Tile, Flooring, Plumbing,Carpenters, Electricians, General Contractors I Need Experts to Join DIY Consumer Blog Tile Excellence

A majority of the questions here relate to issues around tile installation,  bathroom remodeling and general contractor - type  questions and projects. We are continuing to add new tile experts to our list of future guest bloggers, and are hoping to add other expert skilled laborers and contractors in all areas of home improvement, such as: plumbers, carpenters, flooring experts, bathroom and kitchen remodeling experts, landscapers, sheet rock and wall experts, electricians, etc. to join us in providing the best, most honest and ethical answers and blog posts for our readers. The goal continues to be providing our site as a solid resource for do it yourself [ DIY ] and consumers needing answers-real answers, not sales pitches or slams to competitors, but REAL honest, ethical, compassionate and upfront answers and posts to situations consumers deal with when building a new home, improving on an existing home, or general contractors working for homeowners and businesses. We also want to be a powerful resource for these skilled businesses and provide resources links, advise, expertise, experience and direct answers to peers trying to run good businesses, who care about their customers, and provide good products/services at reasonable prices. Topics have in the past included discussions on copper pans vs. rubber membranes, time lines, prices and quotes, ethical practices, bad customer reviews and online review sites in general, customer testimonials, "professional" organizations online such as Home Advisor, Thumbtack directories and free listings. For more information on the small business end, you are welcome to contact Diana directly. She writes the content and profiles for Tile Excellence, related blogs and websites as well as other small business and local contractors. Diana's site (in process) can be reviewed at http://seomarketingforbusiness.com. For information on Tile Excellence blogger opportunities or small business information, contact tileexcellence@gmail.com

With over 53000 readers to date, and the number continuing to grow, we feel we have a rare and wonderful opportunity to make a difference; to help each other out while building good, ethical business advise and trust with our consumers/readers.   So share your expert experience, help others, and be part of a very popular and trusted community.

If you think you can help our readers please email Diana directly with a summary of your background and why you think you be a great addition to the site. Thank you for your consideration.

Diana

diana@seomarketingforbusiness.com

tileexcellence@gmail.com

To book a tile installation job contact Chris of Tile Excellence, or call him at 978 471-9127.

Tile Excellence Welcomes Guest Blogger from Truguard Systems, LLC

Our guest bloggers are from the world of tile, and we offer our site to share their stories, experiences, niches and opinions. We at Tile Excellence, Inc. and SEO Marketing for Business in NO WAY endorse, agree/disagree with the opinions stated. We do screen prospective guest bloggers, and edit posts, but we are are not responsible for the contents of any guest blogs. We always encourage readers to do their research! Also, feel free to ask questions and make comments to our guest bloggers posts. We do not allow advertising or links in the blog post itself, but you can find contact information under our Guest Blogger link. Thank you. Tell us what you think!!

We do not If you would like to be a guest blogger on Tile Excellence, Inc., please contact our marketing director: diana@seomarketingforbusiness.com

Chris Lawson, Owner of Tile Excellence, Gloucester, MA, blogger for "ask chris"
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Trugard Systems, LLC surprises the Tile Industry with high quality and affordability of a greatly needed Solution

 Founders Ryan & Matt Kriser

Trugard Systems, LLC is solving a long-term problem: The Schluter 

Kerdi company has been dominating for over 25 years with the relatively new revolutionary state-of-the-art bonded polyethylene tile shower waterproofing system embraced by Europe over 40 years ago. This new substantially improved waterproofing system is changing the way the whole tile industry waterproofs showers.

The reason this should be important to each of us, is because there are over 22,000 “shower leak” and over 33,000 “leaking shower” Google searches every month. The old shower pan and cement backer board systems are problematic and cause a lot of heartache, frustration, and expensive repairs. We call it a "shower pan-demic". The Kriser brothers, Ryan and Matt, said "it's time", time to take this superior state-of-the-art shower wall membrane, sometimes called shower liner, to the masses through affordability. By doing that everyone that needs to tile a wall or shower floor can do so with confidence, practically eliminating all shower leaks completely. The goal was to make the superior bonded polyethylene tile shower waterproof system available to everyone. 

For the Kriser brothers, having been home builders previously, we experienced the frustrations of the problematic rubber shower pans and cement backer board systems. Over time we absolutely had leaks. A good family friend's walls rotted out in their master bathroom behind the shower in only seven years after their new home was built. Cement backer board is porous and actually absorbs water and moisture vapor easily gets through the porous substrate. We are passionate about providing an affordable way for the whole tile industry of how they waterproof and protect the structures of the buildings from the moisture in the shower stall and steam room areas.

The membrane protects the building structure by creating a complete vapor-shield and watertight envelope behind ceramic tile or stone. Tile showers are beautiful, artistic and have unlimited artistic designs which makes them the preferred choice for showers.

Ryan doing stress test!

The vapor-shield is a soft polyethylene waterproof membrane bonded to medical grade webbing which acts as an anchor for the membrane to adhere with thin-set mortar to the walls and floors of the shower. The pliable membrane has incredible yet limited crack-bridging capabilities and is forgiving as structures move or settle.

Some people ask about the liquid shower membranes like Redgard or others, and what I will tell you is that most of the professional tile contractors will not use them. Most of them are only rated at a 1/8 inch crack-bridging warranty. Homes do settle, and there are earthquakes. Generally speaking, the liquid membranes just have not been able to hold up to the same standard and performance as the bonded polyethylene waterproofing systems. Any potential leaking shower is everyone's worst nightmare. You definitely want to make your tile shower pan out of a shower waterproof membrane that can hold up under most unforeseen situations.

One of the reasons this system is superior is because of one of its greatest benefits which is that the vapor-shield is installed on top of the walls and mortar bed just under the tile, shedding the water quickly and directly into the drain allowing the shower to dry out promptly so that it does not encourage mold and microorganism growth, leaving a maintenance and worry-free tiled shower.