Let’s face it—someone has to pay when an installation goes awry. But how do you know if the person responsible for passing judgment is going to tell the truth?
Effectively installing the proper slope to drain as well as meeting the flatness requirement of the ANSI standard is challenging. Here, CTEF’s Scott Carothers walks us through the steps required to successfully install tile to achieve both.
The Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) is proud to announce its new Mold Uncovered campaign. The campaign emphasizes the importance of proper mold remediation through accredited industry standards and certifications.
Not all tile is created equal. This is not to infer that we are talking about the size, shape or thickness, but rather the durability of the tile in extreme environments.
Many times, when ceramic tile is installed, we, as installers, may not use all of the tile industry standards to our best advantage. These standards can be the installer’s best friend when assisting the consumer, whether residential or commercial, in deciding the grout joint size and pattern.
The standards found in the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) A108.02 document provide the installation method standards used to provide a good looking and long-lasting tile project. When they are followed, the job is headed for success, but when they are not followed, it may be doomed from the beginning.
Assure Certified is a certification program for rigid core floors administered by the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) and operated by SCS Global Services, an independent third-party certifying organization.