Yearly Archives: 2025

Baldosa agrietada

PREGUNTA Una familia me contactó para poner loseta nueva en su cocina. La loseta fue instalada hace aproximadamente siete años y ahora se está agrietando...

Summer smorgasbord: The 2000th CTI, substrate prep, site conditions, technological acumen, mosaic murals, banishing lippage – and more!

“Life is like a giant smorgasbord of more delicious alternatives than you can ever hope to taste. So you have to reject having some...

Murals enliven a space, but take special skills to install

Murals on walls or floors bring spaces to life, convey a message, or act as giant canvases for art. Whether installing a hand-crafted mosaic...

Alexandru Ilisei of Premier Tile Design, Inc., nabs CTI #2000

Premier Tile Design, Inc., (www.premiertileco.com) in Detroit, Mich., hosted the Certified Tile Installer (CTI) hands on exam on May 9, where the Ilisei brothers...

Preventing cracking tile

QUESTION A family contacted me to put new tile in their kitchen. Tile was installed about seven years ago and it’s cracking and coming loose....

Flat, dry, easy: why substrate preparation is key to tile success

In a recent NTCA Webinar sponsored by LATICRETE, two seasoned experts – Joe Rizzo, Director of Sales for Concrete and Substrate Preparation, and Elvis...

Precision at scale

Mastering commercial tile installations with the Spin Doctor System Crafting quality at commercial scale Large-scale commercial tile installations demand more than just speed – they require...

Fostering collaboration for project success

Insights from Coverings 2025 panel discussion The energy was high at Coverings 2025 as professionals from across the tile and stone industry gathered to kick...

US Department of Labor awards nearly $84M in grants to expand Registered Apprenticeships

50 states, territories receive base formula funding to improve employment opportunities WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $84 million in...

Hardscape North America expands education offerings for 2025 show

Louisville, KY (June 30, 2025) – Hardscape North America (HNA) is raising the bar on industry education with an exciting slate of new and...
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