Tile installation

Question 1

traditional method

Answer 1

full mortar bed

Question 2

separates tile+reinforced mortar bed,

from structural floor.

Answer 2

cleavage membrane:

Question 3

cleavage membrane material

Answer 3

typ 15lb roofing felt,

4 mil polyethylene film

Question 4

membrane in place of cleavage membrane,

preferred in commercial showers (continuous wetness)

Answer 4

waterproof membrane

Question 5

cleavage membrane use

Answer 5

floors where excessive deflection expected,

and precast / post-tensioned concrete floors.

Question 6

full mortar bed installation process

Answer 6

placed while mortar still plastic,

or after cure in 2nd coat of dry-set or latex-portland cement mortar.

Question 7

full mortar bed reinforcement:

at floor

Answer 7

2x2, 16 gage wwf.

Question 8

full mortar bed reinforcement:

at walls

Answer 8

portland cement base coat,

on galvanized metal lath.

Question 9

thinset mortar: con

Answer 9

if deflection, will crack

Question 10

thinset mortar: process

Answer 10

cementitious panel nailed to subfloor.

tile laid in thin coating,
dry-set or latex-portland cement mortar.

Question 11

@ noncommercial construction,

thinset methods can be combined w

Answer 11

waterproof cementitious backer boards,

Question 12

chips of marble, quartz, granite,

in matrix of cementitious/chemical/both

Answer 12

terrazzo

Question 13

terrazzo types:
most common,
small chips < ⅜”

Answer 13

standard

Question 14

terrazzo types:

chips > ⅜”.

Answer 14

venetian

Question 15

terrazzo types:
thin, random-fractured slabs of marble,
w standard terrazzo between.

Answer 15

palladian

Question 16

terrazzo types:

matrix depressed to expose chips.

Answer 16

rustic

Question 17

terrazzo types:
12 / 16” squares,
laid in cement mortar like stone or ceramic tile.

Answer 17

precast floor tiles: