The Lippage-Free Tile System

TRADE TESTIMONIALS

“Want to install tile fast that’s plumb & true with no lippage ….?
Think Tuscan Leveling System. Fast, productive & profitable to use."

-Henry Rothberg

hbrothberg@laticrete.com
 See my Blog:
http://laticrete.blogspot.com/search?q=mick

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Tuscan Leveling System at COVERINGS headquarters Chicago

“As a flooring contractor for over thirty years, I have seen all kinds of new tools and devices coming down the pike trying to improve the quality and ease of the installations in this business. Few new innovations ever impressed me as much as the Tuscan Leveling System. This remarkable system will revolutionize the installation of marble, granite, porcelain - especially in large format installations were the installation is more difficult then a standard 12x12 tile. By using the Tuscan Leveling System we have almost eliminated callbacks.

I came to know this system when one of our flooring contractors showed it to me one day at our facility. As soon as I saw it I was floored, (pun intended) by the ease of installation, the professional results, and the speed at which the job was completed. It has made my life much easier because when we start a job using the Tuscan Leveling System, I know we will get professional results - even if we use an installer that is not the most experienced.”


Robert Sawyer V.P.
Sales and Technical Service Director
Creative Edge Corporation

Mosaic installation with Tuscan Leveling System at COVERINGS headquarters Chicago



Pictures courtesy Creative Edge Corporation.
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"Here is another job we did on the east coast with fantastic results!"

Robert Sawyer V.P.
Sales and Technical Service Director
Creative Edge Corporation

Picture courtesy Creative Edge Corporation.
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"Recently I was asked my opinion of the Tuscan Leveling System and to tell of my experiences with it. I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to share information with fellow installers and even the occasional Do-It-Yourselfer that may benefit from use of the product.

The truth is, there is not a lot one can say about the Tuscan Leveling System except to say “It works great, it actually does exactly as advertised”.

Since introduced to the Tuscan Leveling System a few years ago I have had occasions to use the system several times. Each time I feel the job was completed faster and with more perfection than would have been possible using my old method. Each time I use the product I get a good feeling of confidence that I have produced a job to be proud of.

I have learned to always have the Tuscan product available on my truck primarily for the installation of the trouble spots that so-often arise without warning. As everyone knows it doesn’t matter how diligently you appraise or prepare a jobs sub straight there are always some areas that jump out to grab you when you least expect them. Areas that will cause lippage in a large format tile installation. Tuscan Leveling System is the quick and professional answer to those issues. I like the system and think it makes perfect sense, why didn’t it come along a long time ago?"

Bud Cline
Installing Tile Since 1976

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Using Schluter Systems Ditra mats with the Tuscan Leveling System.

“The Tuscan Leveling System has saved me time, money and the aggravation that comes with trying to achieve a lippage free floor. It leaves me with a lippage free floor or walls that my clients can be proud of.”

“The thing I really like is, that it eliminates having to keep pulling up tiles and putting thinset under them to get them level. In addition, my tiles were lippage free. I will say that the Tuscan Leveling System will more then double your square footage at the end of the day and give you a better looking job too. Some may balk at the price of the system, to me it is an investment that will more then pay for its self after a few jobs. The system will give you better results, which means more jobs down the road. If you do not invest in the Tuscan Leveling System, then your losing time and money.”

Bruce Guardado
22years in the trade
Shenandoah, VA

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"My partner builds commercially for shopping centers and he is converted! We will be using this system in our large format commercial jobs and will never do a floor again without this ingenious strap and cap system."

"We recently completed a 1.4 Million Dollar renovation and had just two weeks to install approximately 3,00O square feet of engineered large format tile. We are modern design builders, often doing renovations to be showcased or broadcast on HGTV. This design used a sustainable high fired ceramic tile from FLOOR GRES ITALIA and there was no room for mistakes. Our grout lines had to be 1/32 of an inch, and our floor base was not perfect. Michele Volponi directed his team including some of our tile installers who had NEVER used the TUSCAN LEVELING SYSTEM- the results were astonishing, as was the speed of the install.

Our floors are perfect- with ABSOLUTEY NO LIPPAGE. The tight grout lines and the flat even install gives the massive one slab look modern Italian look I was trying to achieve. The TUSCAN system was also used vertically on a large 10ft by 15 ft wall incorporating a fireplace, the result and the time frame again was not to be believed, two weeks and three days we had the entire job including FOUR bathrooms FINISHED. Well worth the small additional cost per square foot which we included in our install estimate.

Congratulations on inventing and implementing this system and for introducing us to it and you and your team."

