TRAINING & EDUCATION ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– specs the setting method contains components that aren’t listed or shown elsewhere, making it easy to miss items you will be on the hook for later. “For example,” he continued, “F113A is a standard thinset install but F114 is a reinforced mortar bed install with cleavage membrane and epoxy grout. Just missing that one number differ- ence could be a loss of hun- dreds of thousands of dollars on a large job. After going through the training, I know I can also use the TCNA Handbook to learn about different kinds of tile, the characteristics of various grouts and setting materials, substrate tolerances, and of course setting methods. Clearly it can be very 60 TileLetter | January 2019