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CTEF Tile Tip: Honor Expansion Joints or Failure is Yours

Scott Carothers

December 1, 2017

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Honoring expansion joints in a concrete floor is critical to the success of a ceramic tile floor installation.

CTEF Tile Tip: Lights, Lippage, and Major Problems

Scott Carothers

October 23, 2017

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Surface prep, whether for the wall or floor, is critical to the completed job being acceptable to the end user.

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

Scott Carothers

September 15, 2017

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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

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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: The Basics of Self-Leveling Underlayments

Scott Carothers

July 24, 2017

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The term SLU refers to Self- Leveling Underlayment. This product is a great and quick way to flatten most horizontal surfaces prior to installing large format tile (LFT).

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

Scott Carothers

June 5, 2017

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

CTEF Tile Tip: Being Realistic about Grout Joint Sizes

Scott Carothers

May 15, 2017

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Many installers have had customers who have seen a tile installation in a magazine or brochure, which is exactly what they want in their homes. Unfortunately, the look they want to achieve may not be possible using the tile that has been selected.

Technical Focus: Dispelling myths about poured gypsum floors

Dispelling common myths associated with poured gypsum floors Learning the facts about gypsum products will place it among the viable options when selecting a proper underlayment for a tiled surface

Brett Fleury

May 1, 2017

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Gypsum is a mineral that has been used in building materials for centuries. However, gypsum concrete as an underlayment is still misunderstood despite its growth in popularity over the last 40 years.

CTEF Tile Tip: Improving at Grout and Mortar Mixing

Scott Carothers

April 17, 2017

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When I think about mixing mortars and grouts, I am reminded of my friend’s first encounter with the tile trade.

Self-Leveling Underlayments: Tips, Techniques and Tools

Heather Fiore

March 1, 2017

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Self-leveling underlayments (SLUs) have become increasingly popular as the degree of flatness and smoothness required for floor covering products has increased.