippa, PA, January 17, 2017 – FCICA, the Flooring Contractors Association, along with ARDEX Americas and nora systems, Inc. Holman, who works for Garmon and Company, is from Charlotte, North Carolina. I always try to improvise and find a way to complete jobs even if conditions, schedule, or materials are not ideal.
Architectural Ceramics Receives Best Of Houzz 2015
CTDA's Tiledealer Blog
JUNE 2, 2015
Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the more than 16 million monthly users on Houzz, known as “Houzzers,” who saved more than 230 million professional images of home interiors and exteriors to their personal ideabooks via the Houzz site, iPad/iPhoneapp and Androidapp. Follow Architectural Ceramics on Houzz.
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Surface showcase selections
Diary of a Tile Addict
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
This means that any London-based specifier should really find the time each year for a 2 or 3 hours visit to the Business Design Centre. You can be pretty certain of seeing one or two surface surprises, and you will also find plenty of inspiration for upcoming projects, and future pitches.
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Surface showcase selections
Diary of a Tile Addict
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
This means that any London-based specifier should really find the time each year for a 2 or 3 hours visit to the Business Design Centre. You can be pretty certain of seeing one or two surface surprises, and you will also find plenty of inspiration for upcoming projects, and future pitches.
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Surface showcase selections
Diary of a Tile Addict
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
This means that any London-based specifier should really find the time each year for a 2 or 3 hours visit to the Business Design Centre. You can be pretty certain of seeing one or two surface surprises, and you will also find plenty of inspiration for upcoming projects, and future pitches.
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NWFA Expo gets back to face-to-face interactions
Floor Covering News
JULY 15, 2021
Like the wood flooring we work with, our industry has proven that we can withstand whatever comes our way.”. It’s also a great opportunity to meet up with distributors, builders and contractors that we haven’t seen in a long time.”. —When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in earnest in the U.S.
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98 2018 Tile Trends from Tile of Spain
JG Kitchens
MARCH 27, 2018
The interesting thing is that stone, metal and even cotto are finding great success in the planks formats. Heavy rustication and weathering are on the decline this year to make way for more of a vintage, worked by hand look. Here’s the trade group’s take on what’s hot for ceramic tile in 2018: Monochromatic.
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100 2018 Tile Trends from Tile of Spain
JG Kitchens
MARCH 27, 2018
The interesting thing is that stone, metal and even cotto are finding great success in the planks formats. Heavy rustication and weathering are on the decline this year to make way for more of a vintage, worked by hand look. Here’s the trade group’s take on what’s hot for ceramic tile in 2018: Monochromatic.
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Creating Your Dream Bathroom
Conestoga Tile Blog
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
From getting ready in the morning to restroom breaks at work, we see a lot of bathrooms in our lifetime. If you are remodeling your current bathroom, you will most likely have to work around wherever the plumbing drains and water lines are. Either way, your contractor will be a huge help in this department.
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Ep 150: Drawing Stuff
Life of an Architect
MAY 5, 2024
So here we are … Episode 150, and I am a little surprised that I made it this far into this Life of an Architect experiment, but due to the support and interest we have received over the last 6 years, we find ourselves as what I believe to be a fairly significant milestone. Continue reading Ep 150: Drawing Stuff at Life of an Architect.
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How Much Does a Kitchen Remodel Increase Your Home Value in Boston?
Kitchen and Residential Design
JANUARY 13, 2022
If so, it may be time to consider remodeling your kitchen. If you live in Boston, a mid-range kitchen upgrade can increase the value of your home, and you can expect an ROI of around 57% of your cost. When it comes to how happy homeowners are with the results on a scale of 1-10, those who did their renovations themselves rated their score as 8.9,
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Envisioning the ‘new retail normal’
Floor Covering News
JUNE 14, 2021
Our store has been meticulously cleaned way before clean was made cool by COVID-19,” she added. Provisions such as sanitizing stations at New Braunfels Flooring in Texas are expected to remain even though COVID-19 restrictions and cases are falling. That’s why—for the foreseeable future—she’s going to play it safe. “We
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Multi-family State of the Industry 2022
Floor Covering News
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
These were popular fashion statements during the 1980s, the last time occupancy rates for this housing sector were as high as they are now. “In In late 2020, many economists forecasted very conservative growth numbers for 2021 within the strides of a global pandemic,” noted Dan Butterfield, vice president, residential sales, Dal-Tile.
