Articles Tagged with ''installing tile''

The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) has partnered with Mapei to host a free webinar on "5 Tips to Save Time & Money for Tile/Stone Installation," taking place Tuesday, August 15 at 1:00 p.m. (CDT). 

Kathy Case, director of business development for the estimating platform Quantify North America, looks back upon her family's four generations in the flooring industry.

This August NTCA offers a packed slate with 18 three-hour workshops, seven full-day regional training events, and two two-day Art Glass Panel trainings and a Zoom roundtable that focuses on the recent Artisans Revolution in Tile training. 

Floor Trends reports from the NTCA workshop, “Failures – Could it be me?” in Scranton, Pennsylvania, led by NTCA Trainer Hank Boyle.

Megan Renk, owner of Mosaix Tile, had a rough start when she first began installing tile. These experiences led her to question how her clients viewed her professionally. Here, she offers some insight into how she approaches male and female clients.

Mari Anne Randall and Anthony Santos discuss the latest trends they are observing in commercial tile designs.

Ken Ballin, owner, Skryo Floors, submitted a master bathroom project where he was tasked with scribing a sea turtle design into the floor and walls of the shower.

While rewarding, the San Fernando Cathedral courtyard renovation was not without its many challenges.

Week nine marks the second week of ceramic tile installation education. The students are permanently laying tile in their workspaces and wrapping up the final week of hands-on training. 

In week eight, the FCEF students begin learning ceramic tile installation. They start by dry laying tile and getting the pattern down.