Expert Answers in installation

ANSWER – I had said to use the ANSI A118.11 if you were bonding to wood, although it also works to bond to concrete or backer boards.

If you are bonding to Hardiebacker board, I think…

ANSWER – Normally when you add a tile thin-set mortar latex additive to the thin-set mortar and the grout, it makes it freeze thaw stable.   Check with companies like Laticrete International and Mapei who do…

ANSWER – Per the Tile Council of America Handbook for the installation of tile detail F144-15 it recommends a minimum 19/32” exterior-glue tongue and grove plywood with 1/8” gap between sheets as base over 16” oc…

ANSWER – There are modified epoxy adhesives and epoxy adhesives that will bond to most woods.   Of course you need to first sand off any coatings on the wood surface before bonding.   There is…

ANSWER – 1×1 inch tiles might look great, but it doesn’t make a great surface to prepare food on.

The ideal solution, if practidal, is to install a granite slab countertop or soap stone countertop, which…

ANSWER – Other than going through a learning curve and already having established your layout, the installation production rate might be greater at some point, but it could also be diminished depending on the circumstances.

Generally…

ANSWER – It is possible to adhere the travertine tiles directly to the steel.  There is no need or value to use backer board in an application such as this.

The steel has to be scarified…

ANSWER – Flagstone is a shape and not a specific type of stone.  It can be a sandstone, granite, slate or ?

Regardless, if the stone is properly installed and structurally sound then you could install a…

ANSWER: Other than going through a learning curve and already having established your layout, the installation production rate might be greater at some point, but it could also be diminished depending on the circumstances. Generally…

ANSWER – There is a lot of confusion about what is acceptable tile lippage and what isn’t. I will be preparing an article on this topic soon. There are quantitative industry standards for what is…