A question that often comes up with our customers is how to prep a floor for tile installation–particularly when the existing floor is a soft surface material like vinyl or carpet. The Capital’s Jim Rooney breaks down the problem and gives great advice for making sure that your new ceramic tile or stone floor has the support it needs:

Take the proper steps before upgrading kitchen floor

The Times Union reports on trends in metal tile, glass tile, and of course ceramic tile:

Tile in style

They say there is always a silver lining to every cloud, and for the tile businesses in Iowa, that seems to be the case. The Globe Gazette is reporting strong sales of flooring–especially tile because of how it holds up to water damage–in the wake of last month’s floods:

Flooding has meant overflow of work for area flooring businesses