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CTEF Tile Tip: In Showers, Everything Must Slope to the Drain

September 15, 2017

Showers can be a beautiful part of the bathroom, especially when tile is part of the finished product. But the beauty will not be long-lasting if the standards and best practices for tile installation are not followed.

Technical Focus: Cracks kill tile floors

Brett Mauney CTC, CTI

August 1, 2017

Have you ever experienced an earthquake? Think of the start of a slab crack as an earthquake in your floor — a sudden release of energy causing cracks across your substrate.

CTEF Tile Tip: Be Clear with Customer About Grout Joint Offsets

Scott Carothers

June 5, 2017

The beauty of and longtime satisfaction in ceramic and porcelain tile installations will many times depend on the creativity employed in the design process.

Rubi Returns to Coverings 2017

March 31, 2017

Rubi will attend Coverings 2017 April 4-7, in Orlando.

carpet tile/vinyl installation in hospital

2016 FCI Installation Awards: The Winners

Michael Chmielecki

December 1, 2016

The votes from our readers are in for the third annual FCI Installation Awards.

Technical Focus

Tiling and grouting commercial kitchens

Due to tough conditions in a commercial kitchen, it is important to use quality material for a tile installation, including a high-performance 100%-solids, industrial-grade epoxy grout meeting or exceeding ANSI A118.3 requirements

Jim Whitfield

March 18, 2016

When it comes to tiling commercial kitchens, everyone familiar with these projects agrees that the installation is facing a harsh environment.

Ultralite S1 Quick for large and heavy tile/stone

All About Flooring Adhesives: Chemistries and Applications

Michael Chmielecki

March 1, 2016

Flooring adhesives are an essential component of most types of installations. But what makes them function, why are some better than others in certain situations, and what are some of the latest technologies to help make the job easier?

2015 FCI Installation Awards: The Commercial Winners

Michael Chmielecki

February 1, 2016

Along with the three residential projects profiled in the last issue, the 2015 FCI Installation Awards honored four commercial winners in three categories: Mark Fenstermaker of Western Tile & Marble, Commercial Ceramic Tile/Stone; Fred Richardson of Cutting Edge Flooring, Commercial Resilient; and Lance Ortegel and Eric Ullrich of Lance’s Professional Installations and Inspections, Commercial Carpet.

Joe Rocco's table with legs meshed into flooring

2015 FCI Installation Awards: The Residential Winners

Michael Chmielecki

December 1, 2015

FCI is pleased to announce the winners of its second annual FCI Installation Awards, honoring the best and most creative installations of the past three years in a wide range of floor covering projects for both residential and commercial settings.

CTEF Tile Tip

Caution: Natural Stone Tile Installed Over Wood Framing

Scott Carothers

September 1, 2015

Many consumers, builders and even some tile installers share the mistaken idea that natural stone tile products may be installed on the floor in the same way as is ceramic tile.

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