1.1 SECTION INCLUDES
A. Tile
B. Setting materials.
C. Grout materials.
D. Waterproof membrane.
E. Crack isolation membrane.
F. Flexible sealant.
G. Penetrating tile and stone sealers
1.2 REFERENCES
A. American National Standards Institute (ANSI):
1. ANSI A108 Series/A118 Series – American National Standards for Installation of Ceramic Tile.
2. ANSI A137.1 – American National Standard for Ceramic Tile
B. ASTM International (ASTM):
1. ASTM A1064 – Standard Specification for Carbon-Steel Wire and Welded Wire Reinforcement, Plain and Deformed, for Concrete
2. ASTM C 144 – Standard Specification for Aggregate for Masonry Mortar. Jobsite mix.
3. ASTM C 150 – Standard Specification for Portland Cement. Jobsite mix.
4. ASTM C 109/C 109M – Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of HydraulicCement Mortars; Using 2 inch (50 mm) Cube Specimens.
5. ASTM C645 – Standard Specification for Nonstructural Steel Framing Members.
C. Handbook for Ceramic Tile, Glass, and Stone Installation; Tile Council North America, TCNA (HB).
1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Ensure Single Source Warranty Requirements and Compatibility of Products: Provide cleaners, sealing and maintenance products, tile grout, setting materials, underlayments, additives, accessories and factory-prepared dry-set mortars from the same manufacturer.
B. Mockups:
1. Create an agreed upon sample board size with the desired pattern and grout joint for approval by all parties involved. If a grout joint is not specified, all parties need to be made aware of the impact on the tile assemblies this may cause. The mockup needs to be grouted for final approval.
2. Build mockups to verify selections made under sample submittals and to demonstrate aesthetic effects and set quality standards for materials and execution.
1.4 DELIVERY, STORAGE AND HANDLING
A. Deliver and store packaged materials in original containers with seals unbroken and labels intact until time of use. Prevent damage or contamination to materials by water, freezing, foreign matter or other causes.
B. Protect setting materials from freezing or overheating in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
C. Store tile and setting materials on elevated platforms, under cover and in a dry location and protect from contamination, dampness, freezing or overheating.
D. Do not use frozen materials unless specifically allowed by manufacturer.
E. Deliver and store materials on site at least 24 hours before work begins.
F. Provide heated and dry storage facilities on site.
1.5 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
A. Comply with requirements of referenced standards and recommendations of material manufacturers for environmental conditions before, during, and after installation.
B. Maintain environmental conditions and protect work during and after installation to comply with referenced standards and manufacturer’s printed recommendations.
C. For Interior Applications:
1. Do not begin installation until building is completely enclosed and maintaining temperature and humidity conditions consistent with “after occupancy” conditions for a minimum of 2 weeks.
2. Maintain environmental conditions and protect work during and after installation to comply with referenced standards and manufacturer’s printed recommendations.
3. Vent temporary heaters to exterior to prevent damage to tilework from carbon dioxide build-up.
4. Maintain temperatures at not less than 50 degrees F (10 degrees C) in tiled areas during installation and for 7 days after completion unless higher temperatures are required by referenced installation standards or manufacturer’s written instructions.
D. For Exterior Applications (for non-freeze thaw areas only):
1. Build a temporary shelter and when needed use indirect auxiliary heaters to maintain an adequate temperature level in the working environment and surfaces.
2. Exhaust temporary heaters to exterior to prevent damage to the work or injury to personnel from carbon monoxide emissions.
3. Maintain substrate and ambient temperatures in tiled areas between 50 degrees F (10 degrees C) and 95 degrees F (35 degrees C) during installation and for at least 7 days after completion, unless otherwise indicated in the product instructions and/or ANSI A108 installation standards.
2.1 MANUFACTURERS
A. Acceptable Tile Manufacturer: Acceptable Tile Manufacturer: Bespoke Studio, which is located at: 84 Commercial Parkway; Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459; Tel: 850-660-1613; Email: customerservice@bespokestudio.com; Web: http://www.bespokestudio.com
B. Acceptable Setting Material and Grout Manufacturer: MAPEI, which is located at: USA 1144 E. Newport Ctr. Dr.; Deerfield Beach, FL 33442; Toll Free Tel: 800-992-6273; Fax: 954-2468805; Email: request info (jwhitfield@mapei.com) Web:http://www.mapei.com/US
2.2 SURFACE PREPARATION MATERIALS
A. Trowelable Floor/Wall Patch and Render Mortar: Quick-Setting, Polymer-Modified, Fiber Reinforced, Cementitious Rendering, Patching, and Leveling Mortar, can be applied at 1/8 inch to 1-1/4 inch (3 mm to 32 mm).
1. Product: MAPEI, Planitop 330 Fast.
2.3 SETTING MATERIALS
A. Modified Dry-Set Cement Mortar: A118.4HET, A118.11 and A118.15HET.
1. Product: MAPEI, Keraflex Super.
B. Improved Modified Dry-Set Cement Mortar, Lightweight, Lightweight, Non-Sag: ANSI A118.4HTE, ANSI A118.11, ANSI A118.15HTE, ANSI A138.1, and ISO 13007 C2TES1P1.
1. Product: MAPEI, MAPEI Ultralite Mortar.
C. Modified Dry-Set Cement Mortar, Non-Sag, Rapid Setting, for Large and Heavy Tile: A118.4FHT and A118.11 requirements.
1. Product: MAPEI Keraflex RS
D. Improved Modified Dry-Set Cement Mortar: ANSI A118.4E, ANSI A118.11, ANSI A118.15E, and ISO 13007 C2ES2P2.
1. Product: MAPEI Kerabond and Keralastic System.
E. Improved Modified Dry-Set Cement Mortar for Heavy Tile, Rapid Setting ANSI A118.4F, ANSI A118.11, ANSI A118.15F, and ISO 13007 C2FS2P2.
