Coverings 2013: ATL’s the Class Ticket

ATLANTA – The expo floor at Coverings 2013 here later this month is a great place to learn – and not just about products.

While the stone-and-tile event offers plenty of classroom sessions of a variety of topics, the exhibit hall at the Georgia World Congress Center also features a slate of how-to, hands-on presentation and demos covering the gamut from tile to travertine to Twitter.

Caged ‘n’ Rarin’

For stone, the major floor attraction is in Hall C with the Stone Fabricators Alliance (SFA) returning with its hands-on area – “The Cage” – at booth 5837, with a full schedule of hour-long free demonstrations.

April 29
11 a.m.-noon: Demonstrations on dressing and setting seams for a chip-free, next-to-invisible seam.
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Techniques on top-polishing a seam and face polishing.
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Mitered tips, tricks and techniques.
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Antique-finishing the face and edge detail.
 
April 30
11 a.m.-noon: Demonstrations on dressing and setting seams for a chip-free, next-to-invisible seam.
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Top-polishing quartz.
2:00 p.m.-3 p.m.: Honing techniques for marble and granite.
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Antique-finishing the face and edge detail.
 
May 1
11 a.m.-noon: Demonstrations on dressing and setting seams for a chip-free, next-to-invisible seam.
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Techniques on top-polishing a seam and face polishing.
2:00 p.m.-3 p.m.: Mitered tips, tricks and techniques.
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Antique-finishing the face and edge detail.
 
May 2
11 a.m.-noon: Demonstrations on dressing and setting seams for a chip-free, next to-invisible seam.
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Techniques on top-polishing a seam and face polishing.
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Surface scratch repairs.

The SFA goes beyond The Cage’s chain-link boundaries at Coverings 2013 with the Stone Zone Passport. Attendees can obtain a form at registration and collect stickers from at least seven exhibitors within the show’s Stone Zone to enter two drawings, with prizes including four iPads and gift certificates (two $100 and two $50) redeemable at an SFA sponsor company.

Drawings will be April 30 and May 1 at SFA’s booth 5738 at 3 p.m. each day. And, given that it’s the SFA, the drawings are a part of the group’s two Stone Zone Happy Hours (with free beer) at The Cage.