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Why movement joints and sealants must be installed in tile and stone installations

Current Industry Standards and Design Options by Donato Pompo, CTC, CMR, CSI, CDT, MBA – TileLetter, May 2014, page 54– Industry standards state that all tile installations… Read More

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Installing Ceramic Tile, Glass Tile, and Stone in Interior Wet Areas

Understanding the Importance of Slope, Weeps, and Flashing by Donato Pompo, CTC, CMR, CSI, CDT, MBA  – TileLetter, January 2014 – Interior wet areas are… Read More

Hollow Sounding Tile May Signal Installation Problems
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Hollow Sounding Tile May Signal Installation Problems

by Donato Pompo, CTC, CMR, CSI, CDT, MBA  – TADA Online July 26, 2013-  Hollow sounding tiles in an installed tile application may or may not mean there is… Read More

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Specifying Ceramic, Glass, and Stone Tiles for Exterior and Interior Wet Areas

Understanding the importance of slope, weeps, and flashing by Donato Pompo, CTC, CMR, CSI, CDT, MBA  – The Construction Specifier, Volume 66, Number 5, May 2013 –… Read More

Good Specs Mean Good Tile and Stone Installations
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Good Specs Mean Good Tile and Stone Installations

by Donato Pompo, CTC, CMR, CSI, CDT, MBA – The Construction Specifier, Volume 64, Number 12, December 2011 – Ceramic tile, natural and manufactured stone,… Read More

Avoiding Pool Tile Problems
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Avoiding Pool Tile Problems

by Carolina Olivieri – ASPA AQ Pool Quarterly Magazine, Summer 2009 – If ceramic tile, glass tile or stone is not properly installed in swimming pools… Read More

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From Babylonians to Baby Boomers, Tile Endures

by Donato Pompo, CTC, CMR, CSI, CDT, MBA – Kitchen & Bath Business – January 2003 – How to overcome the challenges in selling and designing with… Read More