1. Product: MAPEI, Granirapid System.
2.4 GROUT MATERIALS
A. High Performance Cement Tile Grout: For grout joints from 1/16 to 3/4 inch (1.5 to 19 mm) and meeting ANSI A118.7 and ISO 13007 CGWAF
1. Product: MAPEI, Ultracolor Plus FA.
B. Polymer Ready-to-Use Tile Grout: grout joints from 1/16 to 1/2 inch (1.5 to 12 mm).
1. Product: MAPEI, Flexcolor CQ.
2.5 WATERPROOF MEMBRANES
A. General: Manufacturer’s standard product that complies with ANSI A118.10 and is recommended by the manufacturer for the application indicated. Include reinforcement and accessories recommended by manufacturer.
1. Product: Products from MAPEI.
2. Fluid-Applied Membrane: Advanced liquid-rubber; extremely quick-drying, premium waterproofing and crack- isolation membrane, IAPMO-listed, ANSI A118.10 and A118.12.
a. Product: MAPEI, Mapelastic AquaDefense.
2.6 CRACK ISOLATION MEMBRANE
A. General: Manufacturer’s standard product that complies with ANSI A118.12 for performance and is recommended by the manufacturer for the application indicated. Include reinforcement and accessories recommended by manufacturer
1. Product: Products from MAPEI.
B. Fluid-Applied Membrane: Liquid-latex rubber or elastomeric polymer. Flexible bonded crack isolation membrane for use under tile that provides up to 1/8 inch (3 mm) protection from in plane cracks: Fast setting, flexible, thin, load-bearing complying with ANSI A118.12.
1. Product: MAPEI, Mapelastic CI.
2.7 FLEXIBLE SEALANT
A. Sealant: 100 Percent Silicone. Heavy Traffic expansion and movement joints, horizontal and vertical complying with ASTM standards; ASTM – Meets C920, Type S, Grade NS, Class 25, Use T1, T2, NT, I, M, G, A and O, and conforms to C794 adhesion properties, (no. 23 Clear color meets ASTM C920, Type S, Grade NS, Class 50, Use NT)
1. Product: MAPEI, Mapesil T.
2.8 PENETRATING TILE AND STONE SEALERS
A. Water-Based Penetrating Sealer: premium, natural-look, that provides maximum protection for tile. Can also be used as a pre- grouting sealer.
1. Product: MAPEI, UltraCare Penetrating Plus Stone, Tile and Grout Sealer.
3.1 EXAMINATION
A. Examine substrates for compliance with requirements for conditions affecting performance of the work. Refer to ANSI A108.01, ANSI A108.02 and if applicable ANSI A108.19.
B. Do not proceed with tilework until surfaces and conditions comply with requirements indicated in reference tile installation standard and manufacturer’s printed instructions.
C. Underlayment, patching, leveling and rendering materials when needed, must be from the setting materials supplier. For improved warranty and single source responsibility.
D. Tiles Edges Shorter than 15 inches (381 mm): Allowable Variation: 1/4 inch (6 mm) in 10 ft (3048 mm) from required plane, and 1/16 inch (1.6 mm) in 12 inch (305 mm) when measured from high points in the surface.
E. When purchasing handmade tiles. We recommend 15%-20% overage for breakage, cuts, range, chips, and other inherent characteristics of Zellige.
3.2 INSTALLATION
A. Install tile in accordance with manufacturer’s printed instructions and the applicable requirements of ANSI A108 Series for the materials being used.
B. Apply waterproof membrane only in dry weather, when ambient and substrate temperatures are above 40 degrees F (4 degrees C).
C. Waterproofing: Install necessary components to form a watertight installation. Wet film thickness 35mils. Water test previous to tiling.
D. Install tile in accordance with TCNA methods specified on the drawings.
E. Install tile in accordance with TCNA methods listed below.
1. Floor Tile at _____: TCNA method F__ __ __.
2. Wall Tile at _____: TCNA method W__ __ __.
3. Tile on Soffits: TCNA method C31__.
4. Tile Countertops: TCNA method 51__.
5. Tile in Pools: TCNA method P601 (thin-set) or P602 (mortar bed).
F. Expansion and Control Joints required: TCNA method EJ171.
G. Apply tile and grout cleaners, sealers and maintenance products in accordance with manufacturer’s printed instructions and technical data sheets.
H. Pools in non-freeze thaw areas. After minimum of 28-day cure. Confirm with pool manufacturer on the rate of filling being the same as when it was originally filled for the water test, 24 to 30 inches (610 to 762 mm) per day. If the pool water is heated, the temperature should be raised slowly, at a rate not exceeding about 2 degrees F (1.1 degrees C) per hour.
3.3 GROUTING
A. Grout joints in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and ANSI A108.10.
B. Remove standing water, dust, and foreign substances from joints to be grouted.
C. Clean and dry tile surfaces.
D. After grouting, remove all grout residue promptly.
3.4 PROTECTION
A. Floors: Protect from all traffic for at least 72 hours after installation.
1. Do not step on floor for at least 24 hours; if traffic is unavoidable after that, use plywood stepping boards.
2. Protect from heavy traffic for at least 7 days after installation.
3. When fast-setting materials are used to allow faster occupancy, comply with the manufacturer’s recommendations.
B. Walls: Protect from impact, vibration, and heavy hammering on adjacent and opposite walls for 14 days after installation, unless manufacturer’s instructions allow a shorter period.
C. Protect from food products and chemicals which can cause staining.
D. Protect from total water immersion for at least 21 days after installation.