Mike is a second-generation tile installer working in the family business, Corona Marble and Tile that his father started. He got into the trade because he saw an opportunity and a need for skilled labor.
However, you don't become a tile installer or a business owner overnight. It takes time, enthusiasm, pride, reliability, respectfulness, a willingness to learn, and dedication. No two jobs are the same; each one has its own unique nuances.
As a qualified installer, you need to be able to communicate how to deal with those nuances and qualify yourself to not only meet but exceed expectations.
Being qualified will exponentially increase your value and you will have endless opportunities.
Qualified Labor is Professionalism that Saves Time and Money
In this next 1:05 minute video, Nyle Wadford, NTCA Five-Star Contractor of Neuse Tile Service, Inc., explains that the benefit of hiring qualified labor means you are getting a professional installer, working for a professional company, resulting in professional installations and a happy customer.
Neuse Tile Service is a proud employer of Certified Tile Installers.
As Nyle explains, when he hands a project like this to his installers, he has already made sure that they are well trained and knowledgeable in tile installation methods and standards. His installers are dedicated to the craft - as Scott described - and produce professional works (of art) each day that delight customers.
From a practical perspective, qualified labor saves a lot of money on the backend.
>> See Certification Means Greater Efficiency in Setting Tile
Qualified Labor: The Only Way to Get Quality Installations
Victor Fox & John Wirtz of Wirtz Quality Installations explain in this next 1:14-minute video that Qualified Labor means a quality product and a happy customer!
Wirtz Qualify Installations has been setting tile throughout San Diego since 1972. They rely on Qualified Labor to consistently provide a quality product to customers who expect as much. The only way to produce that level of quality is with professional tile installers who know what they're doing and how to conduct themselves on the job.
Qualified Labor Combines Technical Ability and Creativity
Roger Leasure from Northern California Tile and Stone describes in the 1:08-minute video below how qualified labor delivers advantages to customers in terms of a professional, fast, and safe project, as well as a high quality of life and benefits for the craftsman and all areas of the business operation.
Northern California Tile and Stone is well known for doing large malls, casinos and resorts. In addition to being a Natural Stone Institute member and a NTCA Five-Star Contractor, the company is a proud employer of CTEF Certified Tile Installers.
Roger Leasure explains that bids his company submits are never really low. Rather, they are in the high range and that's because he employs skilled craftsmen, who receive full medical, dental and retirement benefits. When his team shows up, it gets the job done fast, safe and with perfection.
It is like art: a combination of technical ability and creativity.
>> See The Tile Installation Experience with Scott Carothers at Coverings
Build a Winning Team with Qualified Labor
Erin Albrecht and Christine Kotara of J&R Tile in San Antonio, Texas share their advice in this 1:08 minute video for building a winning team with Qualified Labor.
Erin Albrecht explains that a perfect way to win as a tile contractor is to build a team of winners with Qualified Labor. Qualified Labor enables you to do the best you can on every project, and she does everything possible to get more Certified Tile Installers in Texas. She spends a lot of time educating the A&D community on why it's important'
J&R has been in business since 1984 and tries to get better every day by educating employees and staff.
>> See J&R Tile's Erin Albrecht Talks Tile in a Tiny House
>> See J&R Tile Installs Gauged Porcelain Tile in Coverings 2018 Tiny House
>> See How To Differentiate Your Business With Tile Installation Certification
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