TCNA A108 A118 A136 November 2021
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ANSI A108-A118-A136.1 American National Specifications or the Installation of Ceramic Tile, Release Date: November 2021
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| TCNA | 2021 | 204 |
This publication is a compilation of voluntary standards for the installation of ceramic tile. American national standard specifications A108.01, .02, .1A, .1B, .1C, .4, .5, .6, .8, .9, .10, .11, .12, .13, .14, .15, .16, .17, .18, and .21 define the installation of ceramic tile. A118.1, .3, .4, .5, .6, .7, .8, .9, .10, .11, .12, .13, .15, .16, and A136 define the test methods and physical properties for ceramic tile installation materials. These standards are intended to be referenced or included in the ceramic tile sections of project specifications.
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| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 7 | Foreword |
| 8 | Committee Members |
| 13 | Contents |
| 33 | 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Notes for tile material, accessories, and definitions 2.1 Exteriors 2.2 Interiors 2.3 Inspection 2.4 Tile accessories 2.5 Specifying organic adhesive |
| 34 | 2.6 Specifying dry-set mortar 2.7 Specifying latex-portland cement mortar 2.8 Specifying EGP (exterior glue plywood) latex-portland cement mortar 2.9 Specifying tile-setting and -grouting epoxy and epoxy adhesive 2.15 Specifying crack isolation membranes |
| 35 | 2.10 Specifying chemical resistant furan mortars and grout 2.11 Specifying modified epoxy emulsion mortar and grout 2.12 Specifying grouts 2.13 Specifying cementitious backer units 2.14 Specifying waterproof membranes 2.16 Specifying sound reduction membranes 2.17 Install and cure grout in accordance with appropriate ANSI Standard Specifications 2.18 Wet areas 3.0 Guide for referencing American National Standard specifications for installation of ceramic |
| 39 | A108 Installation Standards |
| 41 | A108.01 General Requirements: Subsurfaces and Preparations by Other Trades — 2021a 1.0 Introduction 2.0 General requirements for subsurfaces 2.1 General 2.2 Floor drains 2.3 Deflection 2.4 Backing surfaces 2.5 Backing materials for walls and ceilings |
| 42 | 2.6 Backing materials for floors |
| 45 | 2.7 Waterproofing 3.0 Related work specified in other sections 3.1 General 3.2 Requirements for concrete masonry: preparations by other trades |
| 46 | 3.3 Requirements for lathing and portland cement plastering |
| 47 | 3.4 Wood subfloors |
| 49 | 3.5 Requirements for gypsum board: preparations by other trades 3.6 Requirements for plumbing: preparations by other trades |
| 50 | 3.7 Requirements for movement joints: preparations by other trades |
| 51 | 3.8 Damage to tilework 3.9 Maintenance 4.0 Visual inspection of tilework 4.1 Lighting and viewing distance 4.2 Tolerances and allowances |
| 53 | A108.02 General Requirements: Materials, Environmental, and Workmanship — 2019 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Standards |
| 55 | 2.0 Delivery, storage, and handling of materials at project site 2.1 Samples 2.2 Environmental conditions and protection 3.0 Materials |
| 56 | 3.1 Ceramic tile 3.2 Cement 3.3 Aggregate 3.4 Hydrated lime 3.5 Water 3.6 Metal lath or approved alternate 3.7 Reinforcing wire fabric |