Flavia von Vogrig & Robert Gassel.
STUDIO FLAVIA/JOHN CAIOLA
Architectural GreenDesign Builders
Bryn Mawr, PA

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"Just thought you would like to see the finished job at the student union lobby. There is no way this could have been done on time without using the Tuscan Leveling System. Thanks again!"

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"These installations are flat as a desk top..."

"The Territory Manager for Pearl Abrasives is an old friend that I have not seen in a long time, so I picked up the phone and he was in my office that afternoon. Within a week, the inventor of the Tuscan Leveling System was training our installers. The Tuscan Leveling System was beginning to make my dream come true. Step two solved! Installation materials have always been kind of a "me too" industry with one standing out at the cutting edge of technology. I opened a dialog with another old friend who happens to be a V.P. at Laticrete International. Laticrete has always been a leader in their industry. We not only landed on installation products that will work, Laticrete has stepped up to the plate and offered their 100% labor and materials warranty on installations using the Tuscan Leveling System and Laticrete products. Steps three and four solved! We now had four legs under the horse and it was time to see how he could run.

Park Shore Kitchens & Interiors Floor Covering Division has now completed thousands of square feet of large unit porcelain tile installations using the Tuscan Leveling System system, thinset bed, with 1/32" grout joint. These installations are flat as a desk top and all of the "Achilles heels" have been corrected. We now have the system!

Our real test is getting the word out. There is a whole lot of incorrect information circulating out there and there are always the old-schoolers that will never "get it". The really good news is that through an internet forum on what is called "professionals hang-out" I am finding overwhelming support from across the country. There is now a large movement toward this new technology and it is getting larger by the day. Refreshing and exciting!

The Floor Covering Division of Park Shore Kitchens & Interiors is your source for all the components of this new technology. Call me! I will be happy to share the rest of the story."

Tom Dardis, CGP
Park Shore Kitchens & Interiors
NAHB Certified Green Professional
CBIA Remodelers Council Director
239-784-2438 cell

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"Someday the tile & stone industry will recognize the pioneering work that you have done and that you continue to do to improve the quality of the installation of large module tile and stone."
 
Henry B Rothberg

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“You got the bull by the horns on this one!!!"

The Tuscan Leveling System is a great tool to have, by far the most user friendly, simple tool I have used in a very long time. It makes up for that slight variation in either the floor or the product that has always been the last sticking point in the final setting process for me. Reduced the taking up & adding or subtracting thinset by at least 80-90%.”

Thanks Again!

Louis Fowler
Fowler Tile & Stone.

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"The Tuscan Leveling System is ideal for my large format tile jobs."

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"Using the Tuscan Leveling System, it took my helper and I, two and one half days plus a few hours to complete the floor. Normally it would have taken us about four full days to set the stone without TLS. When laying the floor, it went really quickly...all I can say is SWEET!!"

"For the shower walls and wainscot I also used TLS. It went fairly quickly and I was amazed when doing the walls, the tile kept flat and plumb. The wall tiles were on point. It went well as the TLS kept the tiles in place when doing on point. Without using Tuscan Leveling System you would be fighting it as you go along."

"The Tuscan Leveling System saved me up to 50% of the installation time with more money in my pocket in a short time...when my customers want stone tiles for the big jobs, I will be ready."

Bill Pierson
Ellensburg,Wa.

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"Using the Tuscan Leveling System has helped fast track things.”

“I just thought I would drop you a line. I have been using your Tuscan Leveling System for 7 months and have done some very large jobs. Some of the stonework floors the pieces have been 1800 x 1200 20mls thick. It did not take long for my guys to be able to master the system. What I have found is that with this system it has helped my business grow faster because I have not had to rely on people with a lot of knowledge to work the system. As we all know there is a shortage in the world of trades people, and using the Tuscan Leveling System has helped fast track things.”

Eric Pederson
Auckland, New Zealand

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“…the Tuscan Leveling System pulls the tiles into the thinset, not out."

"Today we ran out of caps again, so we installed about 30 m2 without them (the old way) and I could not believe how painful it really was. Tiles were sinking and the time it takes to re-bed them is incredible. You don't realize how good your system is until you install with out it. I am truly sold on it…”

Darren Conroy
Queensland , Australia

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Monday, November 23, 2009
Tile Handling & Installation - Tricks & Techniques

Using suction cups to make handling of large module tiles easier.

Using the Tuscan Leveling System to provide a "plumb, smooth & true" installation and reduce or eliminate tile lippage.

Using Laticrete Sure Set Medium Bed Mortar for a fast, productive installation.

Photos courtesy of:
Tom Hambrock of T & J Construction Services
1105 Remington Place
Manchester, TN 37355
931-632-0345

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