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Golden limestone interspersed with granite tiles were installed on the walls and floors of the San Diego Airport concourses. Then, passengers began to move across the floors with their luggage. And that’s when the problems began. Read more |
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How does consumer purchasing behavior influence the tile and stone industry? How has online retailing affected your business? These are just a few questions which Coverings 2006 attendees will have answered by keynote speaker Paco Underhill, retail anthropologist and author of the best-selling book, “Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping.” Read more |
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NATURAL STONE
CERAMIC TILE
Which is hotter?
by Bart A. Bettiga, NTCA Executive Director
When I got in the tile business in 1985, an 8" x8" tile was considered to be too big for many rooms. It was considered cutting edge to use a 12" x12 " size anywhere but a large commercial project... Read more |
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THE INSTALLATION OF CERAMIC TILES
ON GYPSUM SUBSTRATES:
Problems and remedies
by Craig W. Hamilton,
Director of Research & Development, MAPEI Corp.
The installation of ceramic tile on gypsum substrates involves a number of issues. This underlayment material is not recognized as a suitable substrate by the current A.N.S.I. specifications; yet, it is not strange or unusual today to be confronted with this type of substrate intended to be tiled either on a commercial or a residential job site. Read more
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