Wiring Your Management Workflow
By K. Schipper
When it comes to the management side of the business, many shops still equate high tech with a white erasable-marker board and a stack of 3M Post-it® notes.
Author: Emerson Schwartzkopf
Clean Slate (January 2008)
By Tom McNall
No longer in the domain only of chalkboards, pool tables and roofs, slate has entered the North American market for cladding – and in a big way.
Private Residence, Clifton, Va.
Client: David and Felicia Wright, Clifton, Va.
Designer: Kohler Associates Architects, Burke, Va.
Contractor: Kohler Homes, Burke, Va.
Masonry Subcontractor: United Masonry Inc., Alexandria, Va.
By K. Schipper
CLIFTON, Va. – Is a job truly a do-it-yourself project if you know what you’re doing?
N & G Soapstone,Stouffville, Ontario
By K. Schipper
STOUFFVILLE, Ont. – When he was a custom cabinet maker, Gaetan Frank fabricated solid-surface countertops. That changed, however, the day a soapstone supplier came to his shop.
Teamwork Pays Off
What’s the best size for an install crew? In truth, the answer is complicated.
Stone is Green
Is stone getting a bum rap in the rush to be green in today’s construction market?
Filling a Void (December 2007)
By Tom McNall
There’s nary a floor out there today that doesn’t have the odd void or hole in it — in the case of travertine, it has several holes. Whether it be from spalling, nature or just old-fashioned sledgehammer games, they need to be filled for many reasons.
People – November 2007
• Alpha Professional Tools® adds Mike Aguilar to its sales team, covering the Northern California territory. He joins the Oakland, N.J.-based fabrication-tool company after many years of experience in the tile and building industries....
People – November 2007
• Alpha Professional Tools® adds Mike Aguilar to its sales team, covering the Northern California territory. He joins the Oakland, N.J.-based fabrication-tool company after many years of experience in the tile and building industries....
News Briefs November 2007
• Online registration begins November 12 for Coverings 2008, set for April 29-May 2 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Approximately 80 percent of the 37,000 registrants for this yearxs event in Chicago took advantage of the online service, available at www.coverings.com.