| 57 | 3.8 Membrane or cleavage membrane 3.9 Organic adhesives 3.10 Dry-set portland cement mortar 3.11 Latex-portland cement mortars 3.12 Primers 3.13 Chemical resistant water cleanable tile-setting and -grouting epoxy 3.14 Water cleanable tile-setting epoxy adhesive 3.15 Chemical resistant furan resin mortar and grout 3.16 Ceramic tile grouts 3.17 Modified epoxy emulsion mortar and grout 3.18 Cementitious backer units 3.19 Divider strips |
| 58 | 3.20 Thresholds 3.21 Proprietary and trademarked materials 4.0 General requirements for tile installations 4.1 Inspection of surfaces and conditions |
| 59 | 4.2 Portland cement mortar bed as a backing when specified 4.3 Workmanship, cutting, fitting, and grout joint size |
| 61 | 4.4 Movement joints 4.5 Cleaning tile |
| 62 | A108.1A Installation of Ceramic Tile in the Wet-Set Method, with Portland Cement Mortar — 2017 1.0 Application of metal lath or suitable alternative wire reinforcement and scratch-coat to walls and ceilings 1.1 Metal lath or wire reinforcement 1.2 Application of lath 1.3 Scratch and leveling coat mix for walls and ceilings 1.4 Application of scratch coat 2.0 Mortar mixes 2.1 Mortar for walls and ceilings |
| 63 | 2.2 Mortar for floors 2.3 Mortar and special requirements for shower receptors 2.4 Mixing mortar 3.0 Bond coat mixes 3.1 Bond coat for walls, ceilings, floors and shower receptors 4.0 Spacing mix 4.1 Spacing mix shall be as follows: |
| 64 | 5.0 Mortar application 5.1 Application of mortar to walls and ceilings 5.2 Application of mortar to concrete floors and deck 5.3 Application of mortar for floors, decks, and countertops over a cleavage membrane and for sho 6.0 Installation of ceramic tile on walls, ceilings, floors, decks, and countertops 6.1 General 6.2 Installation of tile |
| 65 | 7.0 Grouting of tile 8.0 Curing |
| 66 | A108.1B Installation of Ceramic Tile on a Cured Portland Cement Mortar Setting Bed with Dry-Set or Latex-Portland Cement Mortar — 2017 1.0 Installation of mortar setting beds on vertical and horizontal surfaces 2.0 Installation and grouting of tile |
| 67 | A108.1C Contractor’s Option: Installation of Ceramic Tile in the Wet-Set Method with Portland Cement Mortar or Installation of Ceramic Tile on a Cured Portland Cement Mortar Setting Bed with Dry-Set or Latex-Portland Cement Mortar — 1999 [Reaffirmed 201 |
| 68 | A108.4 Installation of Ceramic Tile with Organic Adhesives or Water Cleanable Tile-Setting Epoxy Adhesive 1.0 Installation of ceramic tile for walls and ceilings 1.1 General 1.2 Preparation of surfaces 1.3 Adhesive application 1.4 Setting tile on walls and ceilings 2.0 Installation of tile for floors and countertops 2.1 General 2.2 Preparation of surfaces 2.3 Adhesive application |
| 69 | 2.4 Setting tile floors and countertops 3.0 Grouting of tile |
| 70 | A108.5 Installation of Ceramic Tile with Dry-Set Portland Cement Mortar or Latex-Portland Cement Mortar — 1999 [Reaffirmed 2010] 1.0 Mixing mortars 1.1 Mixing dry-set cement mortars meeting ANSI A118.1 1.2 Mixing modified dry-set cement mortars, EGP modified dry-set cement mortars, or improved modif 2.0 Setting of tile for floors, walls and ceilings 2.1 General 2.2 Applying dry-set cement mortar, modified dry-set cement mortar, EGP modified dry-set mortar, |
