design and construction. He was engaged to perform the renovation of an existing condominium at the Gateway Grand. The current floors were to be replaced primarily for aesthetic reasons, but there were a number of other problems too – mainly cracks and even some delaminated tiles, due at least in part to a lack of movement joints. In addition to providing beautiful new floors in the interconnected bathrooms, hallways, kitchen, and living and dining areas, there were four primary requirements to fulfill. First and foremost, the floors simply needed to last. Second, the own- ers wished to have warm floors in both bathrooms for added comfort. Third, since there was another con- dominium directly below, impact sound through the floor needed to be managed to comply with the Gateway Grand sound abatement requirements. Finally, since this was Dobri Michev is the owner of DM Signature Remodeling Inc., and the exceptionally talented Certified Tile Installer (CTI) who specializes in high- end custom bathroom design and con- struction who was engaged to perform the renovation of an existing condo- minium at the Gateway Grand with Schluter multi-functional DITRA-HEAT DUO membrane. TileLetter | May 2018 37