Tile Expansion Joint Strips

Floor expansion joint covers for both thermal and seismic applications our floor to floor and floor to wall floor expansion joint systems allow 6 way movement or 4 way movement whilst the surface fixed products generally cover 2 directional movement.

Tile expansion joint strips.

Tiling tools accessories. All neoprene x pansion joints of 31 mm 40mm and 50mm overall depth have 6mm and 12mm wide trafficable neoprene wearing surfaces preground and dressed in factory. Silicone sealers cleaners. Providing easy to install transitions for low traffic areas.

Visit us today for the widest range of flooring acccessories adhesives products. Covid 19 update to customers our metropolitan melbourne stores will remain open for trade customers only. Expansion joints expansion joints are a necessary installation on large areas of tiling. In almost every case the substrate will move differently to the covering material.

Selection of movement joint type will depend on joint width requirement finished floor use and movement capability. Also known as latham strips control strips isolation joints or movement joints neoprene x pansion loc tile and dividing strip systems are designed to manage thermal expansion and contraction in constructed surfaces. Including movement joints in floors enables the tile bed to move in unison with the individual substrates. Schluter systems prefabricated movement joint profiles protect tile edges and prevent sound bridges and surface water penetration resulting in a permanent maintenance free installation.

Movement joints control joints also known as control strips isolation joints are designed to manage thermal expansion and contraction in constructed surfaces such as stone tile marble terrazzo or virtually any other solid floor finish that requires movement control due to thermal contraction and expansion. Cover strips for floors are a simple economical solution to covering an expansion joint. The family of schluter dilex prefabricated movement profiles includes a variety of shapes sizes and materials to suit different applications. Diamond cutting tools tile cutters.

Expansion joints are needed because all tiles expand and contract with temperature and moisture changes. They are especially well suited to installation in ornamental or architectural hard paving. A range of latham loc strip joints has been specifically designed for terrazzo insitu and tile flooring where joints must tolerate processes of finishing grinding and polishing. Neo strip expansion joint 1 8m 30mm x 10mm grey.