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Out-of-Flat Ceramic Tile Floors Cause Many Problems

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
July 29, 2024
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Floor flatness is imperative to the success of a tile installation. Scott Carothers, academic director, Ceramic Tile Education Foundation, gives an example of a tile installation that does not adhere to the industry standard required for flatness and how that can impact the installer and the customer. 


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commercial tile installation

How ANSI Tile Standards Help to Raise the Bar on Quality Installations

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
June 21, 2024
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Scott Carothers, academic director for the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation, highlights how shoddy tile work around a bathroom drain in a restaurant could have been avoided if the tile installers had referenced ANSI Standards, industry best practices—and a little common sense. 


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If the Floor Is Not Flat, Fix It

Prepping the Substrate Prior to Installing Large-Format Tile
Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
May 10, 2024
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As installers approach a floor tile job, there are numerous questions that need to be answered before the first tile is set. Is the floor substrate suitable for receiving tile and is it flat?


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tile flooring installed in bathroom

Do You Know the ANSI Standards for Tile Coverage, Offset and Acceptable Lippage?

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
March 22, 2024
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Everyone in the tile industry needs to push the quality bar to the next level and beyond.


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balcony tile installation

How to Avoid Failures on Balcony and Roof Deck Tile Installations

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
February 21, 2024
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Proper water management can help avoid failure with the installation of tile or natural stone on an exterior roof deck or balcony.


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tile installation instructions

Tile Installation Instructions: The Answers are at Your Fingertips

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
January 2, 2024
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Many tile manufacturers place installation tips and techniques on the cardboard box, and many are based on the industry standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and industry recognized best practices.


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shower tile installation

Shower Tile 101: Building a Knockout Niche

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
December 13, 2023
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Scott Carothers offers guidance on what it takes to build a proper niche that meshes seamlessly with the wall tile layout.


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bathroom tile installation

How to Differentiate Between Caulking and Sealant for Tile Installations

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
November 3, 2023
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Scott Carothers, academic director for the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation, explains when to use grout, caulking or sealants for your tile installations. 


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Diagonal Herringbone Layout

How to Start a Diagonal Herringbone Layout

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
September 8, 2023
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Scott walks us through how to find the starting point for a diagonal herringbone layout and how to keep the tile in line.


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installation System Modularity

Tile Modularity: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
August 10, 2023
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Have you ever put together a tile pattern only to realize it didn’t work? Here, Scott Carothers explains modularity and why it is important in tile installation.


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