TOP 10 TILE CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS
“We were in the middle of tearing
up stone flooring down a major corri-
dor when we noticed large chunks of
topping slab were coming up with
tile. In the end we had about 10,000
sq. ft. of area that we were able to
salvage with an epoxy concrete heal-
ing product. We are now more than
halfway done installing a patterned
stone floor made up of 24” equilat-
eral triangles that form a 3D cube
pattern. It looks like a MC Escher
painting.” As part of the expansion work, the
team will be installing another
110,000 sq. ft. of the same stone
paving. Both sides of the project will
have large interior walls with a thin
stone veneer.
“This material is pretty neat, it is
3/16” natural stone in large 4’x8’
sheets with a foam and aluminum
sheet backing,’ he said. “The panels
are only 5/16” thick and we are adher-
ing them to sheet rock walls. We are
also doing some smaller areas with
the same stone in aluminum honey-
comb panels that are one inch thick
on rail systems. This job will be a
testament to how our company can
handle large multifaceted jobs. West-
field has been a great partner on past
and current projects.”
NCTS is also preparing for work on
three large Nevada projects. “We re-
cently moved into a 5,000 sq. ft.
space in Reno and have been hiring
local installers to participate in the
Reno/Tahoe boom. We have been fi-
nalizing plans as part of a joint ven-
ture to provide support to the
Imperial Pacific Casino in Saipan,
Asia.” Leasure says this wide geographic
span is one of the reasons the com-
pany rebranded from its former
Northern California Tile and Stone to
NCTS. “Working on malls in different
states and doing some cruise ship re-
models in dry docks around the
world created situations we just got
tired of hearing, ‘Northern California
Tile, what are you guys doing here?’
Through our joint venture partner
who has opened up global opportuni-
ties for us like a hotel in Guam and
now the Saipan Casino we decided it
was better branding to go with some-
thing short non-regional.”
Despite its growth and global
reach, Leasure says if there is one
phrase that summarizes the way the
company does business, it is old
school relationships. “Once we get to
know you we will do anything for you
on a phone call. South Bay Construc-
tion is one of our favorite clients.
“We have a master subcontract with
them so they will just call us to start
work or issue us a two-page scope,
and we go get the work done. West-
field is another one.”
NCTS is a member of the Ceramic
Tile Education Foundation; the Na-
tional Tile Contractors Association;
and the Natural Stone Institute. Lea-
sure serves on the board of the Juve-
nile Diabetes Research Foundation
(JDRF), and runs a 501c3 Coloma
River Races that puts on local trail
races to benefit JDRF and kids who
develop Type 1 Diabetes.
For more information, visit
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