These three pro installers share a few of their tips and tricks to fill knowledge gaps, help you with your workflow and bring awareness to things you may take for granted.

Laticrete coordinates their profiles and trims pieces to their most popular grout colors and caulks, designers, installers and homeowners giving the ability to create seamless looks across an entire installation.

The Gasperini family has been in the radiant heat business for years. When it came time to build their custom dream home, a radiant heat and snowmelt system was on their must-have list. 

Bona’s Matt Casey, director of professional marketing and the Bona Certified Craftsman Program, has been with the company for nearly two decades. During that time, he has witnessed a multitude of contractor challenges as well as the evolution of new product solutions. He details the current state of sustainability in the wood products industry, offering a few tips on how to work smarter not harder. 

Bostik, Inc., presents Roll-Cote, a high-performance, moisture vapor barrier coating and primer; formulated to minimize moisture emissions coming from substrates. 

Zavala’s Hardwood Floors was tasked with completing an 8,000-square-foot wood flooring installation in a high-end, beachfront California home. Sika products were used from prep to mitigation to sound control to adhesion. 

The flooring public voted for their favorite product introductions of 2023—here are the winners. 

The Versaflex collection features seven different flexible molding and trim options, in addition to flooring and stair solutions.

Fila releases a water-based high performance penetrating sealer, MP90 Eco Plus. It seals and protects all natural stone, engineered quartz, polished porcelain tile and grout against stains.

These enhanced products with optimized formulas are part of a larger initiative to reduce Mapei's carbon footprint, said Luigi Di Geso, president and CEO of Mapei.