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Fixing
Guide
for Erinstone® Irish Blue Limestone |
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ThinLine Tiles |
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ThinLine tiles are
specifically designed for easy, fast and risk free fixing.
They can be fixed on an existing floor, plaster work (walls)
or even a wooden floor board when using an appropriate flexible
cement based adhesive.This is a step by step guide that
will enable non professionals
to fix these tiles. |
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Preparation
of floor or wall surface |
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sure that: |
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Underground is dry
: It is very important that no residual moisture
is caught under the natural stone tile. For equalisation
layers (sand – cement) or the plaster work in new
buildings we recommend following rule of thumb : |
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Wait 1 week per 10 mm thickness
before fixing ThinLine.
Ex : floor equalising layer 70 mm : wait 7 weeks Plaster
work +/- 20 mm : wait 2 weeks |
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Fixing surface is
sufficiently even: Typical thickness for cement
based adhesive is +/- 3 mm. This gives little room for
compensating unevenness in the floor surface. When using
special ‘thick layer’ cement based adhesives,
the layer
thickness can be increased to max. +/- 7 mm. |
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| Adhesives |
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| We recommend following
products for fixing of ThinLine Antique® : |
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FERMAPLUS, white: produced by
Weber. White powder in 25 kg bags that needs to be mixed
with water.
Consumption : +/- 2.5 kg/m_
ARDAFLEX, white: produced by Bostic Findley.
White powder in 25 kg bags that needs to be mixed with water.
Consumption : +/- 2.5 kg/m_
GRANIRAPIDE: produced by Mapei. 2 components adhesive. Powder
is mixed with special latex, no addition of water |
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Other cement based
adhesives might be considered.
They should be suitable for natural limestone and have high
flexibility and ‘open time’. |
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| Using
the adhesive |
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Use a 6 mm (*) comb
to evenly distribute the adhesive
over the floor surface: |
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make sure that a bit more than
the surface of the tile
is covered before putting it in.
the position of the comb determines the thickness
of the adhesive layer:
> more vertical:
thicker layer
> more horizontal: thinner layer
the tiles should be pressed so that the adhesive layer is
compressed +/- 1.5 mm (or 50 %) to ensure good contact. |
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| Putting
in the tiles |
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| Because ThinLine
Antique® is a 100% pure natural product diversity within
the tiles is an inherent characteristic. Differences in
colour as well as in smoothness, calcite veins, and concentrations
of fossils will all contribute to this richness in diversity. |
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IMPORTANT: When fixing you should always use tiles from
different pallets and different packing at the same time.
Make sure that lighter and darker, less and more fossils,
etc. are well mixed to form a rich and coherent floor surface. |
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Make sure that the
back of the tiles are clean and free of dust.
Plastic spacers can be use to obtain joints of min. 3 mm
or more. These spacers are positioned at every corner of
the tiles. Make sure that they are sufficiently deep as
they should be hidden when joints are filled.Tiles can be
cut to size using a grinding disk suitable for concrete.
Better still, use a diamond disk for natural stone. |
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| Filling
the joints |
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This can be done
2 to 3 days fixing. We recommend however
to wait 1 week. We recommend using pure grey (or white)
cement and some Compactuna mixed with water for the filling
of joints.
Other coloured joint fillers are also available. The colour
of the joint will influence considerably the total look.
You might therefore ask advice at your ThinLine distributor.
To avoid discoloration of tile edges, coloured joint fillers
should be suitable for porous natural materials like marble
and limestone. Mix the dry powder with water until it is
sufficiently liquid to be able to fully penetrate the joints.
Pore some of if over the tiles and start to wipe it diagonally
over the tiles, using a rubber wiper until all joints are
filled. Use a humid cloth to remove the excess cement and
to clean the tile surface: |
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o Start removing excess cement
soon after filling the joints
o Divide the floor in areas of +/- 10 m2 for filling of
the joint
followed by removal of excess cement, to avoid
that
cement will dry to the tile surface
o Clean the cloth very regularly using clean water to avoid
a cement veil on the surface
o Avoid rubbing in the direction of the joint as this would
open
the joints again. Better is to use round movement
and to
cover a bigger surface with the cloth.
o Finish off with a dry cloth to polish up the tile surfaces
o Close doors and windows to avoid draft during
the dry out period. |
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VERY
IMPORTANT: Never use cement veil removers.
These products can permanently damage your tile floor.
Make sure that excess cement is adequately removed soon
after the filling of joints. DO NOT STOP UNTIL THE FLOOR
SURFACE IS 100% CLEAN. |
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| Expansion
joints |
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| With floor surfaces
over +/- 40 m or floor lengths over 8 m, it could be necessary
to include a flexible joint. In this case we recommend looking
for the advice of a qualified fixer. |
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| Floor
Heating |
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| ThinLine Antique®
can be perfectly combined with floor heating. |
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| Maintenance |
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| See
Maintenance Guide >>> |
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<<
Exterior
paving,
on concret area |
Interiour Tiles,
traditional fixing >> |
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