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TCNA A108 A118 A136 2021

TCNA A108 A118 A136 2021

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ANSI A108-A118-A136.1 American National Specifications for the Installation of Ceramic Tile

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This publication is a compilation of voluntary standards for the installation of ceramic tile. American national standard specifications A108.01, .02, .1A, .1B, .1C, .4, .5, .6, .8, .9, .10, .11, .12, .13, .14, .15, .16, and .17 define the installation of ceramic tile. A118.1, .3, .4, .5, .6, .7, .8, .9, .10, .11, .12, .13, .15, and A136 define the test methods and physical properties for ceramic tile installation materials. These standards are intended to be referenced or included in the ceramic tile sections of project specifications. Changes to A108-A118-A136.1 (Version May 2020) were balloted and approved in 2020. The latest edition of this standard is A108-A118-A136.1- October 2020.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
1 Cover
5 American National Standards
7 Foreword
8 Committee Members
11 NOTICE OF DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
13 Contents
33 American National Standard Specifications for Installation of Ceramic Tile ANSI A108.01, .02, .1A, .1B, .1C, .4, .5, .6, .8, .9,
1.0 Introduction
1.1
1.2
1.3
2.0 Notes for tile material, accessories, and definitions
2.0.1
2.0.2
2.1 Exteriors
2.2 Interiors
2.2.1
2.3 Inspection
2.4 Tile accessories
2.5 Specifying organic adhesive
34 2.6 Specifying dry-set mortar
2.6.1
2.7 Specifying latex-portland cement mortar
2.7.1
2.8 Specifying EGP (exterior glue plywood) latex-portland cement mortar
2.9 Specifying tile-setting and -grouting epoxy and epoxy adhesive
2.9.1
2.10 Specifying chemical resistant furan mortars and grout
2.11 Specifying modified epoxy emulsion mortar and grout
2.12 Specifying grouts
2.12.1
2.13 Specifying cementitious backer units
2.14 Specifying waterproof membranes
2.15 Specifying crack isolation membranes
35 2.16 Specifying sound reduction membranes
2.17 Install and cure grout in accordance with appropriate ANSI Standard Specifications
2.18 Wet areas
3.0 Guide for referencing American National Standard specifications for installation of ceramic tile
41 A108.01 General Requirements: Subsurfaces and Preparations by Other Trades — 2021
1.0 Introduction
2.0 General requirements for subsurfaces
2.1 General
2.1.1
2.2 Floor drains
2.3 Deflection
2.4 Backing surfaces
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.5 Backing materials for walls and ceilings
42 2.5.1 Ceramic tile installed with portland cement mortar 2.5.1.1
2.5.1.2 Concrete and masonry walls 2.5.1.2.1
2.5.1.2.2
2.5.1.2.3
2.5.2 Ceramic tile installed with dry-set or latex-portland cement mortar 2.5.2.1
2.5.2.2
2.5.3 Ceramic tile installed with organic adhesive or epoxy adhesive 2.5.3.1
2.5.3.2
2.5.3.3
2.6 Backing materials for floors
2.6.1 Ceramic tile floors installed with portland cement mortar 2.6.1.1
43 2.6.1.2
2.6.1.3
2.6.1.4
2.6.1.5
2.6.2 Ceramic tile floors installed with dry-set, latex-, or EGP (Exterior glue plywood) latex-portland cement mortar 2.6.2.1
2.6.2.2
2.6.2.3
2.6.2.4
44 2.6.3 Ceramic tile floors installed with organic adhesive or epoxy adhesive 2.6.3.1
2.6.3.2
2.6.3.3
2.6.4 Ceramic tile floors installed with chemical resistant, water cleanable tile-setting and –grouting epoxy and modified epoxy
2.6.4.2
2.6.4.3
2.6.4.4
2.6.4.5
2.6.4.6
2.6.4.7
2.6.4.8
2.6.5 Ceramic tile floors installed with chemical resistant furan mortar 2.6.5.1
45 2.7 Waterproofing
2.7.1
3.0 Related work specified in other sections
3.1 General
3.2 Requirements for concrete masonry: preparations by other trades 3.2.1 Concrete slabs 3.2.1.1
3.2.1.2
3.2.1.3
3.2.1.4
