Techniques
Thin-bed installation with back-buttering
Tile adhesive is applied to the substrate and to the back of the tile.
In short
- Full contact
- Essential for large formats
- Coverage checked
Why
To guarantee full contact, essential for large formats, outdoors and on heated floors.
How we do it
Adhesive chosen for the substrate and format, coverage checked by lifting a tile from time to time.
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Large format porcelain and slabs
Large format usually means above 60 x 60 cm, and slabs range from 120 x 240 to 160 x 320 cm, 6 to 20 mm thick.
Laying on underfloor heating
The screed expands with heat: laying requires a precise protocol.
Mortar bed installation
Tiles are laid on a mortar bed several centimetres thick, following NF DTU 52.1.