Yes, it’s true: This is the last issue of The Grinder monthly newsletter. This was started a little bit on a whim. I was trying to think of how to make a newsletter for my DIY blog subscribers that wasn’t completely boring. But every idea that I came up with applied to a pro audience. […]
TileLetter Artisan Issue Nov. 2023
TileLetter is out with another Artisan Tile issue. Here are some of the highlights. How to Price Your Tile Art Those who know how to market and sell can command higher prices. There are some tips for how to go about finding and upselling your artisan work along with how and where to market your […]
Renovation: Possible but Not Very Likely
It appears that the home improvement television show Renovation: Possible, starring celebrity chef Robert Irvine, did not get picked up by HGTV. Irvine tweeted that the show had rated well but that the network has made the decision not to produce any episodes beyond the pilot episode. “So, you’re telling me there’s a chance!” It […]
Silicosis: “There’s No Cure for this Illness”
The epidemic of our time is here. Further, our industry, tile and stone, is at the epicenter of this illness. Silicosis hits Fabricators the Hardest Countertop fabricators get hit the hardest. The Fallout Silicosis has become such a problem that Los Angeles County in California is considering whether to ban the sale and installation of […]
Can Concrete Solve Our Energy Problems?
The quest for green energy has led us to embrace battery power as the future (and present) of energy production. But considering batteries as ‘green’ is a bit ironic. The production of lithium has big, ugly side effects. Namely, the mining process: What about instead of lithium, we tried a crazy idea: Concrete as Batteries […]
The Worst Customer in the World
I forget who reposted this video from Facebook Reels but, I’m convinced, this lady is the worst possible customer that you could land. The conflict starts when the worker returns from using her bathroom which, apparently, she forbids. According to her, bathroom use is only on breaks and takes place somewhere outside her home. She […]