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98 Bigger Is Better: Large Format Porcelain Tile
Architectural Ceramics
MAY 25, 2018
No matter the type of renovation, we can change the look of your home in a big way. In laman’s terms, the way porcelain tiles are glazed means you’re less likely to slip. The Beige color makes for a serene and simple way to start or end your day. Go big or go home. OK, we’d love to go through your home.
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35th Anniversary: 35 people under 40
Floor Covering News
AUGUST 12, 2021
Amber Leigh began her flooring career in an entry-level marketing position working on brands such as Pergo, Quick-Step and Columbia Flooring. Adam began working in his family’s business at 12 years old as a warehouse employee. CEO, Johnson Hardwood. Billy Ko joined Johnson Hardwood in 2012 as part of the family business.
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Tile Industry 2013: Primed for Recovery
CTDA's Tiledealer Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
Just about anything that could go wrong did, from a mortgage meltdown to a horrific lending environment, from high jobless rates to depressed consumer confidence, from a decline in remodeling work to even bigger plunges in new home starts. By Jeffrey Steele. Like many industries, tile has been through a lot the past five years.
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Third annual FCNnovation award winners announced
Floor Covering News
DECEMBER 21, 2023
These awards honor groundbreaking ideas and industry-changing concepts that have the potential to impact the way flooring is manufactured, promoted and sold. Following are the 2023 winners: Carpet Tarkett Home Cloud 9 Tarkett Home set out to challenge the belief that polyester carpets can’t be both incredibly soft and highly durable.
Exclusive: Howard Brodsky looks back with no regrets
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 9, 2023
After 38 years, CCA Global Partners founder and co-CEO, Howard Brodsky, is calling it a career —sort of. He will remain the chairman of the CCA board and very involved in the company. “I I have absolute trust and faith that Rick, as the CEO, will lead the company to even greater levels of success,” Brodsky said. In the beginning…. Early impacters.
Prefab Homes: Pros and Cons
Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine
MARCH 5, 2019
While a traditional home typically costs around $125 to $150 a square foot, it’s not uncommon to find a prefab builder offering prices closer to $75 per square foot. If you want a home without the huge mortgage, prefab might be the way to go. If you want a home without the huge mortgage, prefab might be the way to go.
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Tile Industry 2013: Primed for Recovery, Part 2
CTDA's Tiledealer Blog
JANUARY 11, 2013
There is going to be a real demographic change in their customers, so whether you’re selling to consumers, contractors, dealers or distributors, all of those players are going through a technological change, and their expectations of their suppliers are going to be different.”. A technology crossroads.
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Conestoga Tile Blog
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
From getting ready in the morning to restroom breaks at work, we see a lot of bathrooms in our lifetime. If you are remodeling your current bathroom, you will most likely have to work around wherever the plumbing drains and water lines are. Either way, your contractor will be a huge help in this department.
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40 Tile Excellence - Untitled Article
Tile Excellence
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
will feature guest bloggers and content from associates as it relates to DIY and Consumer Help on Tile Installation and General Contractor Issues here on Ask Tile Excellence. We hope you find the information useful. Porches, driveways and other home additions may also get in the way and will have to be disrupted to complete the trench.
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Bathroom and Kitchen Renovations Coquitlam
Kitchen and Residential Design
OCTOBER 17, 2020
Sometimes all you need is to rearrange and organize various items in a better way. Factors to consider to ensure successful renovations Amount of work required If you are in need of extra space around the room then most of the time reorganizing the items to free up space will do just fine. The solution lies in a renovation.
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