Preconstruction
The highest accreditation for a tile sub-contractor.
What is the NTCA Five-Star?
What is aggregate?
The CBFI corporate office is located in this east county community of San Diego.
Where is Lakeside?
This Major League Baseball Team is the only one whose team city and team name are both in Spanish.
Who are the San Diego Padres?
Requiring upgraded thin-set mortars and limiting installation abilities, large-format tiles are considered to have an edge above this many inches.
What is 15"?
These common misconceptions about RH moisture testing can lead to potential flooring failures.
This slab was poured 30 years ago, there's no moisture issues!
The test results are high? We will just throw in some dehumidifiers and turn the fans on and we'll be good.
In depth knowledge of standard flooring specs and RFPs, experience in an array of markets, & accurate budgeting during design phase, are a few of these.
What are benefits that CBFI can provide to the Swinerton pre-construction team?
This type of caulking is required at these tile installations:
- Interior tiling: Any plane over 25'.
- Exterior tiling: Every 8-12' horizontally/vertically & changes of plane.
- Wet areas.
What is 100% silicone caulking?
The standard manufacturer floor flatness tolerance for carpet and resilient floor covering.
What is 3/16" in a 10' span and 1/32" in a 1' span?
Christian Brothers also has a residential division that generates clientele primarily through this retail chain.
What is Costco?
These two US state capitals have the only rhyming names.
What's one of the most expensive mistakes to discover after a subcontract has already been awarded?
What is a scope gap?
80% and 95% are the requirements for this quality of thin-set mortar when installing interior and exterior tile.
What is coverage?
We are lucky we live in Southern California! However, this process is a common obstacle when sequencing resilient flooring installation.
What is acclimation & climate control?
Manufacturers typically require installation environments to have permanent HVAC on, or to remain within 65-85°F for 48-72 hours before, during, & after install.
This unique quality of a labor force sets CBFI apart from a majority of other tile and flooring subcontractors.
What is in-house employees/installation crews?