b'TECH TALK tile install, from an elaborate mural toNTCA member in Brentwood, N.H., a simple medallion, he said. I findTake your timeeven extra timethatIcansellascribedmosaicinuntilyourecomfortablewithwhat about six out of 10 jobs. Most peopleyoure doing.like to add just that little touch to set their home apart from the rest. The essential skill of templatingScribingtakesacombinationAn essential skill to clean scribing ofskills,allofwhichbeginwithis templating. I template everything PATIENCE.Scribingisagameofwhen it comes to scribing a mosaic, patience that requires time and expe- Nordstromsaid.Itallstartswith rience to master, Nordstrom pointedascaleddrawingthatgetsblown out. It takes as long as it takes, saidupwithaoverheadprojectorand KyleGaudetofFlawlessFloorz,atraced life size on a Tyvek canvas. Flawless Floors is new to scribing, but an initially-resistant client relented once he saw the beauty and precision of several of the pieces. 94TileLetter | September 2019'