| 72 | A108.6 Installation of Ceramic Tile with Chemical Resistant, Water Cleanable Tile-Setting and -Grouting Epoxy — 1999 [Reaffirmed 2010] 1.0 Mixing chemical resistant water cleanable tile-setting and -grouting epoxy 2.0 Installation of tile 2.1 General 2.2 Setting quarry tile, paver tile, and packing house tile with epoxy 2.3 Setting ceramic mosaic tile with epoxy |
| 73 | A108.8 Installation of Ceramic Tile with Chemical Resistant Furan Resin Mortar and Grout — 1999 [Reaffirmed 2010] 1.0 Mixing chemical resistant furan resin mortar and grout 2.0 Installation of tile 2.1 General 2.2 Packing house tile and corrosion resistant membrane construction |
| 74 | 2.3 Setting quarry tile, paver tile, and packing house tile in epoxy and grouting with furan 2.4 Setting tile with dry-set portland cement mortar or latex-portland cement mortar 2.5 Setting tile with portland cement mortar 3.0 Grouting of tile with furan grout 3.1 Curing |
| 75 | A108.9 Installation of Ceramic Tile with Modified Epoxy Emulsion Mortar/Grout — 1999 [Reaffirmed 2010] 1.0 Mixing modified epoxy emulsion mortar/grout 2.0 Installation of tile 2.1 General 2.2 Setting quarry tile, paver tile, and packing house tile 2.3 Setting ceramic mosaic tile |
| 76 | 3.0 Grouting of tile with modified epoxy emulsion 4.0 Curing |
| 77 | A108.10 Installation of Grout in Tilework — 2017 1.0 Scope 2.0 Environmental conditions 3.0 Materials 3.1 Aggregate 3.2 Portland cement 3.3 Water 3.4 Hydrated lime 3.5 Grout 4.0 Site conditions and preparation |
| 78 | 5.0 Mixing grout 5.1 General 5.2 Mixing standard sanded cement grout, standard unsanded cement grout, polymer modified sanded tile grout, and polymer modified unsanded tile grout 5.3 Installing grout 6.0 Cleaning 7.0 Curing |
| 79 | A108.11 Interior Installation of Cementitious Backer Units — 2018 1.0 General 1.1 Scope 1.2 Purpose 1.3 Standards 2.0 General installation requirements 2.1 Delivery, storage, and handling of materials at project site |
| 80 | 2.2 Environmental conditions 3.0 Materials 3.1 Fasteners 3.2 Miscellaneous 4.0 General framing requirement 4.1 Wood framing requirements 4.2 Steel framing requirements 4.3 Walls |
| 81 | 4.4 Subfloor 4.5 Ceilings 5.0 General applications 5.1 Walls 5.2 Floors 5.3 Countertops |
| 82 | 5.4 Ceilings 5.5 Joint treatment: floors, walls, and ceilings |
| 83 | Appendix — Limitations and Explanations |
| 84 | A108.12 Installation of Ceramic Tile with EGP (Exterior Glue Plywood) Latex-Portland Cement Mortar — 1999 [Reaffirmed 2010] 1.0 Installation of tile for floors 1.1 General 1.2 Preparation of surface 1.3 Mixing EGP latex-portland cement mortar 1.4 Applying EGP latex-portland cement mortar 1.5 Setting tile |
| 85 | 2.0 Grouting of tile |
| 86 | A108.13 Installation of Load Bearing, Bonded, Waterproof Membranes for Thin-Set Ceramic Tile and Dimension Stone — 2005 [Reaffirmed 2016] 1.0 Scope 2.0 Application of membrane to substrate 3.0 Curing of membrane and/or bonding material 4.0 Installation of ceramic tile over cured membrane 5.0 Grouting of tile |
| 87 | 2.4 Setting tile with dry-set portland cement mortar or latex-portland cement mortar 2.5 Setting tile with portland cement mortar 3.0 Grouting of tile with epoxy 4.0 Curing |
| 88 | A108.14 Installation of Paper-Faced Glass Mosaic Tile — 2010 1.0 Scope 2.0 Application of metal lath and scratch-coat to walls and ceilings 2.1 Metal lath 2.2 Application of lath 3.0 Scratch and leveling coat mix for walls and ceilings |
