Bill Mabeus, vice president of sales for Fishman Flooring Solutions, has been involved in evaluating and preparing thousands of slabs for flooring installations during his more than 30 years in the flooring industry. He recently shared with Floor Trends his unique perspectives on why the proper preparation of surfaces is so important to architects, designers, specifiers, building owners and end users.

Subfloor preparation is one of the most important parts of any installation. As the saying goes: “What’s on top of the floor is only as good as what’s beneath it.”

The topic of spot bonding floor tile was covered in CTEF Tile Tip about a year ago, and one would think the installers that utilize this technique would heed the warning and stop installing tile in this way. Unfortunately, that has not happened.

Most installation professionals understand what crack isolation, anti-fracture and uncoupling membranes are for, but confusion still reigns on what the differences are among the products.

Festool USA has just introduced its new 5 and 6-inch  brushless ETS EC sanders which feature a compact, ergonomic, low profile and low vibration design, according to the company.

Bosch's new BAT415 battery offers single cell monitoring, which maximizes the performance of each individual cell for a 25% longer run-time.

Amy Johnston of Flooring Services in Livonia, Mich., is the first certified installation manager to receive designation from the Flooring Contractors Association’s (FCICA) Certified Installation Manager (CIM) program.

Many consumers, builders and even some tile installers share the mistaken idea that natural stone tile products may be installed on the floor in the same way as is ceramic tile.

With the increasing prevalence of floating luxury vinyl floors and larger, thinner ceramic tile, the need for a flat subfloor is becoming that much greater.

For a beautiful and functional stall shower to stand the test of time, the installer needs only to fulfill one obligation