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Expert Profile: Perry Vellenga

Expertise:  Ceramic Tile/Marble. I can answer questions about floor preparation, tile selection, layout questions, performance of products, expectations of finish, compatabilities, questions about grout and epoxies, evaluating an installer, asking the right questions to check competence...more? 29 years this August/ many years in commercial application from exterior finishes to Mall store fronts/ interior finishes like floor packages in stores inside Malls examples: The Limited, Lerner/NY, Lane Bryants, Bombay Co., ect...
I worked in an exclusive field of floorcovering called "Tenant Development" which is by invitational bid only, by way of a National bid list. These are large floor packages usually over 3500 sq. ft. of 18" x 18" Marble and Granite and many other types of Marble and sizes. They are specialty stores where the floor package can cost upwards of $50,000 for one store. I have also done "Structure" stores and J. Riggins stores, Express and Body Shop stores where wood flooring is used. Presently work for a National Flooring Company in the Residential new construction arena that covers most interior design elements..Granite Slab tops/wood flooring both job finished and prefinished ect..

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What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?  I plan to Design / build Slate and Marble tables, end tables, and coffee tables for high end furniture retail.
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Prestige Points: 20708
Knowledge   9.94   Best of the best
Clarity of Response   9.93   Best of the best
Timeliness   9.89   Best of the best
Politeness   10.0   Best of the best
Number Of Questions
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Total Questions
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User Comments
Thank you for your response. You've been extremely helpful. cheers from downunder, Taryna
(Taryna on 10/02/08)
great help
(Seth on 09/30/08)
Thank you Perry. Incredibly informative and easy to understand. His response, because so detailed, gives me the confidence to pursue my project.
(Patty on 10/01/08)
THANKS FOR HELPING WITH MY DECISION
(Roberta on 09/23/08)
Keep missing the opportunity to provide you with follow-up information. Appreciate your in depth answer and am anxious to be in touch after your
(Paula on 10/02/08)
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Recent Answers from Perry Vellenga
2008-09-30  Commercial tiling Thank you for your question Bill, When I did all the Tenant Development installs it was better sometimes to bid out the job according to how many man hours should be involved rather than by the...
2008-09-29  outside front porch Thank you for your question Mark, Well...you are not giving me much to go on here Mark. I am assuming that the porch is a cement slab? Is this an old "top coat" that sits on the slab that is cracking...
2008-09-29  Porcelain Tiles Thank you for your question Taryna, The paraffin wax can also be removed with a scrub pad and some aggressive elbow grease. If you have a large floor then you can make it a much easier job by...
2008-09-29  tile Thank you for your question John, The need for backbuttering is dependent upon two things...the flatness of the substrate and or the quality condition of the material being installed. Long ago John...
2008-09-29  Porcelain tile Thank you for your question John, While a "tight" joint is a good method of install to reduce grout exposure there should be a small margin of spacing...in particular on a floor install...a minimum...
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