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Locate openings for expansion joints directly over cold joints and structural joints.
It is essential that the movement joints be carried through the tile and the bedding.
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The as 3958 1 australian standard guide to the installation of ceramic tiles section 5 4 5 1 cautions that.
Ceramic porcelain and stone tile expands and contracts with thermal and moisture changes in the environment.
The tiles tiling guide has been developed to assist those within the tile industry builders architects designers and specifiers and the general public to access and understand the main areas relating to tiles and tile installation.
As one of the first products manufactured by the latham family company back in the 1960 s the neoprene x pansion loc strip control joint neoprene x pansion tile strip systems remain the industry leader for floor control strips in australian construction.
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Some of the topics covered in the guide are.
The tcna handbook recommends allowing for expansion and contraction in every tile installation.
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Recognizing that tile is a facade movement joints are needed to eliminate stresses that can occur between the substrate and the tile due to differing amounts of expansion and contraction.
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The tile company said this method has been used in britain and european for many years but not used in australia until very recently so it is still largely untested.