http://blog.builddirect.com/naturalstone Natural Stone News, Views, Pics, and Tips about Travertine, Slate, Granite, and other Natural Stone Surfaces Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:50:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey Everyone - Rob Jones here. Just to let you know, we've moved the posts of this blog to blog.builddirect.com. And this is also where future posts will be published. Really, it's like we've moved next door - not too far away. So, if you're a subscriber to this blog, ... http://blog.builddirect.com/naturalstone/?p=334 In times like these, many people are looking for smaller projects that revitalize an old space or spruce up their current living areas. A recent trend with using old (think nice old - not college dorm old) furniture in bathrooms has sprung up. Check out this article on HGTV.com about how ... http://blog.builddirect.com/naturalstone/?p=331 So what is this stuff and why do you need it? Backerboard, or cement board, comes in sheets much like drywall and is used in a couple of ways. It is used on flooring installations as a means of creating a stable and easier to work with subfloor. It is ... http://blog.builddirect.com/naturalstone/?p=330 So I get asked with some regularity if I can recommend any installers. Being as almost all of you are outside of my area, I can't be of much help from a personal recommendation, but there are resources available. You can always check your local yellow pages or your local ... http://blog.builddirect.com/naturalstone/?p=329 Over the weekend I was showing a few friends of mine (yea I have one or two) the pictures from my trip to Turkey. It was then that it dawned on me I had not shared with you guys one of my favorite pictures. You will recall the trip to ... http://blog.builddirect.com/naturalstone/?p=328 A few new items on our radar, and consequently our website, recently that may be of interest. These new stones were shown to me on my recent trip to Turkey. In a single piece, the greenish hues may be hard to see, but when laid out with multiple tiles at ... http://blog.builddirect.com/naturalstone/?p=327 Ok guys, here is a guest post by another member of the BuildDirect Stone Flooring Department and former employee in our travertine factory. A look on remembrance from a different, and international perspective. Think of it as a further background on where much of the world's travertine comes from. Hello Everyone, My ... http://blog.builddirect.com/naturalstone/?p=326 Photo Courtesy of Veteran Affairs Canada In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now ... http://blog.builddirect.com/naturalstone/?p=325 Ok folks, I am now back in Vancouver, but there are still some final thoughts and images from my Sunday in Istanbul. For those of you just itching for it, and I know you are out there, here is a little inspiration from They Must Be Giants performing Istanbul Not ... http://blog.builddirect.com/naturalstone/?p=324 Hi all, Rob here. Marc McPherson, our head of natural stone here at BuildDirect had so many adventures in Turkey that I'm here to help to tell the story - and with movin' pictures! So, we're going to take a look at some footage of how your tile is made, taken live ... http://blog.builddirect.com/naturalstone/?p=323