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Home » Topics » Columns » CTEF Tile Tip

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CTEF Tile Tip: Fix Your Ceramic Tile Installation, Or You May Not Get Paid

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
January 19, 2015
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The quality of the tile work you see on the surface is only as good as what is underneath.


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CTEF Tile Tip: Avoiding Ceramic Tile Installation Surprises

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
December 22, 2014
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Almost every residential installer has heard the phrase uttered from a surprised customer at five minutes after five o’clock, something like “That is not what I picked,” or “My floor doesn’t look anything like the sample board.”


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CTEF Tile Tip: What is Growing on My Tile?

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
October 16, 2014
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Tile installers are often called on to look at challenging installation opportunities and also use their expertise to solve problems when they occur.


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CTEF Tile Tip: Spot Bonding Ceramic Tile … Really?

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
August 11, 2014
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Different parts of the country use various installation methods which may or may not be included in the TCNA Handbook. 


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CTEF Tile Tip: Installing Really Large Tile

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
July 17, 2014
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The introduction of thin panel porcelain tile or thin tile porcelain panels – or which for now seems to be the most popular name, thin porcelain tile (TPT) – is quickly revolutionizing the tile market. 


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CTEF Tile Tip: Which Trowel Notch and How Far?

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
May 13, 2014
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With the popularity of large-format tile continuing to grow comes the necessity of providing an adequate supply of thin-bed or medium-bed mortar to properly support and bond the tile. The question is, which trowel notch works best?


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CTEF Tile Tip: Troweling a Different Way?

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
March 5, 2014
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The method of applying thin-bed and medium-bed mortars has changed over the years.  Today many installers use (or should be using) the straight line troweling method as describe in the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) Trowel and Error video.


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CTEF Tile Tip: Protecting Your Work

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
January 9, 2014
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Installers work hard to produce a finished tile installation that is both pleasing to the eye and functional. To accomplish this task, the installer must have the hand skills necessary to complete the work correctly the first time using the best quality materials available. 


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Tile Installers Feature

CTEF Tile Tip: Are All Tile Installer Certifications Created Equal?

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
December 4, 2013
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The short answer is NO!

Certifying the skills and knowledge of mechanics in many trades has become very popular. 


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