NTCA members have already received their latest Reference Manuals which highlight best practices and solutions for common installation problems, along with other features. What’s New in the NTCA Reference Manual for 2023/24? If you are not an NTCA member, you can order your manual at this link
The Magic of MUD!
The annual MUD event (this year called MUD6) is being held this week in Idaho Falls, ID. Tile installers will attend from all over the country. What is particularly interesting is that this event attracts: What is the appeal of this event? Grassroots beginnings It started on Facebook with a group of tile setters led […]
Mesh-Mounted Mosaic Tile Problems
Earlier this month, TileLetter put out the question: “What do tile setters wish manufacturers understood?” To my surprise, every problem was specific to tile and not to any of the installation tools or products. Here’s a condensed list of the complaints The problems unique to mosaics Tops of the list were mesh-mounted mosaic tile problems. […]
B-AI-lin Knows Best
Yes, it was just a matter of time before AI, artificial intelligence, infiltrated its way into the tile industry. At this point, everyone has heard of ChatGPT even though you may not know exactly what it does. However, no one expected the first tile-related AI development to have Ken Ballin’s name attached to it. But […]
2023 Coverings Rock Stars
TISE, IBS, KBIS Wrap-up
The first tradeshow of 2023 was quite the event! It consisted of not only The International Surface Event (TISE) but also included The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), The International Builder Show (IBS), and the National Hardware Show (NHS). The latter three were at the Las Vegas Convention Center down the strip. Below are […]