| 89 | 4.0 Application of scratch coat 5.0 Mortar mixes 5.1 Mortar for walls and ceilings 5.2 Mortar for floors 5.3 Mortar and special requirements for shower receptors 6.0 Bond coats for walls, ceilings, floors, counters, and shower receptors 6.1 Bond coat color |
| 90 | 6.2 Alternate bond coats for walls and ceilings 7.0 Grout 7.1 Non-sanded grout 7.2 Sanded grout 8.0 Mortar application 8.1 Application of mortar to walls and ceilings 8.2 Application of mortar to concrete floors and decks 8.3 Application of mortar for floors, decks and countertops, over cleavage membranes and shower r |
| 91 | 9.0 Installation of paper-faced glass mosaic tile on walls, ceilings, floors, decks, and countert 9.1 Installation of tile 10.0 Finishing 11.0 Curing |
| 92 | A108.15 Alternate Method: Installation of Paper-Faced Glass Mosaic Tile — 2019 1.0 Scope 2.0 Substrate preparation 2.1 Mortar beds 2.2 Cementitious backer unit (CBU) 3.0 Bond coats 3.1 Setting bed adhesive application 4.0 Grout (back-butter) selection 4.1 Non-sanded and sanded grout 4.2 Non-sanded grout |
| 93 | 4.3 Sanded grout 5.0 Sheet installation 6.0 Paper removal 7.0 Curing |
| 94 | A108.16 Installation of Paper-Faced, Back-Mounted, Edge-Mounted, or Clear Film Face-Mounted Glass Mosaic Tile — 2005 [Reaffirmed 2016] 1.0 Scope 2.0 Substrate preparation 2.1 Mortar beds 2.2 Cementitious backerboard units (CBU’s) 3.0 Bond coats 4.0 Notch trowel selection matrix 5.0 Adhesive application |
| 95 | 6.0 Installing mounted tile 7.0 Paper removal 8.0 Installation of back-mounted or edge-mounted glass mosaic tile 9.0 Installation of clear film face-mounted mosaic tile 10.0 Cure times prior to grouting 11.0 Cleaning prior to grouting 12.0 Grout 13.0 Installation of grout in tile work |
| 96 | A108.17 Installation of Crack Isolation Membranes for Thin-Set Ceramic Tile and Dimension Stone — 2005 [Reaffirmed 2016] 1.0 Scope 2.0 Application of membrane to substrate 3.0 Curing of membrane and/or bonding material 4.0 Installation of ceramic tile over cured membrane 5.0 Grouting of tile 6.0 Soft Joints |
| 97 | A108.18 Unmounted Glass Tile Installation – 2021 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Materials 2.1 Unmounted glass tile 2.2 Adhesives 2.3 Grout |
| 98 | 3.0 Sub-structure requirements 3.1 General 3.2 Wall framing requirements (wood or metal studs) 4.0 Substrates 4.1 Concrete 4.2 Cured portland cement mortar bed 4.3 Cementitious backer units (CBU) 4.4 Gypsum board (drywall) 4.5 Membranes 5.0 Movement joints 5.1 Minimum movement joint requirements |
| 99 | 5.2 Perimeter movement joints 5.3 Movement joint width 6.0 Curing 6.1 Cure times 7.0 Installation process |
| 100 | 8.0 Grouting |
| 101 | A108.21 Interior Installation of Flowable Hydraulic Cement Underlayment / Self-Leveling Underlayme 1.0 General 1.1 Scope 1.2 Purpose 1.3 Reference standards 2.0 General installation requirements 2.1 Delivery, storage, and handling of materials at project site |
| 102 | 2.2 Environmental conditions 3.0 Materials 3.1 Primers 3.2 Reinforcement 4.0 General substrate requirements 4.1 Concrete |
| 103 | 4.2 Subfloor over wood framing 5.0 Application |
| 105 | A118, A136.1 Materials Specifications |
| 107 | A118.1 American National Standard Specifications for Dry-Set Cement Mortar — 2019 Introduction 1.0 Scope 2.0 Definitions 2.1 Dry-set mortar |
