Ceramic Floor Tile Standards
Installation standards a108 and material specifications a118 and a136 1.
Ceramic floor tile standards. It lists and defines various types sizes physical properties and grading procedures for ceramic tile including mosaic tile quarry tile pressed floor tile glazed wall tile porcelain tile trim units and specialty tile. The standard for ceramic tile has a new revision ansi a137 1 2019 american national standard specifications for ceramic tile. 4 1 this test method provides a standardized procedure for evaluating performance of ceramic floor tile installations under conditions similar to actual specific usages. Ansi standards and updates.
Ansi standards for ceramic glass stone and other hard surface tiles and panels tile installation materials and tile installation requirements are available from tcna. They are periodically revised or reaffirmed by the ansi accredited standards committee asc a108 for which tcna is the secretariat. Guide to installation of ceramic tiles. Bridge 3 12 2012 despite its impressive title this document is not extensive.
Ceramic tiles guide to the installation of. Dating back to 24 000 bc and originally composed of animal fat and bone blended with bone ash and a fine claylike material ceramics found a true calling as functional pottery in 9 000 bc. Technical specifications and standards for the installation of ceramic and stone tiles john p. Iso tc 189 wg 1 test methods working group iso tc 189 wg 2 product specifications working group iso tc 189 wg 3 products for installation working group iso tc 189 wg 4 thin tiles working group iso tc 189 wg 6.
In general it is broken up into two parts. Ceramic tiles part 1. Ceramics is an ancient art. Rectangular ceramic wall and floor tile astm c502 16 standard test method for wedging of flat rectangular ceramic wall and floor tile astm c609 07 2014 standard test method for measurement of light reflectance value and small color differences between pieces of ceramic tile astm c648 04 2014 standard test method for breaking strength of.
Ansi 137 1 1988 presents standard specifications for ceramic tile. It can be used to make comparisons between customary basic installation methods to establish the influence of minor changes in a particular installation method and to judge the merit of proposed novel methods. How to install ceramic floor tile. Standardization of ceramic tiles generally used for floor coverings and wall facings.
American national specifications for the installation of ceramic tile. Ceramic tiles definitions classification characteristics and marking iso 13006 2018 ed 3 0 mod as 14448 2020.