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
LATICRETE Senior Vice-President
MAPEI Corp.
1144 East Newport Center Drive
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
Phone (954) 246-8595
Fax (954) 246-8805
Trend USA endorses the Tuscan Leveling System
Trend USA has always been a supporter of new ideas and systems that can make your installation faster and better.
The Tuscan Leveling System, www.tuscanleveling.com, is one of those innovations.
It allows for a perfect installation of large format tiles without lippage and in considerable less time compared to a regular installation.
We have been amazed by the effectiveness and efficiency of this system and we have recommended it for all the installation of our tiles.
If you have not tried it you should.
Marcello Becchi
Director of Business Development
Trend USA ltd
10360 USA Today Way
Miramar, FL 33025
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Tuscan Leveling System at COVERINGS headquarters Chicago
Mosaic installation with Tuscan Leveling System at COVERINGS headquarters Chicago
Pictures courtesy Creative Edge Corporation.
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Jeju International Airport in Korea with Tuscan Leveling System
“Rolling bags on a smooth floor is important for the ease and safety of airport
travelers, which is why we choose the best, the Tuscan Leveling System”.
Pictures courtesy of ‘The Stone Doctor’ Kwangju, Korea
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“It works great, it actually does exactly as advertised”.
"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.
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"My crew is sold on the new Tuscan SeamClips!''
No tools needed to install!
The removal was a breeze!
Love that reflection!.
"In my opinion, the clips are a better product than the cap and strap."
The team had used the Tuscan caps and straps, but the Tuscan SeamClips™ were new to them. It was a matter of minutes until the crew was almost "giddy". The installation is incredible! When you look across the floor to the Gulf of Mexico, it is hard to distinguish the tile from the flat Gulf water. Really, this floor is as flat as water! Decorator, General Contractor, and most of all, customer are ecstatic.
I am third generation with 48 years of personal experience and growth in the industry and based on the use of the Tuscan SeamClips™ on my actual large, high end projects, I can recommend this product providing the installer follows proper installation practices. It has proven to be a tool that increases speed and quality.
- Tom Dardis
Another Tuscan SeamClip™ job with 24'' x 24'' 3/8'' porcelain tile.
Tom Dardis CGP, CAPS
ProFloors
Flooring America Where Friends Send Friends
NAHB Certified Green Building Professional
NAHB Certified Aging In Place Specialist
CBIA Remodelers Council Chairman 2012
Certified in Materials & Methods of Installation Technology
Certified in Waterproof Shower Installation Technology
Certified in Waterproof Deck Installation Technology
Fee Consultant
239-784-2438 cell
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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!
Getting started
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.
"Action shot"
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.
24" x 24" porcelain
Wall application
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!
Flat, Flat, Flat!
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".
24" x 24" Ice White Glass
The really good news is that through the internet, in the John Bridge 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!
24" x 24" Ice White Glass
The pictures and Tom Dardis comments, courtesy of your source for all the components of this new technology:
Park Shore Kitchen & Interiors
Naples,FL 34109
Phone: 239-592 4941
www.parkshorekitchens.com
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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
LATICRETE Senior Vice-President
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"The Tuscan Leveling System is Awesome!"
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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 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
“…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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Magazine Articles featuring the Tuscan Leveling System - click on photo to open article...
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"Large unit porcelains with TLS and Laticrete sparked a great deal of interest..."
I spent the week-end working a local Home & Garden show. The showing of large unit porcelains with TLS and Laticrete sparked a great deal of interest. While there, I was asked to be an 'expert' on the panel for two of Jim Parks seminars. Jim is the host of HGTV’s New Spaces show. The more we talked, the more excited about it he became. Here is a photo that I wanted to share with you.
Tom Dardis CGP, CAPS
ProFloors
Flooring America Where Friends Send Friends
NAHB Certified Green Building Professional
NAHB Certified Aging In Place Specialist
CBIA Remodelers Council Chairman 2012
Certified in Materials & Methods of Installation Technology
Certified in Waterproof Shower Installation Technology
Certified in Waterproof Deck Installation Technology
Fee Consultant
239-784-2438 cell
www.facebook.com/profloorsnaples
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