Custom® Building Products is mak- ing residential and commercial water- proofing and shower installations faster, easier and more efficient with the new RedGard® SpeedCoat™ Rapid Curing Waterproofing Membrane. A high- performance, fast-track, liquid-applied product solution, RedGard SpeedCoat allows installers to save days, not just hours, on shower installations even in challenging environments. One coat of RedGard SpeedCoat cures in as little as one hour. The advanced for- mula features a revolutionary moisture- cure technology so it excels even in cold and damp or hot and humid conditions, and works well on freshly-installed mor- tar beds. Install RedGard Speed Coat over concrete, cement mortar, cement backerboard and masonry. One coat is required for walls and two coats for floors to waterproof with this IAPMO- listed shower pan liner. A continuous waterproofing barrier of any shape and size can be easily achieved with RedGard SpeedCoat, which bonds aggressively to metal, PVC, stainless steel and ABS drain assemblies. When paired with CUSTOM’s Speed Slope™ Rapid Setting Sloping Mortar, installers get the ulti- mate, fast-setting shower prep solution. www.custombuildingproducts.com. MEMBER SPOTLIGHT –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– the happy faces of the owner/GC. It makes me feel accomplished when I see the finished project.” Stuart Tile Company is composed of mostly family members. “This makes it unique and very personal to me,” he said. In addition to Phil himself, it includes his parents, Janet and John Kozey, as well as two uncles, and some cousins and other highly valued employees. Kozey noted that Stuart Tile Co. is in fact owned by his mother, Janet Kozey, making the outfit a minority/women owned business. “She is mostly in charge of the administration end of the busi- ness,” he said. “My father and I manage onsite day-to-day produc- tion.” Phil started out watching his father in the industry since Phil was a toddler in the early ‘80s. He even remembers his dad mixing up thin-set mortar with Portland cement, silica sand, and liquid latex. “My father always took great pride in the quality of his work, and watching him over the past three decades has made me a (pictured on adjacent page) Stuart Tile Company installed colorful tile in the brand new Madison Elementary school, the first new school in the district in nearly 40 years. The bright colors on walls and floors of this technology- centered school keep kids alert and engaged. Stuart Tile Company installed two radius mosaic walls, 15 bathrooms and hallway tile. For more informa- tion, visit www.fox2detroit.com/ news/184579-story. 50 TileLetter | May 2017