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Specifying Natural Stone

Donato Pompo · Mar 1st, 2013

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Writing Quality Stone Specifications

Donato Pompo · Sep 15th, 2012

Building Stone Magazine by Donato Pompo – Fall 2012 – With stone continually being used in new and unique applications, writing quality specifications is critical to ensure… Read More

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Good Specs Mean Good Tile and Stone Installations

Donato Pompo · Dec 2nd, 2011

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

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Quality Control - the Best Way to Avoid Ceramic and Stone Installation Failures

Donato Pompo · Dec 10th, 2010

Blog by Donato Pompo: Installation failures are the most detrimental occurrences in the ceramic tile and stone industries. They leave the wrong impressions about products or services and they can be very time consuming and expensive to repair. Read More

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Substrate Prep & Quality Controls for Ceramic Tile & Stone

Donato Pompo · Aug 4th, 2003

by Donato Pompo, CTC, CMR, CSI, CDT, MBA – The Construction Specifier Volume 56, Number 8 – August 2003 – Reviews common job problems leading to failures… Read More

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Quality Control in Ceramic Tile and Stone Specifications

Donato Pompo · Oct 4th, 2002

by Donato Pompo, CTC, CMR, CSI, CDT, MBA – The Construction Specifier Volume 55, Number 10 – October 2002 – Reviews the importance of clearly stating quality control guidelines… Read More

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