Expert Answers in Exterior
Why is by Exterior Covered Deck Tile Backer Board Installation Causing Tile to Crack?
ANSWER - Normally when you get cracking over a suspended floor following the joints of the tile backer board that the tile was bonded to, it is due to a combination of excessive deflection in…
Read MoreCan I Install Mosaic Tiles over an Old Eroding Sandstone Flagstone Tile?
ANSWER - I assume this is an exterior application of the sandstone in a flagstone irregular shape. Sandstone is Quartz stone from a geological point of view, but it is a class 1 that is…
Read MoreCan a Tile Mosaic Mural Be Installed Outdoors with High Temperatures?
ANSWER - You didn't indicate if the mosaics are ceramic mosaics or glass mosaics. Ceramic mosaics are normally produced at over 1200 degrees F. Normally custom ceramic tiles are dried and then fired in a…
Read MoreWhat kind of Water Resistant Barrier or Vapor Barrier should be used For Exterior Tile Veneer Installations?
ANSWER - W244E can be a ceramic or glass tile or a stone application for an exterior framed wall with cement backer board over it. If it is a cementitious backer board then they would put…
Read MoreWhat is causing water to collect on the clubhouse deck that makes it slippery?
ANSWER - A vapor retarder goes under the concrete slab and doesn't have anything to do with water pooling/collecting on the tile surface. Industry standards require that the exterior tile surface that is subjected to…
Read MoreWhy is my Bluestone Patio Tiles coming Loose and Have Efflorescence?
ANSWER - If the flagstone shaped Bluestone is loose and has excessive efflorescence staining then it wasn't installed correctly. If the patio had been designed correctly and the stone installed properly it should perform well…
Read MoreWhat is the best way to repair my tile roof deck that leaks?
ANSWER - It is possible to install tile over tile if the existing tile is in good condition. If the existing tile is cracked then the new tile installed over it will crack. In order…
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