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.
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The tcna handbook recommends allowing for expansion and contraction in every tile installation.
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Locate openings for expansion joints directly over cold joints and structural joints.
The as 3958 1 australian standard guide to the installation of ceramic tiles section 5 4 5 1 cautions that.
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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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Some of the topics covered in the guide are.