Stephanie Samulski, CTEF
instructor and TILE Magazine columnist; Tony
Buttitta (5th place), Floor to Ceiling,
Sycamore, IL, winner of European Tile Masters 10-piece
diamond hole saw set; Benjamin Szell of ETM/Sigma; Thomas
Lynch (4th place), Lynch Tile, Lansing, IL, winner of European Tile
Masters 14-piece diamond hole saw set; Matthew Heinrichs
(2nd place), Heinrichs Custom Tile & Stone, Menomonee Falls, WI, and winner
of a 37-inch Sigma tile cutter, model 3D; Jeremiah Bartley (1st
place), J.T.B. Tile, Orland Park, IL, and winner of Husqvarna Tilematic TS 250
X3 10-inch wet saw); Andy Lundberg, Husqvarna Construction
Products; and Scott Carothers, CTEF executive director.
Third place winner Tom Bean, Douglas Carpet One, N. Aurora, IL, was not present to receive his 5M Sigma Cutter (glass mosaic cutter) prize.
Third place winner Tom Bean, Douglas Carpet One, N. Aurora, IL, was not present to receive his 5M Sigma Cutter (glass mosaic cutter) prize.
The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) offered tile installers the opportunity to become CTEF Certified Tile Installers (CTIs) during Coverings 2009.
Daltile recruited the majority of the candidates to be tested and donated the materials necessary for the hands-on portion of CTI testing, including membranes, backer board, thin-set, grout and flexible sealants.
In addition to earning the CTI designation, the three highest scoring installers earned exclusive prizes, including:
- The highest scoring tile installer will receive a Husqvarna 10” Tilematic Wet Saw (Model TS250X3).
- The second highest scorer receives a Sigma 3D Tile Cutter.
- The third highest scorer will receive a European Tile Masters Hole Saw Kit (Model DB14PC).