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.2.3.1
3.2.3.2
3.2.3.2.1
3.2.3.2.2
46 3.2.3.2.3
3.2.4
3.2.5 Vertical surfaces 3.2.5.1
3.2.6
3.2.7
3.2.8
3.3 Requirements for lathing and portland cement plastering 3.3.1
3.3.2
3.3.3
3.3.3.1
3.3.3.2
3.3.3.3
3.3.4
3.3.4.1
3.3.4.2
47 3.3.4.3
3.3.5
3.3.5.1
3.3.5.2
3.4 Wood subfloors
3.4.1
3.4.1.1
3.4.1.2
3.4.1.3
48 3.4.1.4
3.4.2
3.4.2.1
3.4.2.2
3.4.2.3
3.4.2.4
3.4.3
3.4.3.1
3.4.3.2
3.4.3.3
49 3.4.3.4
3.5 Requirements for gypsum board: preparations by other trades 3.5.1
3.5.1.1
3.5.2
3.6 Requirements for plumbing: preparations by other trades 3.6.1
3.6.2
3.6.2.1
3.6.2.1.1
3.6.2.1.2
3.6.2.1.3
3.6.2.1.4
3.6.3
3.6.4
3.6.4.1
3.6.5
50 3.6.6
3.7 Requirements for movement joints: preparations by other trades
3.7.1
3.7.1.1
3.7.2
3.7.3
3.7.3.1
3.7.4 Requirements for sealing expansion joints in tilework 3.7.4.1
3.7.4.1.1
51 3.7.4.1.2
3.7.4.1.3
3.7.5
3.8 Damage to tilework
3.9 Maintenance
52 A108.02 General Requirements: Materials, Environmental, and Workmanship — 2019
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Standards
54 2.0 Delivery, storage, and handling of materials at project site
2.0.1
2.1 Samples
2.2 Environmental conditions and protection 2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4
2.2.5
2.2.6
2.2.7
3.0 Materials
3.0.1
55 3.1 Ceramic tile 3.1.1
3.1.1.1
3.1.1.2
3.1.2
3.1.3
3.1.4
3.2 Cement
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.3 Aggregate
3.4 Hydrated lime
3.5 Water
3.6 Metal lath or approved alternate
3.7 Reinforcing wire fabric
3.7.1
3.7.2
3.7.3
3.7.4
56 3.7.5
3.8 Membrane or cleavage membrane
3.8.1
3.8.2
3.8.3
3.8.4
3.8.5
3.8.6
3.8.7
3.9 Organic adhesives
3.10 Dry-set portland cement mortar
3.11 Latex-portland cement mortars 3.11.1
3.11.2
3.12 Primers
3.13 Chemical resistant water cleanable tile-setting and -grouting epoxy
3.13.1
3.14 Water cleanable tile-setting epoxy adhesive
3.15 Chemical resistant furan resin mortar and grout
3.15.1
3.16 Ceramic tile grouts
3.17 Modified epoxy emulsion mortar and grout
3.18 Cementitious backer units
3.19 Divider strips
57 3.20 Thresholds
3.21 Proprietary and trademarked materials
4.0 General requirements for tile installations
4.1 Inspection of surfaces and conditions
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.1.4
4.1.4.1 Portland cement mortar bed (A108.1A) 4.1.4.1.1
4.1.4.1.2
4.1.4.2 Organic adhesive or epoxy adhesive (A108.4) 4.1.4.2.1
4.1.4.2.2
4.1.4.2.3
4.1.4.3
4.1.4.3.1
4.1.4.3.2
4.1.4.3.3
58 4.2 Portland cement mortar bed as a backing when specified 4.2.1 Wet-set method (workable mortar bed) 4.2.1.1
4.2.2 Cured (pre-floated) portland cement mortar bed 4.2.2.1
4.2.2.2
4.2.2.3
4.2.3 Cementitious backer units (CBU) 4.2.3.1
4.3 Workmanship, cutting, fitting, and grout joint size 4.3.1
4.3.2
4.3.3
4.3.4
4.3.5
4.3.6
4.3.7
59 4.3.8
4.3.8.1
4.3.8.2
4.3.9
4.3.9.1
4.3.9.2
4.3.10
60 4.3.11
4.3.12
4.4 Movement joints
4.4.1
4.4.2
4.4.3
4.4.4
4.4.5
4.5 Cleaning tile 4.5.1
4.5.2
4.5.3
4.5.4
4.5.4.1
61 A108.1A Installation of Ceramic Tile in the Wet-Set Method, with Portland Cement Mortar — 2017
1.0 Application of metal lath or suitable alternative wire reinforcement and scratch-coat to walls and ceilings
1.1 Metal lath or wire reinforcement
1.2 Application of lath
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.3 Scratch and leveling coat mix for walls and ceilings
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.4 Application of scratch coat
1.4.1
1.4.2
2.0 Mortar mixes
2.1 Mortar for walls and ceilings 2.1.1
62 2.2 Mortar for floors 2.2.1
2.2.2
2.3 Mortar and special requirements for shower receptors 2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.3.4
2.3.5
2.3.6
2.3.7
2.4 Mixing mortar
3.0 Bond coat mixes
3.1 Bond coat for walls, ceilings, floors and shower receptors
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3
