guide to assist in clarifying and standardizing installation specifications for tile. Each installation recommendation, or method, requires a properly designed, constructed, and prepared substructure using materials and construction techniques that meet nationally recognized material and construction standards. Included are: product selection guides for ceramic, glass, and stone tiles; guidelines for wet areas; ISO mortar and grout specifications; information on substrate flatness requirements; information on grout joint sizes and patterns, and workmanship standards excerpted from ANSI installation standards.

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PDF Pages	PDF Title
9	Committee Members
11	Contents
15	Product Selection Guides
16	Ceramic Tile Selection Guide
19	Glass Tile Selection and Installation Guide
23	Natural Stone Tile Selection and Installation Guide
28	Setting Materials Selection Guide
32	Grout Selection Guide
34	Backer Board Selection Guide
35	Membrane Selection Guide
37	Additional Products Used in Tile Installations
39	Green Building Standards and Green Product Selection Guide
43	Field and Installation Requirements
44	Substrate Requirements
48	Lighting and Tile Installations
49	Mortar Application and Coverage
50	Flatness and Lippage
52	Grout Joint Size, Layouts, and Patterns
54	Finished Tilework
55	Accessibility
56	Wet Areas Guidelines
58	Floor Tiling Installation Guide
59	Environmental Exposure Classifications
63	Using the TCNA Handbook for Specification Writing
66	Installer and Contractor Qualifications Guide
71	Ceramic and Glass Tile Installation Methods
72	Exterior Floors
76	Exterior Roof/Deck Floors
80	Exterior Balcony/Deck Floors
84	Interior Floors Over Concrete
132	Interior Floors With Radiant Heat Over Concrete
154	Interior Floors With Radiant Heat Over Wood
166	Interior Floors Over Wood
202	Exterior Walls
208	Interior Walls Over Masonry or Concrete
214	Interior Walls Over Solid Backing
220	Interior Walls Over Wood or Metal Studs
240	Bathtub Walls With No Showerhead
242	Bathtub/Shower Walls
254	Shower Receptors
270	Curbless Shower Receptors
274	Common Shower Configurations
276	Shower Receptor Renovation
278	Ceilings, Soffits
284	Countertops
290	Steam Shower/Steam Room; Masonry/Concrete
292	Steam Shower/Steam Room; Wood/Metal Studs
294	Pools and Water Features
300	Tile Tubs and Fountains
301	Mortar Stairs
302	Refrigerator Rooms
304	Renovation
308	Accessories and Transitions
309	Sound Rated and Fire Rated Walls
312	Sound Rated Floors Guide
315	Natural Stone Tile Installation Methods
316	Exterior Floors
320	Exterior Roof/Deck Floors
324	Exterior Balcony/Deck Floors
328	Interior Floors Over Concrete
352	Interior Floors With Radiant Heat Over Concrete
370	Interior Floors With Radiant Heat Over Wood
372	Interior Floors Over Wood
376	Exterior Walls
382	Interior Walls Over Masonry or Concrete
388	Interior Walls Over Solid Backing
392	Interior Walls Over Wood or Metal Studs
410	Bathtub Walls With No Showerhead
412	Bathtub/Shower Walls
424	Shower Receptors
440	Ceilings, Soffits
445	Movement Joints
454	Appendices
456	Appendix A. ISO 13007 Standards for Adhesives and Grouts
460	Appendix B. Estimated Weights for Floor Installations
468	Appendix C. Material and Installation Specifications, Test Methods, and Guides Referenced
472	Method Locator by Method Number
473	Method Locator by Application (Tile)
477	Method Locator by Application (Stone)
480	Member Directory
488	2021 TCNA Tile Initiative 2021 TCNA Tile Initiative
489	Contents
490	TCNA Bulletin: ANSI A326.3
500	TCNA Bulletin: Code Criteria for Slip Resistant Surfaces around Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs
504	TCNA Bulletin: IBC Updates Requirements for Exterior Adhered Porcelain
508	Porcelain Tile Certification and the Porcelain Tile Certification Agency
512	TCNA Bulletin: What Is True Porcelain?
514	When Quality Is the Bottom Line: Match ACT-Certified Installers to the Job at Hand
516	TCNA Bulletin : Choosing Your Tile Contractor
520	TCNA Bulletin: Ceramic Tile Testing and Research in a Pandemic World
522	Special Section from Tile Heritage Foundation
542	2021 Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) Sponsors
548	2021 Tile: the Natural Choice TILE: THE NATURAL CHOICE
550	Contents
551	Tile: The Natural Choice
553	Tile and Green Building Credits and Requirements
555	TCNA Bulletin: Ceramic Tile for a Safe and Healthy Home
557	TCNA Green Report: Life-Cycle Cost Study
558	Guide to Green Squared
560	Contents
561	What is Green Squared?
563	The Green Squared Standard
569	Third-Party Certification
571	Specifying Green Squared
575	Green Squared in the Field
584	Guide to EPDs for Ceramic Tile, Mortar and Grout Made in North America
586	Contents
587	Total Transparency: EPDs for North American-Made Ceramic Tile, Mortar, and Grout
591	Credits and Compliance: North American-Made Ceramic Tile, Mortar, and Grout
597	Environmental Footprint: Tile, Mortar and Grout
605	EPD Transparency Summary: Tile
607	EPD Transparency Summary: Grout
609	EPD Transparency Summary: Mortar
615	Back Cover

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Standard Title	TCNA Handbook for Ceramic, Glass, and Stone Tile Installation
Published Code	TCNA
Publication Date	2021

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