| 108 | 2.2 Ceramic tile 3.0 Property requirements for ANSI 118.1 Standard dry-set cement mortars 3.1 Property requirements for fast-setting standard dry-set mortars (in addition to performance r |
| 109 | 3.2 Property requirements for dry-set mortar for large and heavy tile (in addition to performance 3.3 Optional property requirements for dry-set mortars in addition to performance requirements li 4.0 Sampling and testing procedures 4.1 Sample 4.2 Temperature 4.3 Recording test values |
| 110 | 5.0 Tests for application properties 5.1 Mortar preparation 5.2 Final set for fast-setting standard dry-set cement mortars only 5.3 Open time |
| 111 | 6.0 Sag resistance on vertical surfaces (required for mortars designated for vertical application |
| 112 | 6.1 Test materials 7.0 Shear strength to ceramic tile 7.1 Shear strength of standard dry-set cement mortars to glazed wall tile |
| 113 | 7.2 Shear strength of mortars to porcelain mosaic tile 7.3 Support for shear specimens |
| 114 | 7.4 Shear strength of fast-setting dry-set cement mortars 7.5 Evaluation and expression of results 8.0 Robinson Floor Test 8.1 Robinson floor test of dry-set mortars for large and heavy tile 9.0 Package labeling 9.1 Application |
| 115 | 10.0 Report |
| 116 | A118.3 American National Standard Specifications for Chemical Resistant, Water Cleanable Tile-Set 1.0 Scope 2.0 Definitions 2.1 Chemical resistant, water cleanable tile-setting and -grouting epoxy 2.2 Water cleanable tile-setting epoxy adhesive 2.3 Ceramic tile 3.0 Sampling and testing procedures 3.1 Sample 3.2 Temperature 3.3 Recording test values 4.0 Preparation of epoxy 4.1 Mixing |
| 117 | 5.0 Tests for application properties 5.1 Water cleanability 5.2 Initial setting time, service strength setting time 5.3 Shrinkage of the mixed components during cure 5.4 Sag in vertical joints 5.5 Bond strength to quarry tile |
| 118 | 5.6 Compressive strength 5.7 Tensile strength of the cured material 5.8 Thermal shock test 5.9 Chemical resistance |
| 119 | A118.4 American National Standard Specifications for Modified Dry-Set Cement Mortar — 2019 Introduction 1.0 Scope 2.0 Definitions 2.1 Modified dry-set cement mortar |
| 120 | 2.2 Ceramic tile |
| 121 | 3.0 Property requirements for modified dry-set cement mortars 3.1 Property requirements for fast-setting modified dry-set mortars (in addition to performance requirements listed in Section 3.0) 3.2 Property requirements for dry-set mortar for large and heavy tile (in addition to performance requirements listed in Section 3.0) 3.3 Optional property requirements for modified dry-set mortars in addition to performance requir 4.0 Sampling and testing procedures 4.1 Sample 4.2 Temperature |
| 122 | 4.3 Recording test values 5.0 Tests for application properties 5.1 Mortar preparation 5.2 Final set for fast-setting modified dry-set cement mortars only 5.3 Open time |
| 124 | 6.0 Sag resistance on vertical surfaces (required for mortars designated for vertical application 6.1 Test materials |
| 125 | 7.0 Shear strength to ceramic tile 7.1 Shear strength of modified dry-set cement mortars to glazed wall tile 7.2 Shear strength of mortars to porcelain mosaic tile |
| 126 | 7.3 Shear strength of mortars to quarry tile |
| 127 | 7.4 Support for shear specimens 7.5 Shear strength of fast-setting modified dry-set cement mortars 7.6 Evaluation and expression of results 8.0 Robinson Floor Test 8.1 Robinson floor test of modified dry-set cement mortars for large and heavy tile |