4.1 Spacing mix shall be as follows: 4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
63 5.0 Mortar application
5.1 Application of mortar to walls and ceilings 5.1.1
5.1.2
5.1.3
5.1.4
5.2 Application of mortar to concrete floors and deck
5.2.1
5.2.2
5.2.3
5.3 Application of mortar for floors, decks, and countertops over a cleavage membrane and for shower receptors
5.3.1
5.3.2
5.3.3
6.0 Installation of ceramic tile on walls, ceilings, floors, decks, and countertops
6.1 General 6.1.1
6.2 Installation of tile 6.2.1
6.2.2
6.2.3
6.2.4
6.2.4.1
6.2.5
64 6.2.6
6.2.7
7.0 Grouting of tile
7.1
8.0 Curing
8.1
65 A108.1B Installation of Ceramic Tile on a Cured Portland Cement Mortar Setting Bed with Dry-Set or Latex-Portland Cement Mortar
1.0 Installation of mortar setting beds on vertical and horizontal surfaces
1.1
2.0 Installation and grouting of tile
66 A108.1C Contractor’s Option: Installation of Ceramic Tile in the Wet-Set Method with Portland Cement Mortar or Installation of C
67 A108.4 Installation of Ceramic Tile with Organic Adhesives or Water Cleanable Tile-Setting Epoxy Adhesive — 2019
1.0 Installation of ceramic tile for walls and ceilings
1.1 General 1.1.1
1.2 Preparation of surfaces 1.2.1
1.3 Adhesive application 1.3.1
1.4 Setting tile on walls and ceilings 1.4.1
1.4.2
1.4.3
2.0 Installation of tile for floors and countertops
2.1 General 2.1.1
2.2 Preparation of surfaces 2.2.1
2.2.2
2.3 Adhesive application 2.3.1
2.3.2
68 2.3.3
2.4 Setting tile floors and countertops 2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
3.0 Grouting of tile
3.0.1
3.0.2
3.0.3
69 A108.5 Installation of Ceramic Tile with Dry-Set Portland Cement Mortar or Latex-Portland Cement Mortar — 2020
1.0 Mixing mortars
1.1 Mixing dry-set portland cement mortars
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.2 Mixing latex-portland cement mortars
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.2.3
1.2.4
1.2.5
2.0 Installation of tile for walls and ceilings
2.1 General 2.1.1
2.1.2
2.2 Applying dry-set portland cement or latex-portland cement mortar 2.2.1
2.2.2
70 2.3.2
2.3.3
2.3.4
2.3.5
2.4 Setting ceramic mosaic tile 2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.5 Setting quarry tile, paver tile, and other unmounted vitreous and impervious tile 2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3
2.5.4
3.0 Installation of tile for floors
3.1 General 3.1.1
3.2 Applying dry-set portland cement mortar or latex-portland cement mortar 3.2.1
3.2.2
71 3.2.3
3.3 Setting floor tile 3.3.1
3.3.2
3.3.3
72 A108.6 Installation of Ceramic Tile with Chemical Resistant, Water Cleanable Tile-Setting and -Grouting Epoxy — 1999 [Reaffirmed
1.0 Mixing chemical resistant water cleanable tile-setting and -grouting epoxy
1.1
1.2
1.3
2.0 Installation of tile
2.1 General 2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.5
2.1.6
2.2 Setting quarry tile, paver tile, and packing house tile with epoxy 2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4
2.2.5
2.2.6
2.3 Setting ceramic mosaic tile with epoxy 2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.3.4
73 2.3.5
2.3.6
2.4 Setting tile with dry-set portland cement mortar or latex-portland cement mortar
2.5 Setting tile with portland cement mortar
3.0 Grouting of tile with epoxy
3.0.1
3.0.2
3.0.3
3.0.4
3.0.5
3.0.6
3.0.7
4.0 Curing
4.0.1
74 A108.8 Installation of Ceramic Tile with Chemical Resistant Furan Resin Mortar and Grout — 1999 [Reaffirmed 2019]
1.0 Mixing chemical resistant furan resin mortar and grout
1.1
1.2
1.3
2.0 Installation of tile
2.1 General 2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.2 Packing house tile and corrosion resistant membrane construction 2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4
2.2.5
2.2.6
2.2.7
