Actualizado por el equipo de Servicios Técnicos de MAPEI, el blog Tech Talk se dedica a compartir consejos prácticos y conocimientos de vanguardia para la industria de pisos y de la construcción. Disponible sólo en inglés.
So we think vinyl is vinyl — sheet, tiles or in planks, however this couldn’t be farther from the truth, since vinyl tile & planks have taken very different paths, particularly in the last few years. The demand for floors that ‘ mimic nature ’, in…
Have you ever wished there was a better way to ensure that you captured all of the layers required for your installation? What about the surface preparation—is it in line with the floor covering manufacturer and installation requirements? What is…
While steam rooms are found mostly in commercial health spas, fitness clubs, hotels and cruise ships-many homeowners are installing combination steam showers in their homes to a create spa-like bathroom en suite. While this new trend can add value…
What is a Grout Release? Grout releases are removable, water soluble, pre-grout surface treatments that are applied to difficult to grout floor and wall tiles before grouting to help protect against potential staining and cleaning issues caused by…
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an organization that develops standards for the world. While the US market tends to focus on our homegrown standards organizations ( ANSI and ASTM ), the European Union and Asia focus on…
–A Guest Post Provided by SCS Global Services On August 15, 2016, the USGBC recognized the Green Squared for Tile Flooring and Accessories certification as an approved Multi-attribute Products and Materials certificate under its LEED v4 pilot…
On August 15 th , the USGBC recognized the tile industry’s Green Squared mark for tile and installation products in the LEED v4 construction program. USGBC LEED BD+C: New Construction LEED v4: Certified Multi-attribute Products and Materials . …
If you've attended any of my Thin Tile presentations at Coverings or Surfaces or Total Solutions Plus or as a CTDA Webinar or an NTCA Webinar or if you've read any of my articles on the topic in Construction Specifier or Tile Letter , you know that…
There’s a stigma that Millennials associate with ‘blue-collar’ workers as relics of an aging American workforce in a dead-end field. We seem to forget that great cities like New York and Chicago were built with blood, sweat, and tears by some of…
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