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• What to Do When You Don't Get the Bid

  Losing a bid can be frustrating. In this article, Luke Miller of Tile Money provides some simple tips on what to do when you don't get the bid and steps to take in your follow up process. 

• What products did Cooper's Hawk Winery use for floor/wall tile install?

  Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurant is known for its signature menu that is designed to pair perfectly with its custom wines. Its many locations have their own specialized style and décor and always include an upscale dining restaurant, a full-service bar, a barrel-aging room, a tasting room and gift shop.

• University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Dorm Floors Get Upgraded

  When the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) decided to renovate 1970s-era Moore Hall-Bartlett Hall complex, the goal was clear, to create spaces in the two dormitories that would meet the needs of students now and into the future. The renovation included a complete overhaul on the seven residential floors in each dorm. In addition to dorm rooms, UAF’s architects took on the challenge of designing gender-neutral bathrooms, complete with separate shower stalls, toilet stalls, and two ADA-compliant stalls per floor. The intent was to have the communal restrooms accommodate every student on every floor.

• Division 9 Flooring Specs: Let’s Get Specific, Please. Make Soft Flooring Specs More Complete

  Current guidelines for writing soft flooring specifications leave room for interpretation, from each user and the personal network of experts they consult for answers. The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) developed the 4-C’s (see the Construction Product Representation Practice Guide) to ensure effective communication of any specification.

• Level Set® 500 HF Solves Large, Uneven Floor in Texas Car Center Renovation

  When Brian Green from Fabulous Floors in Dallas first surveyed the site that was about to be renovated into a large car dealership, he quickly saw that creating a new, completely level floor wasn’t going to be easy.

• Level Set 500® HF Self-Leveling Underlayment

  Ideal for fast track applications, Level Set 500 HF is a high-flow self-leveling underlayment that provides an extremely smooth surface for finished floor coverings. The resulting surface is so smooth, you can get up to 20 percent* more coverage from your adhesives. In addition, no sanding or skim coating needed – cutting labor costs by up to 66%.

• Mercy Hospital Joplin Gets New Start with TEC® Products

  Reconstructing Mercy Hospital Joplin with materials designed to withstand powerful tornadoes was the goal of this project. Because of the hospital’s vast size, the flooring system must be compatible with a variety of different materials. In addition, hospitals increasingly recognize the risk posed by moisture vapor emissions from concrete slabs.

• Installation of Gauged Porcelain Panels/Slabs

  Learn the requirements for installing Gauged Porcelain Panels on floors and walls. Get both technical and hands-on experience at this event. 

• Installation of Gauged Porcelain Panels/Slabs

  Learn the requirements for installing Gauged Porcelain Panels on floors and walls. Get both technical and hands-on experience at this event. 

• Installation of Gauged Porcelain Panels/Slabs

  Learn the requirements for installing Gauged Porcelain Panels on floors and walls. Get both technical and hands-on experience at this event. 

• 4 Tips for Successful Saltwater Swimming Pool Tile Installations

  Salt water pools are a great alternative to chlorine. Instead of traditional chlorine additives, saline pools use large amounts of salt to produce natural chlorine, which kills germs and neutralizes contamination. Follow these four steps to make sure your customers get the most out of their saltwater pools.

• Installation of Gauged Porcelain Panels/Slabs

  Learn the requirements for installing Gauged Porcelain Panels on floors and walls. Get both technical and hands-on experience at this event. 

• Where to buy TEC Products | TEC

  Just by using your current location or e-mail, you'll be able to find 3000 retailers that sell TEC Products.

• How to Fast Track School Renovations

  It’s August, which means one thing for commercial contractors: school renovations. These renovations have a hard deadline (after all, the school year will start as scheduled, whether you’re ready or not). Follow these steps to keep your school installation on schedule.

• Award-winning BMW dealership achieves strength and elegance with TEC®

  Challenge: Install 123,832 square feet of tile in a high-profile BMW dealership. The installation must not only look beautiful, but also hold up to the demands of a busy auto dealership. Moreover, because the dealership employs dozens of technicians, renovations must be done quickly – so the repair team can get back to work.  

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  Since 1957, TEC has provided professional installers with floor prep and installation products for tile, stone, wood, carpet, and resilient flooring. Contact us today!

• Wow! Every third person I meet is a tile installer!

  Check out the latest article from our guest blogger, Luke Miller, founder of the Tile Money podcast. Learn about how you can stand out from the crowd and differentiate your business.

• How to Install Engineered Hardwood Flooring Over Concrete Substrate

  What do you tell your customers who have a concrete subfloor and want to install hardwood? We recommend an engineered hardwood for several important reasons. One, it’s much less sensitive to changes in humidity compared to wood that can swell with moisture and temperature. Two, it can be installed at any grade level – including below grade. And three, it’s better than traditional plank for installing over in-floor heating systems.

• TEC® Products Help Set a Perfect Stage for The New Global Learning Center at Walsh University

  The new Global Learning Center at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio will truly be a communications hub for students and faculty. The two-story atrium building has an open, modern design to encourage and support maximum interaction. The sunlight-filled facility will house student labs for fast-growing technology-based fields of study such as computer engineering or video production; a space for two of Walsh’s important research institutes; an atrium café; meeting areas and more.

• 7 Tips for Consistent Grout Installations with Absorptive Tiles

  Have you encountered a situation where your grout became soft, powdery, discolored or cracked shortly after installation? Perhaps you were installing a very absorptive tile such as an unglazed ceramic, terracotta, or porous stone. Or maybe you were working with a glazed ceramic tile, but the cut edges were unglazed and highly absorptive of moisture. The fact is that when you’re working with these highly porous materials, you may experience issues with grout caused by excessive water loss.