No Expansion Joints Can Be Stressful (For The Tile, That Is!)
All tile installations require expansion joints – no exceptions! Ceramic tile, porcelain tile, stone tile, [...]
Crack Suppression
Industry standards state that tile cannot be installed over any cracks within [...]
The Problem with Low Bids
Low bids have put a lot of contractors out of business. Consumers have also paid [...]
Educating Customers May Lead to More Sales
Educating your customers can be the single most important service you provide. It doesn’t matter [...]
The Case for One-Direction Troweling
Current thin-set standards require a minimum of 80% thin-set contact for interior dry applications. For [...]
Donato Pompo Honored with Construction Specifier Magazine Article of the Year Award
San Diego, CA – October 4, 2012 – Donato V. Pompo, CTC, CMR, CSI, CDT, [...]
One-sided Thin-set
When a tile debonds from a surface, it’s important to take note of where the [...]
To Slope or Not to Slope
Water damage in construction is a huge problem and can add up to millions of [...]
Why Online Education is So Important
For a clear understanding of the value and benefits of online education, it is extremely [...]
Machu Picchu
High in the Andes Mountains of Peru is the ancient city of Machu Picchu, straddled [...]