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How Should Movement Joints (expansion joints) be Installed in Tile Installations?
The TCNA EJ171 now allows for zipper or sawtooth generic movement joints in tile installations, where you follow the grout joints within the tile assembly, not into the mortar bed. It is not uncommon for…
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How do I find a new Tile Installer to Fix or Complete my Tile Installation
ANSWER - It is very difficult to find a qualified tile installer to fix problems caused by another installer or to get them to complete an incomplete tile installation. The qualified installer doesn't want to…
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Concrete Substrate Slab
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What are the Industry Standards for Installing Tile and Stone?
ANSWER - Too often tile and stone installers don't follow industry standards because they have never been formally trained and don't know what are the standards. They generally have learn from others and assume those…
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How thick should the Mortar Bed for a Shower Pan Floor in a Shower?
ANSWER - First of all, the way you construct a shower pan is to first apply a pre-sloped mortar bed to establish a slope to the drain of 1/4" per foot. You can float over…
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How do I replace my Spa Spillway Surface?
ANSWER - I assume you will remove the existing spillway. Assuming it is bonded to a mortar bed or to the gunite/shotcrete substrate, after removing the existing spillway, make sure you scarify it and it…
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Debonding Tile
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How do we determine what caused our Tile Shower to Fail?
ANSWER - You are asking a lot that can't be answered without performing a forensic inspection to determine what is causing the failures. I can make some general statements that may or may not apply…
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What products do I use to install tile in my Travel Trailer Home - Motor Home?
ANSWER - To determine what adhesive to use to install a time you need to determine what is the substrate. You need to know what type of tile you are going to install. In Trailer…
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Steam Showers
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Is it a problem if Schluter Ditra is installed on the walls of a Steam Shower?
ANSWER - Based on the Schluter literature, although they only show floor applications, they don't say it is only for floors. The Ditra is waterproof if installed correctly for waterproofing. It does have a key…
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Efflorescence Staining
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Moisture Problems
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What should we do if there is evidence that there is high Moisture coming up our Concrete Slabs?
ANSWER - Carpet might be allowing the moisture to evaporate through it, but as dirty as carpets get you could develop some microbial growth in the carpet. Adding more carpet doesn't solve or prevent problems.…
Read MoreIs it necessary to waterproof under tile installations?
ANSWER - It depends on the application on whether waterproofing under a tile installation is necessary. If it is in a wet application and in some exterior applications, then it is necessary to waterproof the…
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