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\nLearn thick-bed installation skills from highly-qualified and experienced NTCA trainers, supported by a team of tile industry experts and partners.<\/em><\/div>\n
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Thick-Bed Installations Regional Training is open to NTCA members and other professional tile contractors and installers, with a class size capped at 20. Led by highly-qualified and experienced NTCA trainers and supported by a team of tile industry experts and partners, instruction will be given in both classroom and hands-on environments to address real-world tile system installation challenges. Attendees will learn how to use and apply ANSI A108 installation standards and TCNA Handbook methods.<\/p>\n
The primary learning objective of this free class is to become familiar with the flexibility of dry-pack mortar beds to resolve a wide range of installation challenges and to achieve tile industry standard substrate requirements. Focus will be on thick-bed installations for floors and shower pans, using a variety of drain types and membranes, with additional instruction on wall installations.<\/p>\n
Areas to be covered include:
\n\u2022 Practical application of ANSI standards for thick-bed installations
\n\u2022 How to locate and apply TCNA Handbook methods for thick-bed installations
\n\u2022 Analysis of wall and floor substructures \/ substrates for flatness
\n\u2022 Substrate preparation requirements for floors and walls
\n\u2022 Material components, recipes, ratios for site-mixed dry-pack mortar mixes
\n\u2022 Types and uses of pre-mixed \/ bagged dry-pack mortar mixes
\n\u2022 Bonded and un-bonded thick-bed systems
\n\u2022 Movement joints in a thick-bed system
\n\u2022 Reinforcing materials in a thick-bed system
\n\u2022 Tools and techniques used to construct thick-bed installations
\n\u2022 Wet area drain systems \/ slope to drain \/ sloped fill \/ sub-surface and surface applied membranes
\n\u2022 Screed methods and techniques<\/p>\n
This program will emphasize:
\n\u2022 Applicable tile industry standards and methods
\n\u2022 Compliance with manufacturer instructions
\n\u2022 Substrate analysis, preparation, installation
\n\u2022 Use of tools for thick-bed installations
\n\u2022 Efficient work-flow planning and teamwork
\n\u2022 Jobsite safety and health practices<\/p>\n
\u201cWe provide training on several areas of thick-bed training in a number of our traveling NTCA Workshop and Regional Training programs, and have decided to develop a full-day Regional Training Program focused only on thick-bed installations,\u201d said Mark Heinlein, NTCA training director.\u00a0 \u201cAttendees will work with seasoned mud (thick-bed) installers and professional NTCA trainers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an important class for every tile installer – it will provide instruction on skills that bridge the gap between a variety of installation materials and methods or can be used in standalone thick-bed installations,\u201d Heinlein added. \u201cWe are really looking forward to working with installers to help them build skill sets that will make them better at their tradecraft. Attendees are certain to take away new knowledge and skills that will help them on their next job.\u201d<\/p>\n
Attendees should arrive by 7:30 a.m. with their own kneepads for a short classroom-type presentation followed by a full day of hands-on, attendee-involved instruction that will wrap up by 4:45 p.m. Attendees will receive new skills they can apply to many types of tile installations and a deeper understanding of time proven methods, materials, tools, and techniques.<\/p>\n
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