{"id":11910,"date":"2002-10-04T18:45:18","date_gmt":"2002-10-05T01:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=11910"},"modified":"2015-07-19T18:15:05","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T01:15:05","slug":"quality-control-in-ceramic-tile-and-stone-specifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctasc.com\/quality-control-in-ceramic-tile-and-stone-specifications\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality Control in Ceramic Tile and Stone Specifications"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Donato Pompo, CTC, CMR, CSI, CDT, MBA <\/strong><\/p>\n – The Construction Specifier Volume 55, Number 10 – October 2002\u00a0<\/strong>–<\/p>\n Reviews the importance of clearly stating\u00a0quality control\u00a0guidelines in job specifications.\u00a0 When there is a problem it doesn’t matter whose fault it is because\u00a0everyone involved will pay, in one way or another, in dollars, time\u00a0and reputation.\u00a0 Ceramic tile, glass\u00a0tile and stone installers do not\u00a0go to a trade school to learn how to install tile or stone. \u00a0They typically learn on-the-job and this means they are not trained when it comes to industry standards. \u00a0This is especially important, however, given the complexity of the work they perform.\u00a0 Installers\u00a0need to be properly supervised and managed to ensure a successful installation.\u00a0 To avoid the huge cost\u00a0of a\u00a0tile failure it’s in the owner’s best interest to hire a qualified\u00a0third party quality control\u00a0tile\u00a0and stone expert to monitor the tile installation.\u00a0 Click here for article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Donato Pompo, CTC, CMR, CSI, CDT, MBA – The Construction Specifier Volume 55, Number 10 – October 2002\u00a0– Reviews the importance of clearly stating\u00a0quality control\u00a0guidelines in job specifications.\u00a0 When […]\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"xn-wppe-expiration":[],"xn-wppe-expiration-action":[],"xn-wppe-expiration-prefix":[],"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[5,12,10,56,7,6],"tags":[80,161,90,74,75],"yoast_head":"\n