A Certified Tile Installer hands-on test took place in conjunction with THASIE 2024 in Fresno, California. This article recaps the testing event and introduces you to those who participated. Thanks to Alice Dean, Top Floor Writer, you'll have a better feel for what motivated those who organized and subjected themselves to the toughest 25 square feet of tile you'll ever install.
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The CTI Test at THASIE 2024
[fa icon="calendar'] May 21, 2024 8:30:00 AM EDT / by CTEF Blog Team posted in Certified Tile Installer Program
Do You Manage Your Tile Tools? (Video)
[fa icon="calendar'] April 23, 2024 8:30:00 AM EDT / by CTEF Blog Team posted in Installing Tile TIps
Have you considered that how you manage your tile tools affects how you manage your time? It's a similar thought process to how you go about cutting tile.
Those who are Qualified Labor constantly think about how to manage time. After all, time is money. How well you make use of that time affects how long it takes you to complete tile installations, the quality of your work, and how many client projects you can commit to.
This is true with how you manage your tools.
How To Cut Tile and Manage Time (Video)
[fa icon="calendar'] April 2, 2024 8:30:00 AM EDT / by CTEF Blog Team posted in Installing Tile TIps
When you cut tile for an installation project, do you spend much time thinking about how you manage time?
If you're a professional, chances are that you constantly think about how to manage your time - aka time management. After all, your time is money.
How well you use that time affects how long it takes you to complete tile installations, the quality of your work, and how many client projects you can commit to.
This is true even when you cut tile.
How Do You Celebrate National Tile Day?
[fa icon="calendar'] February 23, 2024 8:00:00 AM EST / by CTEF Blog Team posted in Installation + Design
Are You Inspired by Tile?
We are and that's why we're excited to join in on the National Tile Day celebrations by sharing with you highlights from current tile trends.
Addressing Low Grout Joints with Tile Installation Standards
[fa icon="calendar'] February 6, 2024 8:30:00 AM EST / by CTEF Blog Team posted in Installing Tile TIps
Have you looked at the photos in this article and noticed a real problem? They all demonstrate low grout joints which do not meet the tile industry standards. To meet these standards, the grout must adequately fill the space which obviously these examples do not.
And yet, when the person who took these photos shared them with his builder on the job site, the builder did not believe that any standards existed or that there were any organizations that develop them.
Have you found yourself in a similar situation?
If yes, here's how to deal with low grout joints and understand tile installation standards.
15 Tile Installation Resolutions for 2024
[fa icon="calendar'] January 2, 2024 8:30:00 AM EST / by CTEF Blog Team posted in Installing Tile TIps
Happy New Year! Are you ready to make tile installation resolutions for 2024?
If you're already in the know, think of these resolutions as a refresher. And, if you're new to the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation and the Certified Tile Installer Program, then consider this your introduction to a bold, new standards-based, methodical approach to installing ceramic tile.
Take the CTI Hands-on Thanks to TEC! TISE24
[fa icon="calendar'] December 5, 2023 8:30:00 AM EST / by CTEF Blog Team
Are you ready to take the CTI Hands-on Test at TISE24? If yes, you are in for a treat thanks to TEC!
It's #GivingTuesday! Please Support CTEF
[fa icon="calendar'] November 28, 2023 8:00:00 AM EST / by CTEF Blog Team posted in About CTEF
Today, November 28th is #GivingTuesday. Will you support CTEF?
We're celebrating tile installation training, education, and certification, honoring all those who make CTEF's work possible, and counting on your support for the new CTEF Egg Harbor City, NJ training facility!
Will you participate? Will you join this Global Generosity movement with us to raise funds and awareness for tile installation certification and education?
Beginning, Intermediate Training Classes Qualify for FCEF “100 in 100”
[fa icon="calendar'] November 21, 2023 8:30:00 AM EST / by CTEF Blog Team posted in About CTEF, Tile Education & Training
Do You Know About the '100 in 100'?
It's a wonderful program that the Floor Covering Education Foundation recently announced. If you're new to tile installation, you can benefit from it.
You'll find details below, including CTEF training programs that are eligible.
Tile Over It or Take It Up?
[fa icon="calendar'] October 24, 2023 8:30:00 AM EDT / by CTEF Blog Team posted in Installing Tile TIps
If you've been installing tile for a while, you've certainly encountered situations where you were asked about tiling over an existing tile installation rather than taking up the tile and/or underlayment and starting from fresh. How did you respond?
Here are two situations Mark Heinlein CTI #1112 and National Tile Contractors Association
Training Director to help explore possible responses.