75 2.3 Setting quarry tile, paver tile, and packing house tile in epoxy and grouting with furan 2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.3.4
2.3.5
2.3.6
2.3.7
2.4 Setting tile with dry-set portland cement mortar or latex-portland cement mortar
2.5 Setting tile with portland cement mortar
3.0 Grouting of tile with furan grout
3.0.1
3.0.2
3.0.3
3.0.4
3.0.5
3.1 Curing 3.1.1
76 A108.9 Installation of Ceramic Tile with Modified Epoxy Emulsion Mortar/Grout — 1999 [Reaffirmed 2019]
1.0 Mixing modified epoxy emulsion mortar/grout
1.0.1
1.0.2
1.0.3
2.0 Installation of tile
2.1 General 2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.5
2.2 Setting quarry tile, paver tile, and packing house tile 2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4
2.2.5
2.3 Setting ceramic mosaic tile 2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
77 2.3.4
2.3.5
3.0 Grouting of tile with modified epoxy emulsion
3.0.1
3.0.2
3.0.3
3.0.4
3.0.5
4.0 Curing
4.0.1
78 A108.10 Installation of Grout in Tilework — 2017
1.0 Scope
1.0.1
2.0 Environmental conditions
2.1
2.2
3.0 Materials
3.1 Aggregate
3.2 Portland cement
3.3 Water
3.4 Hydrated lime
3.5 Grout 3.5.1
3.5.2
3.5.3
4.0 Site conditions and preparation
4.0.1
4.0.2
4.0.3
79 5.0 Mixing grout
5.1 General 5.1.1
5.1.2
5.1.3
5.2 Mixing standard sanded cement grout, standard unsanded cement grout, polymer modified sanded tile grout, and polymer modifie
5.3 Installing grout 5.3.1
5.3.2
5.3.3
5.3.4
6.0 Cleaning
6.0.1
7.0 Curing
7.0.1
80 A108.11 Interior Installation of Cementitious Backer Units — 2018
1.0 General
1.1 Scope
1.2 Purpose
1.3 Standards
2.0 General installation requirements
2.1 Delivery, storage, and handling of materials at project site 2.1.1
81 2.2 Environmental conditions 2.2.1
3.0 Materials
3.0.1
3.1 Fasteners 3.1.1
3.1.2
3.2 Miscellaneous 3.2.1
3.2.2 Bonding materials: 3.2.2.1
3.2.2.2
3.2.2.3
3.2.2.4
4.0 General framing requirement
4.0.1
4.0.2
4.0.3
4.0.4
4.1 Wood framing requirements 4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.2 Steel framing requirements 4.2.1
4.2.1.1
4.2.1.2
4.3 Walls 4.3.1
82 4.4 Subfloor 4.4.1
4.4.2
4.4.3
4.5 Ceilings 4.5.1
4.5.2
5.0 General applications
5.1 Walls 5.1.1
5.1.2
5.1.3
5.1.4
5.1.5
5.1.6
5.1.7
5.2 Floors 5.2.1
5.2.2
5.3 Countertops 5.3.1
5.3.2
83 5.3.3
5.3.4
5.3.5
5.4 Ceilings 5.4.1
5.5 Joint treatment: floors, walls, and ceilings 5.5.1
84 Appendix — Limitations and Explanations
85 A108.12 Installation of Ceramic Tile with EGP (Exterior Glue Plywood) Latex-Portland Cement Mortar — 1999 [Reaffirmed 2019]
1.0 Installation of tile for floors
1.1 General 1.1.1
1.2 Preparation of surface 1.2.1
1.3 Mixing EGP latex-portland cement mortar 1.3.1
1.3.2
1.3.3
1.3.4
1.3.5
1.4 Applying EGP latex-portland cement mortar 1.4.1
1.4.2
1.4.3
1.5 Setting tile 1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
86 2.0 Grouting of tile
2.1
2.2
2.3
87 A108.13 Installation of Load Bearing, Bonded, Waterproof Membranes for Thin-Set Ceramic Tile and Dimension Stone — 2005 [Reaffir
1.0 Scope
1.0.1
2.0 Application of membrane to substrate
2.1
2.1.1
2.1.2
3.0 Curing of membrane and/or bonding material
3.1
4.0 Installation of ceramic tile over cured membrane
4.1
4.2
5.0 Grouting of tile
5.1
5.2
5.3
88 A108.14 Installation of Paper-Faced Glass Mosaic Tile — 2021
1.0 Scope
1.1
2.0 Application of metal lath and scratch-coat to walls and ceilings
2.1 Metal lath
2.2 Application of lath
2.3
2.4
3.0 Scratch and leveling coat mix for walls and ceilings
3.1
3.2
3.3
89 4.0 Application of scratch coat
4.1
4.2
4.3
5.0 Mortar mixes
5.1 Mortar for walls and ceilings 5.1.1
5.1.2
5.2 Mortar for floors 5.2.1
5.2.2
5.2.3
5.3 Mortar and special requirements for shower receptors 5.3.1
5.3.2
5.3.3
5.3.4
5.3.5
5.3.6
5.3.7
5.3.8
5.3.9
6.0 Bond coats for walls, ceilings, floors, counters, and shower receptors
