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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 …
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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 …
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 …
Floor Academy's Kyle Hedin walks us through how our projects tell a story using Star Wars as an example. [FCI article] Renovation: Possible As reported last month, Ken Ballin appeared in a …
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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 …
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 …
If you want to show your clients some inspiration for pebble tile patterns, this article from TileLetter has some good stuff. I want to do my next pebble shower floor like the one pictured from …
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A new renovation show is airing on HGTV this Wednesday and it's called Renovation: Possible. Why do pro tile installers care? Because this show will have appearances from none other than Roland …
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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 …
These are the Google results when I type "tile installation near me". Rather than list tile companies Google shows me lead generation companies. Many of us use Joist Inc for our invoicing and …
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