Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 8452 2016 | TECH (4.5mm - +/- 0.2mm) and it gives an output of 13.5W/sq. ft. The DCM- PRO Cable can be easily repositioned and installed in different patterns in a matter of minutes, if the installation requires modification for any reason. The DCM-PRO cable works best with the 4iE Smart WiFi Thermostat by Warmup, which learns your heating profile from your manual inputs and creates a custom schedule and uses your cell phone location to deter- mine if you need heat or not. The DCM-PRO cable is offered with a 30-Year warranty. www.warmup.com CONTRACTOR PERSPECTIVE–––––––– ELECTRIC FLOOR WARMING Ryan Willoughby Hawthorne Tile, Portland, Ore. www.hawthornetile.com Having spent the majority of my tile career in the high-end residential mar- ket of the Bay Area, installing a heated floor was a relatively common practice. Now that I find myself in the Pacific Northwest I imagine it to be even more so. Combining an uncoupling mem- brane and the heated floor itself has made it incredibly easy and more affordable to offer our customers cus- tom-sized heated floors. Electric Floor Warming Shower Systems Sean Boyle, senior director of marketing and product management LATICRETE www.laticrete.com There are now more than 40 million Americans over the age of 65. Along with the increase in age come difficulties with dressing, eating, getting in and out of beds and chairs, walking, using toilets and, most pertinent to our industry, bathing and showering. The country’s aging population makes barrier-free/zero-entry show- er installations desirable and neces- sary. From an aesthetic point their clean-looking tile lines and barrier free/zero entry profiles makes these installations also desirable from a design standpoint. In order to properly execute these installations, high-tech installation materials should be used. Possibly the best current installation methods for barrier-free shower applications are the Tile Council of North America’s (TCNA) B-421 C and B-422 C. This barrier-free installation approach calls for placement of the waterproofing membrane underneath the tile or stone finish allowing water to shed right at the surface through an integrated bonding flange type drain system or a linear drain with a bond- ing flange or lip, which receives the waterproofing membrane. Richard Maurer, director of marketing The Noble Company www.noblecompany.com The number of linear drains introduced in the last few years speaks to their growing popularity. What drives the growth? A single slope allows for the use of large tiles, facilitating contemporary designs and barrier-free installations favored in upscale showers. Linear drains have a number of similarities. Most are made from stainless steel, so connection to plas- tic waste pipes requires a coupler. Strainers are visible after the installa- tion, and most drains offer stainless- steel and tile-top strainer options. The differences are primarily in how drains are waterproofed. Several use traditional shower pans with a liner laid over a mortar bed sloped in four arcs to a clamping-ring assembly. A hub connects the linear drain to the clamping assembly. A single-sloped bed is then installed over the liner. If there’s ever a project that needs expert engineering, it is a shower system. Barrier-free /zero-entry showers, steam showers, whole-room, European “wet-rooms,” evolutions in drains to include tileable drains, linear drains and wall drains all bring beauty and functionality to showers – and learning curves for installers. Moisture vapor, improper slope, and out-and-out leaks spells disaster for any kind of wet install, from discoloration to deterioration to rot and mold proliferation. Shower systems also depend on expert waterproofing (see Waterproofing in the Substrate Preparation section of this issue), but some manufacturers have developed lightweight modular panel systems that integrate water- proofing into the backer and pan elements. Fortunately, some of the most impressive examples of performance engineering take place in the shower sys- tems category, with systems that form functional, water- proof, high-performance backdrops to beautiful combina- tions of tile and stone. Read on to learn more and peruse the related products in the section. – Lesley Goddin