6.1
90 6.2 Alternate bond coats for walls and ceilings 6.2.1
6.2.2
7.0 Grout
7.1 Non-sanded grout 7.1.1
7.1.2
7.2 Sanded grout 7.2.1
7.2.2
7.2.3
8.0 Mortar application
8.1 Application of mortar to walls and ceilings 8.1.1
8.1.2
8.1.3
8.2 Application of mortar to concrete floors and decks
8.2.1
8.2.2
8.2.3
8.3 Application of mortar for floors, decks and countertops, over cleavage membranes and shower receptors
8.3.1
91 8.3.2
8.3.3
9.0 Installation of paper-faced glass mosaic tile on walls, ceilings, floors, decks, and countertops
9.1 Installation of tile 9.1.1
9.1.2
9.1.3
9.1.4
9.1.5
9.1.6
10.0 Finishing
10.1
11.0 Curing
11.1
92 A108.15 Alternate Method: Installation of Paper-Faced Glass Mosaic Tile — 2019
1.0 Scope
1.1
2.1 Mortar beds
2.2 Cementitious backer unit (CBU)
3.0 Bond coats
3.1 Setting bed adhesive application 3.2
3.3
3.4
4.0 Grout (back-butter) selection
4.1
4.2 Non-sanded grout 4.2-A
4.2-B
93 4.3 Sanded grout 4.3-A
4.3-B
4.3-C
5.0 Sheet installation
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
6.0 Paper removal
6.1
6.2
6.3
7.0 Curing
7.1
94 A108.16 Installation of Paper-Faced, Back-Mounted, Edge-Mounted, or Clear Film Face-Mounted Glass Mosaic Tile — 2020
1.0 Scope
2.0 Substrate preparation
2.1 Mortar beds
2.2 Cementitious backerboard units (CBUs)
3.0 Bond coats
3.1
4.0 Notch trowel selection matrix
5.0 Adhesive application
5.1
5.2
5.3
95 6.0 Installing mounted tile
6.1
6.2
6.3
7.0 Paper removal
7.1
7.2
8.0 Installation of back-mounted or edge-mounted glass mosaic tile
8.1
8.2
9.0 Installation of clear film face-mounted mosaic tile
9.1
9.2
10.0 Cure times prior to grouting
10.1
10.2
11.0 Cleaning prior to grouting
11.1
11.2
12.0 Grout
12.1
13.0 Installation of grout in tile work
13.1
13.2
96 A108.17 Installation of Crack Isolation Membranes for Thin-Set Ceramic Tile and Dimension Stone — 2005 [Reaffirmed 2021]
1.0 Scope
2.0 Application of membrane to substrate
2.0.1
2.0.2
3.0 Curing of membrane and/or bonding material
4.0 Installation of ceramic tile over cured membrane
5.0 Grouting of tile
5.0.1
5.0.2
5.0.3
6.0 Soft Joints
6.0.1
6.0.2
97 A108.18 Unmounted Glass Tile Installation — 2021
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Materials
2.1 Unmounted glass tile
2.2 Adhesives
2.2.1 Modified dry-set cement mortars
2.2.2 Epoxy adhesives
2.3 Grout
2.3.1 Cement grout
2.3.2 Epoxy grout
98 3.0 Sub-structure requirements
3.1 General
3.2 Wall framing requirements (wood or metal studs) 3.2.1 Gypsum board (drywall) & cementitious backer units
3.2.2 Portland cement mortar beds
4.0 Substrates
4.1 Concrete
4.2 Cured portland cement mortar bed
4.3 Cementitious backer units (CBU)
4.4 Gypsum board (drywall)
4.5 Membranes
5.0 Movement joints
5.1 Minimum movement joint requirements
99 5.2 Perimeter movement joints
5.3 Movement joint width
5.3.1 Exterior
5.3.2 Interior
5.3.3 Change of plane
6.0 Curing
6.1 Cure times 6.1.1 Walls
6.1.2 Floors
6.1.3 Submerged/heavy water use applications
7.0 Installation process
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
100 7.7
8.0 Grouting
8.1
8.2
105 American National Standard Specifications ANSI A118.1, .3, .4, .5, .6, .7, .8, .9, .10, .11, .12, .13, and .15 A118.1 American N
2.0 Definitions
2.1 Dry-set mortar
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
106 2.2 Ceramic tile
2.2.1
3.0 Property requirements for ANSI 118.1 Standard dry-set cement mortars
3.1 Property requirements for fast-setting standard dry-set mortars (in addition to performance requirements listed in Section 3
107 3.2 Property requirements for dry-set mortar for large and heavy tile (in addition to performance requirements listed in Section
3.3 Optional property requirements for dry-set mortars in addition to performance requirements listed in Section 3.0 (may be use
