Many times, a jobsite is not well maintained or kept clean which can be an image and possibly a safety issue, but more importantly, when tile is being installed, the substrate must be clean.

Elemental Edges provides 14 QuickShip colors and 60 additional made-to-order colors.

Bostik, Inc. has announced several promotions and one appointment within its Consumer & Construction Business Unit, to support its current business plan for continued growth and innovation.

"Though buyer traffic remains strong, some home building activity is being delayed due to material shortages," said Chuck Fowke. "This is forcing builders and buyers to grapple with rising affordability issues, as soaring lumber prices have added more than $24,000 to the price of a new home."

Overall housing starts decreased 10.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.42 million units.

The latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index shows that builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell two points to 82 in March.

Neil Mack will lead all aspects of strategy, business planning, innovation, and cross-functional execution.

Andy Hogan, president of FEI Group, will participate in a discussion on the multifamily commercial market.

Attendees will learn about the core missions of FCICA and INSTALL, and how contractors can utilize each organization to advance training, certification and business development.

The new deadline allows tile and stone industry members more time to nominate emerging professional leaders under the age of 35 as contenders for the Rock Star awards.