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From Jason McKinstry, President of Habitat for Humanity West Coast Resouce Center. McKinstry coordinated the project for HFHOC:

“This is an amazing partnership for our affiliate and one that we hope to maintain for years to come. In addition to the materials, these partners taught our crewleaders to install tile. We can now train other volunteers and homeowners to handle the tiling in future homes. Habitat is all about learning and sharing new skills, and this is one we know we will use time and again.”

From Henry Donovan, President and CEO of Orchid Ceramics:

“Orchid is a young company and this is the first opportunity we’ve had to really get involved in one of the communities in which we are present. We were impressed with the fact that Habitat offers a “hand up, not a hand out” to its homeowners and that they worked alongside local volunteers to build their homes. As small as we are, giving back to our community is important to our team morale and to our ownership and we’re delighted to be able to help in whatever way we can.”

From John McMullen, Senior Vice President of Custom Buiding Products:

“Custom Building Products is a successful company, and we feel a sense of responsibility to share our success by helping with the growth and development of our community. Habitat for Humanity is an organization whose values and good work we have tremendous respect for and we are proud to support their efforts.”

From Gray LaFortune, Executive Director of CTIOA:

“CTIOA believes in Habitat’s practice of teaching new skills, and the crewleaders who worked with us will train local volunteers and homeowners to set tile in future homes. Habitat recognizes the value of tile in its homes and Paul and I were proud to be a part of the project.”

From Paul Wilson, Assistant Director of CTIOA:

“I knew I was in the right place when we had morning prayer before getting started. Working with Mr. Millard Fuller and Ms. Ally Fertitta over the years has been rewarding and inspirational. When I go to a Habitat build, I meet the most hard-working, loving and wonderful people hard at work doing what they enjoy. The group in Costa Mesa, California, was no exception. It is a true pleasure to be involved in a Tile Partners for Humanity project every time.”
100th House Build: HFH of Orange County (California, April 2004)
     
Two Habitat crew leaders set Orchid tile with Custom setting materials after a tiling tutorial with CTIOA in Costa Mesa, California.
  
     
Project:   Five homes totaling 3,000 square feet of floor and wall tile
Affiliate:   Habitat for Humanity of Orange County (California)
Orchid Ceramics:   Full amount of tile for project plus extra tile for future projects
Custom Building Products:   Floor preparation materials, Wonderboard, thinset, grout, tools, sealers, and installation labor and training for affiliate crew leaders.
Ceramic Tile Institute of America:   Installation labor and training for affiliate crew leaders
     
Industry partners donated tile, installation materials and training to tile five Habitat for Humanity homes in Costa Mesa, Calif., in April 2004. The five houses included the 100th house built by Habitat for Humanity of Orange County. Partners donated materials to cover nearly 3,000 square feet of floor and wall space and trained Habitat crewleaders to install the tile in the homes.

Orchid Ceramics donated tile for the full project as well as extra tile to keep the affiliate tiling through the year. The company has a showroom in nearby Anaheim, California. Custom Building Products donated surface preparation materials, including Wonderboard and RedGard Waterproofing and Anti-Fracture Membrane, as well as setting materials, grout, tools, and sealers. Custom Technical Service Representatives Kory Jones and John Alldredge spent a day training 25 crewleaders to install tile so they could train volunteers for future projects. Custom is based in nearby Seal Beach, California. Gray LaFortune and Paul Wilson of the Ceramic Tile Institute of America, based in Culver City, California, trained an additional 20 crewleaders to install tile

 
 
Habitat volunteers set Orchid tile over Custom Building Product’s RedGard in Costa Mesa.   CTIOA's Gray LaFortune demonstrates tile layout for Habitat crew leaders in Costa Mesa, California.
     
 
CTIOA's Paul Wilson demonstrates tile installation inside this Habitat home in Costa Mesa.   Custom's Kory Jones works with Habitat volunteers to spread thinset inside this Habitat home in Costa Mesa, California.
     
 
HFH of Orange County volunteers spread Custom thinset in this Habitat home in Costa Mesa in April 2004.   Habitat volunteers set Orchid tile with Custom setting materials in this home in Costa Mesa, California, in April 2005.
     
 
Habitat volunteers worked with both CTIOA and Custom Building Products representatives to learn to install tile in five Costa Mesa homes.   Habitat volunteers set Orchid tile with Custom setting materials over Custom’s RedGard.
     
 
CTIOA’s Gray LaFortune shows Habitat volunteers how to examine tiles to make sure they are the same size.   CTIOA’s Paul Wilson demonstrates how to check for proper thinset coverage on the back of a tile in this Habitat home in Costa Mesa, California.
     
 
Custom Building Products representatives volunteered their time to teach Habitat for Humanity volunteers to set tile in five homes in Costa Mesa, California.   This Habitat volunteer spreads Custom thinset inside a Habitat home in Costa Mesa.
     
 
Kory Jones and John Alldredge, both Custom representatives, show Habitat volunteers how to mix Custom thinset in Costa Mesa.   Kory Jones of Custom Building Products teaches Habitat volunteers the proper way to grout a tiled floor.
     
 
Custom's John Alldredge demonstrates grouting techniques for a Habitat volunteer in Costa Mesa.   Custom’s Kory Jones shows a Habitat volunteer how to hold a grout float donated by Custom as the volunteer grouts a newly-tiled floor.
     
 
Representatives of Orchid Ceramics, Custom Building Products, and HFHOC visit inside this newly-tiled home on Pomona Street in Costa Mesa, California.   Representatives of Orchid Ceramics, Custom Building Products, and HFHOC visit outside one of the Habitat homes tiled in April 2004. The family is visible in the window behind the group.
     
 
Raul Reyes and Sal Llamas of Orchid Ceramics meet with HFHOC Executive Director Pete Major at the dedication ceremony for the five homes tiled in Costa Mesa.   Representatives of Custom Building Products and Gray LaFortune of the Ceramic Tile Institute of America meet with HFHOC Executive Director Pete Major at the dedication ceremony for the five homes tiled in Costa Mesa.
     
 
Finsihed view of Orchid tile installed with Custom setting materials in this Habitat home.   Custom’s John Alldredge and Kory Jones worked with Habitat volunteers to show them how to spread thinset inside this Habitat home.
     
 
Kory Jones of Custom mixes thinset donated by his company in Costa Mesa in April 2004.   Pete Major, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, stands with new homeowner Kari Bernard and her son Elijah. The Bernards tiled their entire home with Orchid tile and Custom setting materials and tools because Elijah suffers from allergies.