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How to choose a Tile Adhesive or Grout Type of tile Substrate Service Condition

Types of Tile Ceramic Vitrified Fully Vitrified Natural Stone Glass Mosaic Large Format

Ceramic Tile Commonly a term used to mean a standard dust pressed tile with a glazed surface although floor tiles can be unglazed. Water absorption of up to 15% of its own weight Ceramic tiles can be fixed with ready mixed or cement based adhesive

Vitrified Tile A vitrified tile is usually a quarry type floor tile Water absorption of between 0.5 and 3% Must be fixed with a cement based adhesive

Fully Vitrified Water absorption rate of below 0.5% People tend to use the term Porcelain Accounts for about 50% of the floor tile market Must be fixed with a highly polymer modified adhesive

Natural Stone Can refer to Granite, Basalt, Sandstone, Quartzite, Slate, Limestone, Travertine or Marble Must be fixed with cement based adhesive, usually a white cement.

Glass Mosaic Lots of different sizes and shapes supplied on sheets or in a paper faced form. Must be fixed with a white cement based adhesive.

Large Format Taken from The Tile Association Guidance For the purpose of this document a large format tile is a tile with the length of at least one edge greater than 600mm (nominal) or a facial area greater than 3500cm2 (nominal). A nominal 600mmx600mm tile would be considered to be large format. The actual dimension of a tile nominally 600x600mm is likely to be 597x597mm.

Service Conditions Dry Wet Power Shower Lightly trafficked Heavily trafficked Hygiene Critical