b'NTCA MEMBER SPOTLIGHTSwoboda Tile & Stone projectsSwoboda has a passion for the artistry and technical excellence in his work. The greatest joy that I get from being a tile contractor is working with customers to make their vision for their projects come to life, and knowing that the prep work underneath the tile will be rock solid for many years to come, he said. This kitchen renovation had many challenges that Swoboda had to overcome. The floor tile is a 8 x 48 plank tile with elec-tric heat underneath. Swoboda had to pour self leveler over the cable to get the floor flat enough for such a long tile.This tub surround, completed early in Swobodas tile career, posed unique challenges. He had to frame in and tile the arched ceiling. Swoboda said, The customer was ecstatic with how it turned out.60TileLetter | August 2019'