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In TileLetter this month, Lesley Goddin tackles the subject of mental health and, particularly, addiction. In it, she interviews two people: Mark Christensen, of Tarkus Tile in Utah, who details …
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Note: There's been an update to this story with more details and news about the trial A shooting took place on Saturday, August 28th in Spanaway, Washington. A homeowner allegedly shot and …
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You know the 3-4-5 triangle? It's that technique you used to use to find the square of a room before laser squares came out. Well, the "official" name of this mathematical equation is the …
Our industry is facing yet another potentially devastating headwind. "What could it be?" you ask. Covid variants?Wages not keeping up with inflation?Supply shortages? None of the above! The …
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This last month, the two biggest tile-specific Facebook groups celebrated a birthday. Tile Geeks celebrated 8 years of existence since its June 30, 2013 creation by former admin and current Ardex …
A bathroom remodeling startup in San Francisco just raised $23 million dollars.* Actress Jessica Alba contacted the company about renovating one of her bathrooms. She liked what she heard so much …
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The Sale You've met with the customer, listened to what they want, figured everything up, and finally you deliver a number. Only to get the dreaded: "That's pretty high" Now there are those …
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The International Surfaces Event- Las Vegas, Nevada- 2021 TISE this year was small. Really small, in fact. In fact, many manufacturers and vendors made a business decision not to show up and you …
Clean cut isn't always the right choice Collared shirt: Check. Short hair: Check. Smelling like Old Spice: Check. Many contractors feel the way to winning jobs is to be clean-cut, dress up, and …
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Book matching skillz are on-point So, far, we haven't found any quarries so we don't know a lot about how they used to fabricate stone. However, an examination of ancient slabs revealed saw …
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