Expert Answers in Ceramic and Porcelain Tile
What problems can occur if tile is subjected to a flood?
ANSWER – If the tile was installed correctly, it should not be damaged by being submerged in water. Although quite often tiles are not installed correctly, and there can be resultant damages from a flood.
Whether…
Read MoreHow can I install Porcelain Tile over a concrete slab with moisture?
ANSWER – I assume that the concrete slab is an interior application. Generally speaking you don’t what to install tile over a concrete slab that has a hydrostatic water problem unless it is remediated first.
… Read MoreWhat is the standard for acceptable height difference between tiles?
ANSWER – For ceramic tile, or porcelain tile that is a type of ceramic tile, there are standards for what is acceptable tile lippage. Tile lippage is the vertical displacement between two adjacent tile edges.
The…
Read MoreHow can I make my Ceramic Tile Glossy?
ANSWER – Unglazed porcelain tiles are technically impervious, but they still have some absorption. So they can absorb slightly.
There are sealers called enhancers that can be applied to unglazed porcelain tiles to give it…
Read MoreWhat are the standards for properly installing tile in a shower?
ANSWER – There are a number of shower configurations that are considered acceptable shower assemblies depending on the substrate conditions you have and the materials that were selected for the substrates and other components of the…
Read MoreCan porcelain tiles warp after they are installed?
ANSWER – All tiles have some inherent warpage from the manufacturing process and the ANSI A137.1 is the standard that states what is allowable.
Some natural stones and some quartz stones, and some concrete tiles…
Read MoreAre there standards for how ceramic tile installations can be inspected?
ANSWER – There is no standard for how to inspect a tile installation after it is installed. There are ceramic tile standards in ANSI-A137.1 that give instructions on how to inspect tiles, which have not…
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