FLOOR Trends & Installation

👀 Did you see this? As the skim coat mortar product category continues to see innovation, they’re a highly recommended answer for installers hoping to avoid issues with the subsequent steps of the installation and the lifetime of the finished floor, according to Sika USA's Nick Mizzone. #floorprep #subfloorprep #flooring #flooringinstallation #mortars #skimcoatmortars #floorprepproducts

💠 Scott Carothers, academic director of the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation - CTEF, shares how a luxury shower project was compromised when a glass contractor ignored drilling specifications, penetrating multiple waterproof layers with oversized screws. #tile #ceramictile #howto #tilesetters

👀 Year in Review: Here are Floor Trends & Installation’s top 10 flooring videos of 2024. Engineered Floors, LLC CFL Flooring AHF CALI Floors Performance Accessories Sika USA Audacity Flooring DOMOTEX Välinge Innovation AB #flooring #flooringshowsandevents #retailflooring #flooringproducts #flooraccessories

🤔 What do you know about plasticizer migration? It continues to be a common cause of flooring failures. Gary Sheidker, director of technical services, TAYLOR Adhesives, breaks down all the different types of plasticizers, explains what to look for and how to prevent plasticizer migration. #flooring #flooringfailures #flooringadhesives

⭐ Let's take a look back at the top 5 commercial stories for 2024! #flooring #contractors #commercialflooring #installationawards #osha #epa

🥂 May 2025 be your most successful year yet. Happy New Year!

INSTALL's Executive Director David Gross contributed several how-to features in 2024. Let's take a look back at these great tips and tricks! 💦 How to Moisture Test Hardwood and Subfloor for Hardwood Installation https://brnw.ch/21wPJcp 💦 How to Test Relative Humidity in Concrete Slabs Using In-Situ Probes https://brnw.ch/21wPJcn 💦 How to Perform Stretch-in Carpet Installation Using Tack Strips https://brnw.ch/21wPJco #flooringinstallation #flooringcontractors #unionorganization #trainingandeducation #flooring

🎙️ What were subscribers tuning into in 2024? Check out Floor Trends & Installation’s top 10 podcasts for the year. Floor Covering Education Foundation Southwind Floors Reuben Potter CFI - Certified Flooring Installers FCICA, the Flooring Contractors Association Synchrony International Union of Painters and Allied Trades The Belknap White Group Now UCX Northeast/ Swiff-Train Company now UCX Southwest CARPET AMERICA RECOVERY EFFORT (CARE) Resilient Floor Covering Institute #flooring #flooringpodcasts #podcast #flooringinstallation #businessoutlook #technology

⭐ The amazing folks at LATICRETE International contributed some great tips and how-to articles this year. 👇 Be sure to check them out and learn more about self-leveling underlayments and floor prep, profiles and trims, and choosing grout colors. 💫 Imperfect Floors Meet Their Match in Lightweight Underlayments https://brnw.ch/21wPI49 💫 Color Coordination for Tile Installations: Nailing the Details in Profiles, Trims, Grouts, and Sealants https://brnw.ch/21wPI47 💫 The Art and Science of Choosing Grout Colors for Tile Installations https://brnw.ch/21wPI48 #floorprep #flooring #groutsandmortars #sealants #trimsandprofiles #grout #flooringinstallation #tilesetters

⭐ Check out our top 5 most-read residential stories for 2024! #flooring #flooringtrends #newproducts #arearugs #walltile