4.0 Sampling and testing procedures
4.1 Sample
4.2 Temperature
4.3 Recording test values
108 5.0 Tests for application properties
5.1 Mortar preparation 5.1.1
5.1.2
5.2 Final set for fast-setting standard dry-set cement mortars only
5.3 Open time 5.3.1
5.3.2
5.3.3
5.3.3.1
5.3.3.2
5.3.3.3
109 5.3.4 Test materials 5.3.4.1
5.3.4.2
5.3.4.3 Apparatus 5.3.4.3.1
5.3.4.3.2
5.3.4.3.3
5.3.5
5.3.6
5.3.7
6.0 Sag resistance on vertical surfaces (required for mortars designated for vertical applications)
110 6.1 Test materials 6.1.1
6.1.2
6.1.3 Apparatus 6.1.3.1 Steel straight edge 6.1.3.2 Clamps 6.1.3.3
6.1.3.4
6.1.3.5
6.1.3.6
6.1.4
6.1.5
7.0 Shear strength to ceramic tile
7.1 Shear strength of standard dry-set cement mortars to glazed wall tile 7.1.1
111 7.1.2
7.1.3
7.2 Shear strength of mortars to porcelain mosaic tile 7.2.1
7.2.2
7.2.3
7.2.4
7.2.5
7.2.6
7.3 Support for shear specimens
112 7.4 Shear strength of fast-setting dry-set cement mortars
7.4.1
7.5 Evaluation and expression of results
8.0 Robinson Floor Test
8.1 Robinson floor test of dry-set mortars for large and heavy tile
8.1.1 Lippage prior to Robinson cycling.
9.0 Package labeling
9.1 Application 9.1.1
113 9.1.1.1
9.1.1.2
9.1.1.3
9.1.2
9.1.3
9.1.4
10.0 Report
10.1
10.1.1
10.1.2
10.1.3
10.1.3.1
10.1.4
10.1.5
10.2
10.2.1
10.2.2
10.2.3
10.3
10.3.1
10.3.2
10.4
10.4.1
114 A118.3 American National Standard Specifications for Chemical Resistant, Water Cleanable Tile-Setting and -Grouting Epoxy and Wa
1.0 Scope
2.0 Definitions
2.1 Chemical resistant, water cleanable tile-setting and -grouting epoxy
2.2 Water cleanable tile-setting epoxy adhesive
2.3 Ceramic tile
2.3.1
3.0 Sampling and testing procedures
3.1 Sample
3.2 Temperature
3.3 Recording test values
4.0 Preparation of epoxy
4.1 Mixing
115 5.0 Tests for application properties
5.1 Water cleanability
5.2 Initial setting time, service strength setting time
5.3 Shrinkage of the mixed components during cure
5.4 Sag in vertical joints
5.4.1
5.4.2
5.5 Bond strength to quarry tile 5.5.1
5.5.2
116 5.6 Compressive strength 5.6.1
5.7 Tensile strength of the cured material 5.7.1
5.8 Thermal shock test 5.8.1
5.8.2
5.8.3
5.9 Chemical resistance
5.9.1
117 A118.4 American National Standard Specifications for Modified Dry-Set Cement Mortar — 2019
2.0 Definitions
2.1 Modified dry-set cement mortar
2.1.1
2.1.2
118 2.1.3
2.1.4
2.2 Ceramic tile
2.2.1
119 3.0 Property requirements for modified dry-set cement mortars
3.1 Property requirements for fast-setting modified dry-set mortars (in addition to performance requirements listed in Section 3
3.2 Property requirements for dry-set mortar for large and heavy tile (in addition to performance requirements listed in Section
3.3 Optional property requirements for modified dry-set mortars in addition to performance requirements listed in Section 3.0 (m
4.0 Sampling and testing procedures
4.1 Sample
4.2 Temperature
120 4.3 Recording test values
5.0 Tests for application properties
5.1 Mortar preparation 5.1.1
5.1.2
5.2 Final set for fast-setting modified dry-set cement mortars only
5.3 Open time 5.3.1
121 5.3.2
5.3.3
5.3.3.1
5.3.3.2
5.3.3.3
5.3.4 Test materials 5.3.4.1
5.3.4.2
5.3.4.3 Apparatus 5.3.4.3.1
5.3.4.3.2
5.3.4.3.3
5.3.5
122 5.3.6
5.3.7
6.0 Sag resistance on vertical surfaces (required for mortars designated for vertical applications)
6.1 Test materials 6.1.1
6.1.2
6.1.3 Apparatus 6.1.3.1 Steel straight edge 6.1.3.2 Clamps 6.1.3.3
6.1.3.4
6.1.3.5
6.1.3.6
6.1.4
123 6.1.5
7.0 Shear strength to ceramic tile
7.1 Shear strength of modified dry-set cement mortars to glazed wall tile 7.1.1
7.1.2
7.1.3
7.2 Shear strength of mortars to porcelain mosaic tile 7.2.1
7.2.2
124 7.2.3
7.2.4
7.2.5
7.2.6
7.2.7
7.3 Shear strength of mortars to quarry tile 7.3.1
7.3.2
7.3.3
125 7.4 Support for shear specimens
7.5 Shear strength of fast-setting modified dry-set cement mortars
7.5.1
7.6 Evaluation and expression of results
8.0 Robinson Floor Test
8.1 Robinson floor test of modified dry-set cement mortars for large and heavy tile
8.1.1 Lippage prior to Robinson cycling.
126 9.0 Package labeling
9.1 Application 9.1.1
9.1.1.1
9.1.1.2
9.1.1.3.
