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Investors who buy and then rent new homes are fast becoming a favorite customer of the homebuilder industry, reports the Wall Street Journal. Read More

After three years and hundreds of hours of research by the TCNA Product Performance Testing Laboratory, Tile Council of North America (TCNA) is pleased to announce the ANSI ASC A108 Committee’s approval of a standard characterizing 2 cm gauged porcelain tile pavers. Read More

The inherent strength and beauty of natural stone has made it a popular choice for years. Manufacturers are adding more unique styles, colors and patterns to bring more design elements to the natural stone category. Read More

As the housing industry celebrates New Homes Month in April, millennials say their housing preferences have changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than a third (36%) of millennials are now in favor of a larger home and home builders are responding to this trend. Read More

The first thing consumers look for when shopping for flooring is style and design. And while the flooring’s fashion and function are key, the adhesives that go into the installation process should not be overlooked. Read More

Ceramic Porcelain Tiles are available in all types of texture for various applications that include walls, floors, countertops, and more... Read More

You can see why investors were reluctant to put their money at risk in the floor covering retail segment. However, two specialty flooring retailers who were looking for money to add stores and expand their reach have done great. Lumber Liquidators and Floor and Decor both sought some serious scratch to expand. They did not want to change anything, just add stores so they could become national. What attracted investors initially is that both were different from a traditional flooring retailer in that they offered a very narrow mix of products — all hard surface. They offered a unique selling proposition and they rode the wave of hard surface flooring growth. Read More

THE POWER OF SIZE: LARGE-FORMAT CERAMICS. For some years now, the tile industry has focused strongly on large-format ceramic materials, thanks to the introduction of slab pressing technologies. These advancements have resulted in the creation of formats of up to 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) in length and a wide variety of thicknesses, ranging from 3mm to 20mm. Read More

CERAMIC TILE SELECTION: A GUIDE TO CHOOSING FORMAT, COLOR, AND DECORATIVE RELIEF. One of the most exciting aspects of architectural and interior design is experimentation. Design provides an outlet to play with colors, dabble in shapes, mix and match textures, explore patterns and expand creative boundaries, to craft a space that is as unique as the individual who inhabits it. Read More

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank was prepared to raise interest rates in half-percentage-point steps and high enough to deliberately slow the economy if it concluded such steps were warranted to bring down inflation, reports the Wall Street Journal. Read More