b'NTCA MEMBER SPOTLIGHTuse of a product or how to do theWe are starting to open back up job, we are happy to assist them.now, although our shop never actu-We had a contractor call me outallyclosed,Ericsaid.Ibelieve on a job once to see what materialswe are going to start getting busier he needed, Eric said. I told himagain; its just a matter of time. We what I thought was necessary, thenare using this opportunity to ramp said lets call the rep and make sure.up our thin tile installations. A few We called the rep for the manufac- contractorsseemtobeinterested turer that we use and he helped usin them, and the cost is very com-over the phone. The other contrac- parable to quartz.tor was blown away that help was that easy to come by and thanked me for making his job much easier. We were able to comeupwithasolutionto waterproof directly over a brick chimney on the interior of the homewithouthavingtodoa lot of extra framing.TheBlumersbusinesses have not been immune to the ravages of COVID-19. Walk-in traffi cnearlystoppedasdid phonecalls,andafewjobsA very challenging Arabesque tile backsplash. EJ Flooring made a template to install this project, had to be rescheduled.which worked very well. Tub surround with wood-look tile. This was a failed tile shower that EJ Flooring replaced. Originally it only encompassed the shower, but this end of the tub doubles as a small seat/shelf, and the homeowners decided to tile the whole thing.82 TileLetter | July 2020'