| 128 | 9.0 Package labeling 9.1 Application 10.0 Report |
| 130 | A118.5 American National Standard Specifications for Chemical Resistant Furan Mortars and Grouts for Tile Installation — 1999 [Reaffirmed 2016] 1.0 Scope 2.0 Definitions 2.1 Chemical resistant furan mortars and grouts 2.2 Ceramic units 3.0 Sample and testing procedures 3.1 Sample 3.2 Test environment 3.3 Test values 4.0 Preparation of furan mortar and grout 5.0 Tests for application properties 5.1 Workability 5.2 Physical property requirements 5.3 Fillers |
| 131 | 5.4 Chemical resistance 6.0 General requirements |
| 132 | A118.6 American National Standard Specifications for Standard Cement Grouts for Tile Installation — 2019 1.0 Scope 2.0 Definitions 2.1 Standard sanded cement grout 2.2 Standard unsanded cement grout 3.0 Property requirements for standard sanded and unsanded cement grouts 4.0 Tests for properties of standard sanded and unsanded cement grouts 4.1 Sampling and testing procedures 4.2 Grout preparation |
| 133 | 4.3 Linear shrinkage 4.4 Water absorption 4.5 Compressive strength 4.6 Tensile strength |
| 134 | 4.7 Flexural strength 5.0 General requirements for all grouts 5.1 Package labeling |
| 135 | A118.7 American National Standard Specifications for High Performance Cement Grouts for Tile Installation — 2019 1.0 Scope 2.0 Definitions 2.1 High performance unsanded tile grout 2.2 High performance sanded tile grout 3.0 Property requirements for high performance sanded and un-sanded cement grouts 3.1 Sampling and testing procedures |
| 136 | 3.2 Grout preparation 3.3 Linear shrinkage 3.4 Water absorption 3.5 Compressive strength |
| 137 | 3.6 Tensile strength 3.7 Flexural strength 4.0 General requirements for all grouts 4.1 Package labeling |
| 139 | A118.8 American National Standard Specifications for Modified Epoxy Emulsion Mortar/Grout — 1999 [Reaffirmed 2016] 1.0 Scope 2.0 Definitions 2.1 Modified epoxy emulsion mortars/grouts 2.2 Ceramic tile 3.0 Sampling and testing procedures 3.1 Sample 3.2 Test environment 3.3 Test value 4.0 Preparation of modified epoxy emulsion mortar/grout 4.1 Mixing |
| 140 | 5.0 Tests for application properties 5.1 Water cleanability 5.2 Initial set 5.3 Final set 5.4 Bond strength to quarry tile 5.5 Shear strength of mortars to glazed wall tile |
| 141 | 5.6 Shear strength of mortars to impervious ceramic mosaic tile 5.7 Support for shear specimens 5.8 Comprehensive strength of the cured material |
| 142 | 5.9 Tensile strength of the cured material 5.10 Flexural strength 5.11 Water absorption |
| 143 | A118.9 American National Standard Specifications for Test Methods and Specifications for Cementitious Backer Units — 2019 1.0 Scope 2.0 Definitions 2.1 Cementitious backer unit (CBU) 3.0 Sampling and testing procedures 3.1 Sampling 3.2 Test environment 3.3 Test values 4.0 Test for physical properties 4.1 Shear bond strength |
| 144 | 4.2 Compression Indentation 4.3 Facial dimensions 4.4 Falling ball impact 4.5 Nail-head pull-through 4.6 Flame Spread Index and Smoke-Developed Index |
| 145 | 4.7 Flexural strength 4.8 Linear expansion with change in moisture content 4.9 Fungus resistance 4.10 Squareness 4.11 Thickness 4.12 Freeze-thaw resistance 4.13 Warm water resistance |
| 146 | 5.0 General requirements |