9.1.2
9.1.3
9.1.4
10.0 Report
10.1
10.1.1
10.1.2
10.1.3
10.1.3.1
10.1.4
10.1.5
10.1.6
10.2
10.2.1
10.2.2
127 10.2.3
10.3
10.3.1
10.3.2
10.4
10.4.1
128 A118.5 American National Standard Specifications for Chemical Resistant Furan Mortars and Grouts for Tile Installation — 1999 [R
1.0 Scope
2.0 Definitions
2.1 Chemical resistant furan mortars and grouts
2.2 Ceramic units 2.2.1
3.0 Sample and testing procedures
3.1 Sample
3.2 Test environment
3.3 Test values
4.0 Preparation of furan mortar and grout
4.1
5.0 Tests for application properties
5.1 Workability
5.2 Physical property requirements
5.3 Fillers
129 5.4 Chemical resistance
5.4.1
6.0 General requirements
130 A118.6 American National Standard Specifications for Standard Cement Grouts for Tile Installation — 2019
1.0 Scope
2.0 Definitions
2.1 Standard sanded cement grout
2.2 Standard unsanded cement grout
3.0 Property requirements for standard sanded and unsanded cement grouts
4.0 Tests for properties of standard sanded and unsanded cement grouts4.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.2 Grout preparation 4.2.1
131 4.2.2
4.3 Linear shrinkage
4.3.1
4.3.2
4.4 Water absorption 4.4.1
4.5 Compressive strength 4.5.1
4.6 Tensile strength 4.6.1
4.6.2 Procedure 4.6.2.1
4.6.2.2
132 4.6.2.3
4.6.2.4
4.6.2.4.1
4.6.2.4.2
4.6.3 Faulty briquettes and retests 4.6.3.1
4.6.4
4.7 Flexural strength
4.7.1
4.7.2
5.0 General requirements for all grouts
5.1 Package labeling 5.1.1
5.1.1.1
5.1.1.2
5.1.1.3
133 A118.7 American National Standard Specifications for High Performance Cement Grouts for Tile Installation — 2019
1.0 Scope
2.0 Definitions
2.1 High performance unsanded tile grout
2.2 High performance sanded tile grout
3.0 Property requirements for high performance sanded and un-sanded cement grouts
3.1 Sampling and testing procedures 3.1.1
3.1.2
134 3.1.3
3.2 Grout preparation 3.2.1
3.3 Linear shrinkage
3.3.1
3.3.2
3.4 Water absorption 3.4.1
3.5 Compressive strength 3.5.1
135 3.6 Tensile strength 3.6.1
3.6.2 Procedure 3.6.3
3.6.4
3.6.5
3.6.6
3.6.6.1
3.6.7 Faulty briquettes and retests 3.6.7.1
3.6.8
3.7 Flexural strength
3.7.1
3.7.2
4.0 General requirements for all grouts
4.1 Package labeling 4.1.1
136 4.1.1.1
4.1.1.2
4.1.1.3
137 A118.8 American National Standard Specifications for Modified Epoxy Emulsion Mortar/Grout — 1999 [Reaffirmed 2021]
1.0 Scope
2.0 Definitions
2.1 Modified epoxy emulsion mortars/grouts
2.2 Ceramic tile
2.2.1
3.0 Sampling and testing procedures
3.1 Sample
3.3 Test value
4.0 Preparation of modified epoxy emulsion mortar/grout
4.1 Mixing
138 5.0 Tests for application properties
5.1 Water cleanability
5.2 Initial set
5.3 Final set
5.4 Bond strength to quarry tile 5.4.1
5.4.2
5.5 Shear strength of mortars to glazed wall tile 5.5.1
5.5.2
139 5.5.3
5.5.4
5.5.5
5.6 Shear strength of mortars to impervious ceramic mosaic tile 5.6.1
5.6.2
5.6.3
5.6.4
5.6.5
5.7 Support for shear specimens
5.8 Comprehensive strength of the cured material 5.8.1
140 5.9 Tensile strength of the cured material 5.9.1
5.10 Flexural strength 5.10.1
5.11 Water absorption 5.11.1
141 A118.9 American National Standard Specifications for Test Methods and Specifications for Cementitious Backer Units — 2019
1.0 Scope
2.0 Definitions
2.1 Cementitious backer unit (CBU)
3.0 Sampling and testing procedures
3.1 Sampling
3.2 Test environment
3.3 Test values
4.0 Test for physical properties
4.1 Shear bond strength 4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3 Test method for ANSI A118.1 and ANSI A118.4 dry-set cement mortars 4.1.3.1
142 4.1.3.2
4.1.3.3
4.1.4 Test method for ANSI A136.1 organic adhesive
4.2 Compression Indentation
4.3 Facial dimensions
4.4 Falling ball impact
4.5 Nail-head pull-through
4.6 Flame Spread Index and Smoke-Developed Index
143 4.7 Flexural strength
