b'NTCA MEMBER SPOTLIGHTKnoxville-area contractor taps CTIs for reliability and excellence in installationAble Tile credits Battles and Battles legacy of NTCA By Lesley Goddin, Editor membership, education and certicationAT TileandSpecialtybut[BattlesandBattles]hadbeena Family-run Able Flooringisaprofessionaltile,floor- NTCAmemberforever,shesaid.I ing, kitchen remodeling and bathroomjoinedtheNTCAtokeepintouch renovation contractor in the Knoxvillewithlike-mindedpeopleandtostay area. Thecompanyisaspecialistininformed of new or other products and curblessshowerdesign,kitchentiletechniques in the trade.and bathroom tile floor installation. Thegreatestvalueofmember-Partner Linette Brown has been in theship is using the resources offered for tile business since 2011. She got herimprovement of my company and to start working in tile sales with Battleshave people to go to who can help me and Battles Tile, another NTCA memberresolveissuesoranswerquestions, inKnoxville,thatclosedupshopinshe added. The biggest asset to being 2018 after 25 years in business.a member is to have a pool of experi-Able Tile focuses on high-end cus- ence that I can reach out to. I try to tombathroomprojects,withcustomcontinue my education in the tile busi-cabinetryandcustomtileshowers.ness because I want to be able to offer Butthecompanyalsotacklessmallthe best application to my customers.commercial jobs like restaurant floor repairs and commercial bathrooms forLinette Brown (left) is partner of Able smaller restaurants.Tile and Specialty Flooring in Kodak, Myfavoriteprojectisacustom- Tenn., near Knoxville. Shes shown here vacationing with her family at the designedcurblessshowerandbathLiberty Bell in Philadelphia. thatwillservethecustomersfora lifetime,Brownsaid.Wedosome new homes, but most of our work is upgradinganexistingbathorturn-ing current bathtub spaces into a big shower.Brown gets a lot of value out of her NTCA membership. I have personally been an NTCA member for two years 70TileLetter | October 2020'