b'NTCA MEMBER SPOTLIGHTHusband-wife team packs a retail/installation punch in Columbia, Mo.By Lesley Goddin, EditorEric and Jennifer Blumer run EJ EJ Flooring and Legacy Bath and Tile springboard EJFlooringofColumbia,Mo.,of information about tile installation got its start as a hard surface fl oorin general. This was a installationcompanyin2005.to focusing more on tile installation, Prior to establishing this company,especially showers. owner Eric Blumer worked for hisJenniferandIhavealways soon-to-be father-in-law, a generalworkedwelltogether,Ericsaid. contractor.EricpreferredindoorIwasmostlyonmyownatthe worktoputtingupdecksinthebeginning,butifIneededhelp coldMissouriwinter,sohetookshe would come help me. When hisBruceCertifi edHardwoodtheydecidedtoopentheLegacy Flooring Installer credentials, part- BathandTileretailshowroom neredwithhissoon-to-be-wife(legacybathandtile.com)alsoin Jennifer,andstartedEJFlooringColumbiaJennifertookitonas (ejfl ooring.com), specializing in theher own, while continuing to main-installation of hard surface goods.tain Erics installation schedule. In a During a slow time in 2012, Ericstroke of serendipity, Eric and Jennifer and Jennifer registered for their fi rstcelebrate their wedding anniversary Schluter Systems training. Not onlyon the 17th of this month!did they learn a lot about SchluterJennifer and I pride ourselves in products, they also gained a wealthbeingamom-and-popshowroom 74 TileLetter | July 2020'