b'TECHNICAL Evaluators of the Certified Tile Installer (CTI) program routinely stress this phrase to the installers preparing to take the hands-on test: Use your time wisely! Keeping focusedSomethingthatwasntevena factor ten years ago is now a sig-nificant drain on the productivity of a tile installation. Not surpris-ingly, a smartphone and Facebook bring new challenges to the work-place. Everyone needs to be con-nected these days, but the jobsite should be just that, with nothing to interrupt the thoughts that went into the plan. When focus is lost, soisthevaluabletimethatis needed to get back on track and keep moving. Onemorethought;showupto the job early each day well rested andreadytogo.Establishyour plan and stick to it.And finally, the Evaluators of the CertifiedTileInstaller(CTI)pro-gramroutinelystressthisphrase totheinstallerspreparingtotake the hands-on test: Use your time wisely! 80TileLetter | February 2020'