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Tiled pools help meet all these demands, with a wide array of design options, color combinations, and eco-conscious materials. Tile also allows for highly efficient construction, durability, and very little maintenance versus other pool substrate options. Today’s advanced setting materials enable the tile pool installation process and pool performance guaranteed to delight owners for the long term
The Gaylord Pacific Resort and Convention Center celebrated its long-anticipated grand opening as the marquee project of the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan–a monumental revitalization joint initiative from the Port of San Diego and City of Chula Vista. This extraordinary $1.3 billion, 2 million sq. ft. development was designed with nature, sustainability and community in mind.
Though grout may seem to be a secondary-to-the-tile functional necessity, it is also the essential design element that finishes the look of a tile installation. Neutral grout colors are still the most common choice, but current trends have elevated grout to make more of a statement. The latest style trends have grout both blending in and boldly standing out. A grout line can be very thin or very wide to make a big impact. The many contrasts in grout aesthetics make perfect sense when looking at the trends that influence grout. Trends in technology, tile and color are driving the current changes in grout installation, style and color palette.
More than 2,000 people are diagnosed with cancer annually—about six per day—in Southwestern Michigan’s Kalamazoo, Calhoun and Van Buren Counties. The region’s largest health system, Bronson Healthcare, saw an opportunity to enhance care for these patients when, in 2018, it was determined that medical oncology and hematology services would transition from the West Michigan Cancer Center into its own facilities in 2021.
To commercial and residential building owners, water damage from interior leaks is an out-of-sight, out-of-mind problem until they see evidence such as a water spot on a ceiling. For the flooring contractor that failed to seal openings in flooring material around plumbing fixtures, for example, the damage is also out of sight and out of mind—until they hear from an angry building owner with an immediate callback demand.
Power Grout® from TEC has a unique formulation that is stain-proof, and provides strong, color consistent joints, free of efflorescence, which are resistant to shrinking and cracking. Power Grout® performs great in high traffic and wet conditions environment, both in residential and commercial applications.
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.
Michigan State University’s football team finished 2013 undefeated in Big Ten Play and won the 2014 Rose Bowl. Its new North End Zone Complex not only celebrates the team’s previous success, but also looks toward future victories with a state-of-the-art recruiting center. The new facility features about 16,000 square feet of tile, set with TEC® products.
Limelight Hospitality rebuilt one of its residence buildings in ski town Ketchum, Idaho, adding safety and design improvements after the structure was destroyed by fire. The modern design includes stunning new tile that elevates the aesthetics and function of the building’s facade and 26 condominiums’ interior spaces. Through a long-standing relationship with the project’s General Contractor, Conrad Brothers Construction, Ben Rivkin, Owner of River Building Group (RBG) was awarded the tile work. Rivkin credits his business success to his team of highly talented craftsmen, hired from as far away as California to join RBG. For the Limelight rebuild, RBG installed tile on the building exterior, in bathrooms for 20 units and one ultra high-end kitchen.
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.