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Stephanie Samulski

Stephanie Samulski

Stephanie Samulski is a project manager for the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) and the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF). Her tile career began in 1999 as a tile layer apprentice with BAC Local 32 in Detroit, where she worked mainly on commercial installations for Shores Tile Co. Now with TCNA and CTEF, Stephanie works on industry standards as well as knowledge and installation curricula for training and certification programs.

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TCNA Spotlight

OSHA’s “HazCom” Overhaul

New product labeling and safety training requirements go into effect with major revisions to OSHA’s HazCom standard to be consistent with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS)
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September 1, 2015
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Tile installers, distributor warehouse staff and others who handle tile installation materials will soon notice new hazard and safety labels on buckets and bags.


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2015 edition of the TCNA Handbook
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New methods in the 2015 TCNA Handbook for ceramic, glass and stone tile installation

The latest edition of the Handbook is available from Tile Council of North America (TCNA), with eight new methods included between its covers for specifying heated stone tile floors and curbless showers
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July 1, 2015
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For the 2015 edition of the TCNA Handbook, the Handbook Committee approved eight new installation methods.


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2015 TCNA Handbook
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Changes to the 2015 TCNA Handbook for ceramic, glass and stone tile installation

The latest edition of the Handbook will be released at Coverings 2015, with a much-anticipated change to language about mortars designed for large-format and heavy tiles
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March 18, 2015
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This article addresses the change to language about mortars designed for large-format and heavy tiles.


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TCNA Spotlight: When quality is the bottom line, find certified tile installers

Installer and contractor evaluation programs identify the companies and individuals with the necessary qualifications to provide superior quality installations.
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January 7, 2014
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When tile installation moved from predominantly mud set to predominantly thin-set methods, it became a much more knowledge-centric trade.


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2013 TCNA Handbook
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2013 TCNA Handbook addresses concrete slabs that don’t measure up

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July 1, 2013
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For a flat tile installation with minimal lippage, a flat substrate is required beneath, especially true for larger tiles. With tiles getting ever larger and larger, substrate flatness has become an increasingly important consideration, particularly for tile contractors, who by necessity bid on jobs without knowing how flat the substrate they will inherit will be.


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Five new installation methods added to the 2013 TCNA Handbook, 50th Anniversary Edition

The Tile Council of North America (TCNA) is proudly celebrating 50 years of continuous publication of the TCNA Handbook, a compilation of generic (non-proprietary) guidelines for specifying and installing ceramic, glass and stone tile
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May 29, 2013
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The 1963 Handbook was about 20 pages and provided guidelines for mostly thick-bed installations of tile on walls and floors.


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Membranes in steam showers: Better clarity on a foggy issue

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January 2, 2013
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Due to new guidelines, TCNA Handbook steam shower installation methods now require either a bonded waterproof wall membrane with a water vapor permeance (perm rating) of 0.5 perms or less, or use of a secondary vapor retarder membrane


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2012 TCNA Handbook highlights labor qualifications

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July 3, 2012
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In this Q & A, the Tile Council of North America discusses the importance of using a qualified contractor for tile installations


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Making Sure Dead Load Doesn't Kill Your Installation

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March 4, 2011
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All floor tile installation methods in the 2011 TCNA Handbook will include a new category of information: Typical Weight of Tile Installation. Under this subhead, the Handbook user will find the estimated weight of the tile installation.
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Changes to the 2011 TCNA Handbook for Ceramic, Glass and Stone Tile Installation

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January 18, 2011
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With input from several industry associations, vast improvements have been made to the 2011 Handbook with regard to guidelines for installing glass and stone tile.
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