COVER STORY:
PERFECT PARTNERS
by Marty Whitford, Contributor

Veteran Maine contractor pairs Bostik Flooring’s DURABOND® D-25 DITRA-SET™ – specially designed, endorsed and warranted for use with Schluter®-DITRA uncoupling membrane – and Schluter®-KERDI. Read More

HELPING HANDS
David Allen Company
Receives 2006 Innovator of Hope Award

David Allen Company was recognized with the 2006 Innovator of Hope Award by the National Capital Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for its outstanding support through The David Allen Company Annual Golf Tournament. Read More

tile industry helps rebuild gulf coast with multiple habitat for humanity homes
by Allyson Fertitta, executive director, Tile Partners for Humanity

A little more than a year and a half ago, Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf Coast region, destroying countless homes and lives. While much of the region is still in recovery, there are signs of significant rebuilding – thanks in part to the tile industry. Read More

FREIGHTQUOTE.COM
NTCA member's source for freight transportation

Freightquote.com® is a leading provider of web-based freight transportation management services for small businesses. The tools offered by Freightquote.com allow NTCA members to compare a wide range of carriers... Read More

GETTING SERIOUS WITH CRACK ISOLATION MEMBRANES
by Tom Duvé, CEO National Applied Construction Products

According to the 2006 TCNA Handbook, the purpose of a crack isolation membrane is to “act to isolate the tile or stone from minor in-plane substrate cracking.” Read More

CONTRACTORS:
Don't fear today's waterjet!

Though design applications are often billed as “virtually limitless”, many projects have been cancelled because two or more pieces of dissimilar material couldn’t be cut in such a way that they could be pieced together perfectly. Read More