Reference Request Received

I received an email from a tile contractor friend:

"Hi Henry and Kevin,

I know Laticrete cannot take sides with their customers, but would you be willing to write a brief paragraph on our tile work?

We use this to send to serious potential clients and your thoughts would be really appreciated.

No rush, I know you both are very busy. And if it is company policy that you don’t provide referrals for contractors I completely understand.

Here is a recently completed project in Makena, South Maui.  Existing on grade concrete deck. We used vacuum attached grinders to remove high spots and to provide a clean bonding surface.

Shrinkage cracks were treated with Laticrete Hydrobarrier with fabric reinforcment.  

18” tumbled travertine was set with 4XLT and grouted with Permacolor Mushroom. Movement joints filled with Latasil.

All Laticrete products from Hawaiian Ceramic Tile in Kahului,Maui."

Isaac Homza

Higher Standard Tile & Stone

My Reply to Isaac:

Why I am comfortable writing a referral for Isaac Homza:

Because he is a true craftsman.  Because he does carefully thought out, carefully planned beautiful tilework.  Because he is the type of tile installer that we would want on our own tile and stone installations ! Because we believe that we are fortunate to be Isaac's installation materials choice on his projects.

"Isaac Homza is a true tile and stone craftsman. He is meticulously careful regarding planning and preparing his tile and stone projects.  He is careful and thoughtful regarding the overall installation process from materials selection to Jobsite preparation to actual installation of the tile or stone to final Jobsite cleanup."

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Isaac Homza

Higher Standard Tile & Stone

http://www.higherstandardtile.com/

ihomza@higherstandardtile.com

Tile Helpers

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Hi Henry and Kevin,

I am waiting for the wall and floor tile to arrive for a condo job here in Maui. But I did have the shower floor tile and my boys helped me grout it this Saturday afternoon.

Isaac Homza
Higher Standard Tile & Stone
www.higherstandardtile.com
808.214.4364

Message from a Mosaic Artist

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Grateful for the generous and supportive team at Laticrete. Aloha from Waileia!
Julie
www.juliericheymosaics.com

Late Night Tile Install

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Commercial kitchen renovation

Hi Henry,
This is how we spent our Thursday night. Started at 10pm finished up at 7:30 am. Commercial kitchen renovation in Kahului, Maui. Existing kitchen floor was painted concrete. We degreased and grinded the floor. Then installed Metropolitan abrasive quarry tile with Laticrete 253R and grouted with Spectralock IG.
Setting tile at 2:30am Hawaii Time
Isaac Homza
www.higherstandardtile.com

Beautiful Mural In Progress

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Mosaic mural

Panel 1 of 3 in progress

Curved CMU wall floated with LATICRETE 3701 Mortar Bed over 254 scratch coat. Waterproofed with HYDRO BAN. Mosaic mural installed with 254 Platinum Thinset.

Isaac Homza
Higher Standard Tile & Stone
Maui, Hawaii
http://www.higherstandardtile.com

Henry's Place ....?

I received an email today:

I was out with Allen Giles owner of Tile Warehouse in Hawaii and he noticed this sign.  He said "you should take a picture and tell Henry he has a nice eatery". So here it is.  Nice place you have here, right in downtown Waikiki.

We do have some nice jobs here in Hawaii. 

Have a nice day.

Bernie Anderson

Laticrete International
Regional Sales Manager

Shirts for the Boys .. and Movement Joints

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"Hi Henry,

Thanks for the shirts for the boys! When I came home for work yesterday they wanted to put on their work shirts and help Daddy. So we unloaded the truck together. If you want to you can use it in your blog.

Thanks again.

And if you have any I would love one of those new Spectralock samples. Would be helpful for client meetings.

Also pictures of a repair job for a high end vacation home pool deck. Original installation is only 5 years old but no movement joints were installed. We replaced hollow tiles and installed movement joints with Latisil. Just getting ready to install the sealant at this point."

Isaac Homza
Higher Standard Tile & Stone
www.higherstandardtile.com
808.214.4364
Hawaii State Director NTCA (National Tile Contractor’s Assoc.)