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Monthly Archives: October, 2018
A realistic look at mortar coverage
Poor mortar coverage may not cause a tile failure, but it’s an important factor in tile installation success
News flash: poor mortar coverage doesn’t “cause”...
StonePeak Ceramics celebrates expansion
StonePeak Ceramics celebrates $70 million expansion to Crossville, Tenn. plant
New Continua production line aims to produce 1,000 5´ x 10´ gauged porcelain panels a day
Crossville, Tenn....
Is there an information toxic dump in your office?
Does your organization have offices, file cabinets, storage rooms, and offsite facilities full of unidentified paper files and electronic documents? If so, you probably...
Product and installation standards: carrot or stick?
On August 22 on the NTCA Members Only Facebook page, NTCA Member Steve Rausch posted a question about the use and perspective on product...
Dragonfly Tile and Stone Works: Investing in the next generation of craftspeople and artisans
“We don’t want to train tile setters. We want to train the next generation of true craftspeople and artisans. We want to provide them...
Risks regarding contingent payment and no compensation for delay clauses
“When” and “If” payment and “no damage for delay” verbiage can result in very different payment outcomes
“Contingent payment” and “no compensation for delay clauses” can be very...
Guidelines for installation of thin porcelain panels
QUESTION
I am looking for installation guidance for 30” x 60”, 1/4” thin porcelain panels in a floor application over concrete. It is a high...
Celebrating women in tile and focusing on education
Greetings, and welcome to fall. Autumn around these parts means warm days and crisp nights, with fluffy clouds floating in impossibly blue skies arched...
Women in Tile 2018
Excellence, dedication, creativity and a passion for learning are the hallmarks of these female tilers
To quote a line from the theme song to the...
“Swimmin’ with the Fishes” at Hacienda Mosaico
LATICRETE products bring student mosaic projects to life at Mexican resort
Every artist was first an amateur,” said American philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, who led...