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Quick and Easy Movement Flooring Expansion Joints

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
September 1, 2016
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Recently during a CTEF Educational Program, an installation manager for a large company complained that installing movement (expansion) joints in any application is a pain in the butt.
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CTEF Tile Tip: Just a Little More Tile When Installing in Wet Areas

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
July 15, 2016
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Ceramic tile provides a beautiful and decorative surface, and functionally it provides a surface that is not affected by water.
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CTEF Tile Tip: There Should Not Be Any Broken Ceramic Tile

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
May 16, 2016
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Thin set and the new large and heavy tile mortars serve several functions within a tile assembly.
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Expansion Joints in Ceramic Tile—Who Needs Them?

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
April 1, 2016
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Expansion joints, also known as movement joints or movement accommodation joints, are critical to the success and longevity of ceramic and porcelain tile installations.
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CTEF Tile Tip: The Right Mortar Can Accommodate Most Ceramic Tile Warpage

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
March 1, 2016
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The use of thin-set mortars have met the challenge of properly installing ceramic and porcelain tile for years, and still do today.
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CTEF Tile Tip: Don't Forget Edge Profile Transitions

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
February 1, 2016
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High-quality installations of ceramic and porcelain tile require the installer to have the hand skills to put it into place, along with the knowledge of what products are available to finish the project successfully.
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CTEF Tile Tip: What is a Mockup and Are They Really Necessary?

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
December 1, 2015
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Wikipedia defines a mockup as follows: “In manufacturing and design, a mockup is a scale or full-size model of a design or device, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion and other purposes.”


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CTEF Tile Tip: Spot Bonding Tile Problems, Again and Again

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
October 1, 2015
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The topic of spot bonding floor tile was covered in CTEF Tile Tip about a year ago, and one would think the installers that utilize this technique would heed the warning and stop installing tile in this way. Unfortunately, that has not happened.


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CTEF Tile Tip

Caution: Natural Stone Tile Installed Over Wood Framing

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
September 1, 2015
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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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CTEF Tile Tip: Should You Listen to the Manufacturer?

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
July 13, 2015
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If this title did not grab your immediate attention, it should have. It’s a dangerous mindset, but ignoring instructions is also one of the first shortcuts people in a hurry take.


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