| 147 | A118.10 American National Standard Specifications for Load Bearing, Bonded, Waterproof Membranes for Thin-Set Ceramic Tile and Dimension Stone Installation — 2014 Introduction 1.0 Scope 2.0 Definitions 2.1 Latex-portland cement mortar 2.2 Ceramic tile 3.0 Sampling and testing procedures 3.1 Sampling |
| 148 | 3.2 Temperature 3.3 Recording test values 4.0 Tests for material properties 4.1 Fungus and micro-organism resistance 4.2 Seam strength 4.3 Breaking strength |
| 149 | 4.4 Dimensional stability 4.5 Waterproofness 5.0 Shear strength to ceramic tile and cement mortar 5.1 Concrete test substrate 5.2 Preparation of shear bond assemblies 5.3 Seven day shear strength 5.4 Seven day water immersion shear strength 5.5 Four week shear strength 5.6 Twelve week shear strength 5.7 One-Hundred day water immersion shear strength |
| 150 | 6.0 System performance |
| 151 | A118.11 American National Standard Specifications for EGP (Exterior Glue Plywood) Modified Dry-set Mortar — 2017 Introduction 1.0 Scope 1.1 Standards 2.0 Definitions 2.1 EGP (exterior glue plywood) modified dry-set mortar 2.2 Ceramic tile |
| 152 | 2.3 Plywood 3.0 Sampling and testing procedures 4.0 Shear strength to quarry tile 4.1 Preparation of specimens 4.2 Shear strength of fast-setting EGP (exterior glue plywood) mortars |
| 153 | 4.3 Support for shear specimens 5.0 Package labeling 5.1 Application |
| 154 | A118.12 American National Standard Specifications for Crack Isolation Membranes for Thin-Set Ceramic Tile and Dimension Stone Installation — 2014 Introduction 1.0 Scope 2.0 Definitions 2.1 Latex portland cement mortar 2.2 Movement joints |
| 155 | 2.3 Ceramic tile 2.4 Concrete test substrate 3.0 Sampling and testing procedures 3.1 Sample 3.2 Temperature 3.3 Recording test values |
| 156 | 4.0 Tests for material properties 4.1 Fungus and microorganism resistance 5.0 Tests for system performance 5.1 Shear strength to ceramic tile and cement mortar |
| 157 | 5.2 Point load test 5.3 Robinson floor test 5.4 System crack resistance test |
| 159 | A118.13 American National Standard Specifications for Bonded Sound Reduction Membranes for Thin-Set Ceramic Tile Installation — 2014 Introduction 1.0 Scope 2.0 Definitions 2.1 Latex portland cement mortar |
| 160 | 2.2 Acoustical Joint 2.3 Movement joints 2.4 Ceramic tile 3.0 Sampling and testing procedures 3.1 Sample 3.2 Temperature |
| 161 | 3.3 Recording test values 4.0 Tests for material properties 4.1 Fungus and microorganism resistance (required for products intended for use in wet areas) 5.0 Tests for system performance 5.1 Shear strength to ceramic tile and cement mortar |
| 162 | 5.2 Robinson floor test 5.3 Sound transmission reduction test |
| 163 | A118.15 American National Standard Specifications for Improved Modified Dry-Set Cement Mortar — 2019 Introduction 1.0 Scope 2.0 Definitions 2.1 Improved modified dry-set cement mortar |
| 164 | 2.2 Ceramic tile |
| 165 | 3.0 Property requirements for improved performance modified mortars 3.1 Property requirements for fast-setting improved modified dry-set mortars (in addition to perf 3.2 Property requirements for improved modified dry-set mortar for large and heavy tile (in addit 3.3 Optional property requirements for improved modified dry-set mortars in addition to performan 4.0 Sampling and testing procedures 4.1 Sample 4.2 Temperature |
