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Glass Tile Consultants Receives Inomat M-8 Pump

Mon, 30 May 2011 09:14:00 -0600

Exciting news for Glass Tile Consultants! we have just received an Inomat M-8 Peristaltic Pump to test the application of membrane materials, primarily used for pool tile installations as well as many other uses, and will be utilizing this machine to apply the various membranes currently on the market recommended for waterproofing pool tanks prior to installing pool tile both above and below the water lines.

There is great concern regarding these membranes as some of them, while seemingly meeting the shear bond strengths required by ANSI, scrape off unusually easy. We are not aware of a scraping requirement for membranes nor a test available for testing the resistance to scraping so look forward to our upcoming blogs regarding this and other features of membranes in pool tile applications.

GTC

Ceramic Tile Institute of America (CTIOA) Field Reports

Mon, 16 May 2011 21:46:00 -0600

Breaking news!!! CTIOAs new web site function makes it easier to locate their field reports using keywords

There is now a search function on the Ceramic Tile Institute of America's website in the Field Report section allowing users to search by words “Pool” (for example) and come up with every field report that discusses the topic using keywords.

CTIOA Pool Tile Selection & Specification Report 2011-2-22

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:44:00 -0600

The CTIOA Pool Tile Selection & Specification Report 2011-2-22 is finally published and it's certainly time the tile industry adopts an official stand on what physical properties a tile should have if it is headed for a water feature, such as, a pool, spa, fountain, shower or steam bath.

Please visit the CTIOA website and enjoy a new perspective on what pool tile can be by visiting CTIOA Field Reports at:
http://www.ctioa.org/index.cfm?pi=FR

Enjoy! Glass Tile Consultants

Coverings 2011

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:50:00 -0600

Wow! a big thanks to Blake at Niteo Design for getting our site up to speed and listed on the first page of Googles "Glass Tile Installation" search. Great Job Blake!

We just got back from Coverings 2011 in Las Vegas where we met last Sunday for the ANSI ASC 108 committee. For those of you who don't know about this committee this is the tile industries section of the American National Standards Institute.

The committee is comprised of various tile industry professionals, such as, manufacturers, contractors, consultants, and others who have an interest in helping the tile industry grow and prosper by developing standards for manufacturing tile and the products used to install it.

This year we reviewed the proposal for manufacturing glass tile which was initiated by Glass Tile Consultants owner Scott Fleming, and while this document has changed considerably since Scott initiated this project he was able to shed additional light for the group on how the glass tile manufacturers might want to add additional thermal shock testing options in this standard by listing the ASTM and ISO testing methods for determining thermal shock resistance of tile.

Look for more on this subject as we move further into 2011, GTC

Coverings 2010 Orlando Florida

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:28:00 -0700

April 27-30, 2010 is the date for the next Coverings "The Ultimate Tile & Stone Experience" and we can't wait to see what innovative and exciting new glass tile products will make their debut this year.

Last year's Coverings featured many small deco glass tile in floral and abstract designs as well as the normal staples of glass mosaics tuned up with fresh new Earth tones, muted grays and chocolaty browns.

Can't wait to see you and all the new glass tile at this years Coverings!

Happy New Year!

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:27:00 -0700

To all of Glass Tile Consultants Friends and Family we say "Happy New Year"

Going into this new year here are a few questions you may want to ask yourself:

• Who can best educate my staff on glass tile specification, installation and remediation.

• Who can I call with glass tile questions ?

• Is there a third party who can determine why a glass tile problem may have occurred ?

The answer - Glass Tile Consultants

Have a great new year and we look forward to working with all of you throughout 2010.

Scott Fleming - Glass Tile Consultants http://glasstileconsultants.com

MAPEI

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:21:00 -0700

Did you know MAPEIs Adesilex P-10 White Thin-set is color corrected to the same level as their grouts?

This insures you will see only the whitest material behind your transparent and light-translucent glass tile installations.