b"A&D CORNERserious impact on the success orapplication recommendations and failure of a tile installation. product warranty information. ANSIA108.02section4.1Reviewthemanufacturers' (excerpted)states,Installationproductdatasheetsandrecom-work shall not proceed until sat- mendationsforthetile,backer isfactory conditions are provided. board,bondingmaterials,mem-Manyproductsusedintilebranes and grout that will be used installations require that the tem- on the job.peraturebemaintainedwithinaJust because a product is avail-specificrangeandduration.Beable doesnt mean that it is appro-certaintofollowthemanufac- priate for a given installation.turers guidelines to ensure a long-lasting installation. 9. Allow for adequate cure timeIn addition, insist on a mockupAllow a tile installation to cure so you can view a sample of thesufficientlyperthemanufac-actualinstal- turersrecommendationsbefore lation,whichexposingittomoisture,traffic, includesitemstemperaturechangesoroverlay-suchastileingproducts.Otherwiseitwill color/variation,notperformasaqualitytile groutjointsize/ installation. color and gaugeTheamountoftimerequired thevariationwill vary based on site conditions from tile to tile.andthespecificmaterialsbeing The mockup ensures that the finalused.installationmeetsyourexpecta-tions. 10. Make use of crack-isolation membranes as needed8. Use only the correct tile instal- Cracksinconcreteandother lation methods and materials areasofmovementshouldbe Notallinstallationmethodstreatedwithacrack-isolation and/ormaterialsaresuitableformembrane (ANSI A118.12) to help allapplications.Becertainthateliminatecrackedtiles.Asmen-your contractor will use the TCNA tioned previously, the addition of Handbookmethodratedfortheacrack-isolationmembranecan intended application or a methodbe cheap insurance that provides that is recommended, fully speci- a beautiful and long-lasting instal-fied, and warranted by the prod- lation.uct manufacturer.Checkwiththemembrane Researchmanufacturers'web- manufacturer for specific use and sitestodeterminesuitability,application recommendations.86TileLetter | April 2019"