| 166 | 4.3 Recording test values 5.0 Tests for application properties 5.1 Mortar preparation 5.2 Final set for fast-setting improved modified dry-set cement mortars only 5.3 Open time |
| 168 | 6.0 Sag resistance on vertical surfaces (required for mortars designated for vertical applicatio 6.1 Test materials |
| 169 | 7.0 Shear strength to ceramic tile 7.1 Shear strength of improved modified dry-set cement mortars to glazed wall tile 7.2 Shear strength of mortars to porcelain mosaic tile |
| 170 | 7.3 Shear strength of mortars to quarry tile 8.1 Robinson floor test of improved modified dry-set cement mortars for large and heavy tile |
| 171 | 7.4 Support for shear specimens 7.5 Shear strength of fast-setting improved modified dry-set cement mortars 7.6 Evaluation and expression of results 8.0 Robinson Floor Test |
| 172 | 9.0 Package labeling 9.1 Application 10.0 Report |
| 174 | A118.16 American National Standard Specifications for Flowable Hydraulic Cement Underlayment / S Introduction Installation specifications End of Introduction 1.0 Scope 2.0 Definitions 2.1 Flowable hydraulic cement underlayment / self-leveling underlayment 2.2 Standard-setting 2.3 Rapid hardening |
| 175 | 3.0 Property Requirements 3.1 Property requirements — standard setting underlayment 3.2 Property requirements — rapid hardening underlayment 4.0 Sampling and testing procedures 4.1 Sample 4.2 Temperature 4.4 Mixing underlayment 4.5 Recording test values |
| 176 | 5.0 Tests for underlayment properties 5.1 Initial flow, flow retention, and healing 5.2 Set time 5.3 Compressive strength 5.4 Tensile bond strength (pull-off method) testing 5.5 Test substrate |
| 177 | 5.6 Apparatus 5.7 Bonding adhesive 5.8 Procedure 5.9 Evaluation and expression of results 6.0 Package labeling Bookmark 674 |
| 180 | A136.1 American National Standard Specifications for Organic Adhesives for Installation of Ceramic Tile — 2008 [Reaffirmed 2013] 1.0 Purpose 2.0 Scope 3.0 Classification 4.0 Definitions 4.1 Ceramic tile 4.2 Organic adhesive 5.0 Requirements 5.1 Stability in storage |
| 181 | 5.2 Shear strength 5.3 Heat resistance 5.4 Impact test 5.5 Stain test 5.6 Resistance to mold growth 6.0 Sampling and testing procedures 6.1 Stability in storage 6.2 Shear strength |
| 184 | 6.3 Stain test 6.4 Test for mold growth |
| 185 | 7.0 Manufacturer’s instructions 7.1 Application 7.2 Storage 8.0 Toxicity and flammability 8.1 Labels |
| 187 | Figures |
| 188 | Figure 1.0 Support Jig For Bond Strength Test |
| 189 | Figure 2.0 Ceramic Tile Test Assembly Plate Figure 3.0 Ceramic Tile Test Assembly Lower Portion Figure 4.0 Oven |
| 190 | Figure 5.0 T-Bar Space Figure 6.0 Shear Bond Test Jig |
| 191 | Figure 7.0 Tile Setting Pattern for System Crack Resistance Test |
| 192 | Figure 8.0 System Crack Resistance Test Apparatus |
| 193 | Figure 9.0 Failure Pattern |
| 194 | Figure 10.0 Slip Apparatus |
| 195 | Figure 11.0 Examples of Non-Linear Joint Configurations |
| 196 | Figure 12.0 ¾ in. (19 mm) Rounded Notch Trowel |
| 197 | Figure 13.0 Examples of Offset Patterns |
| 198 | Figure 14.0 Shear Bond Test Specimen Figure 15.0 Adhesion Testing Failure Patterns |
| 199 | Annex A (Informative) — Concrete Test Slab A.1 General information A.2 Test conditions A.3 Apparatus A.4 Concrete test slab |
| 201 | Figure A1 Apparatus for Evaluating Water Absorption (Carsten-Röhrchen Flask) |
| 202 | Figure A2 Grading Curves for 8 mm Maximum Particle Size |