4.8 Linear expansion with change in moisture content
4.9 Fungus resistance
4.10 Squareness
4.11 Thickness
4.12 Freeze-thaw resistance
4.13 Warm water resistance
144 5.0 General requirements
145 A118.10 American National Standard Specifications for Load Bearing, Bonded, Waterproof Membranes for Thin-Set Ceramic Tile and D
2.0 Definitions
2.1 Latex-portland cement mortar
2.2 Ceramic tile
2.2.1
3.0 Sampling and testing procedures
3.1 Sampling
146 3.1.1
3.2 Temperature
3.3 Recording test values
4.0 Tests for material properties
4.1 Fungus and micro-organism resistance
4.2 Seam strength
4.3 Breaking strength
147 4.4 Dimensional stability
4.5 Waterproofness
4.5.1
4.5.2
4.5.3
4.5.4
5.0 Shear strength to ceramic tile and cement mortar
5.1 Concrete test substrate
5.2 Preparation of shear bond assemblies
5.3 Seven day shear strength
5.4 Seven day water immersion shear strength
5.5 Four week shear strength
5.6 Twelve week shear strength
5.7 One-Hundred day water immersion shear strength
148 6.0 System performance
149 A118.11 American National Standard Specifications for EGP (Exterior Glue Plywood) Modified Dry-set Mortar — 2017
1.1 Standards
2.0 Definitions
2.1 EGP (exterior glue plywood) modified dry-set mortar
2.2 Ceramic tile
150 2.3 Plywood
3.0 Sampling and testing procedures
3.1
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3
3.1.4
4.0 Shear strength to quarry tile
4.1 Preparation of specimens
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.2 Shear strength of fast-setting EGP (exterior glue plywood) mortars
151 4.2.1
4.2.2
4.3 Support for shear specimens
5.0 Package labeling
5.1 Application
5.1.1
5.1.2
5.1.3
152 A118.12 American National Standard Specifications for Crack Isolation Membranes for Thin-Set Ceramic Tile and Dimension Stone In
2.0 Definitions
2.1 Latex portland cement mortar
2.2 Movement joints 2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
153 2.2.4
2.2.5
2.3 Ceramic tile
2.4 Concrete test substrate
3.0 Sampling and testing procedures
3.1 Sample
3.1.1
3.2 Temperature
3.3 Recording test values
154 4.0 Tests for material properties
4.1 Fungus and microorganism resistance
4.1.1
4.1.2
5.0 Tests for system performance
5.1 Shear strength to ceramic tile and cement mortar 5.1.1
5.1.2
5.1.3
5.1.4
5.1.5
155 5.1.6
5.2 Point load test 5.2.1
5.2.2
5.2.3
5.3 Robinson floor test
5.4 System crack resistance test 5.4.1
5.4.2
5.4.3
5.4.4
156 5.4.5
5.4.6
5.4.7
5.4.8
5.4.9
157 A118.13 American National Standard Specifications for Bonded Sound Reduction Membranes for Thin-Set Ceramic Tile Installation —
2.0 Definitions
2.1 Latex portland cement mortar
158 2.2 Acoustical Joint
2.3 Movement joints 2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.3.4
2.3.5
2.4 Ceramic tile
3.0 Sampling and testing procedures
3.1 Sample
3.1.1
3.2 Temperature
159 3.3 Recording test values
4.0 Tests for material properties
4.1 Fungus and microorganism resistance (required for products intended for use in wet areas)
4.1.1
4.1.2
5.0 Tests for system performance
5.1 Shear strength to ceramic tile and cement mortar 5.1.1
5.1.2
5.1.3
5.1.4
5.1.5
160 5.2 Robinson floor test
5.3 Sound transmission reduction test 5.3.1
5.3.2
5.3.3
5.3.4
5.3.5
5.3.6
5.3.7
5.3.8
161 A118.15 American National Standard Specifications for Improved Modified Dry-Set Cement Mortar — 2019
2.0 Definitions
2.1 Improved modified dry-set cement mortar
2.1.1
2.1.2
162 2.1.3
2.1.4
2.2 Ceramic tile
2.2.1
163 3.0 Property requirements for improved performance modified mortars
3.1 Property requirements for fast-setting improved modified dry-set mortars (in addition to performance requirements listed in
3.2 Property requirements for improved modified dry-set mortar for large and heavy tile (in addition to performance requirements
3.3 Optional property requirements for improved modified dry-set mortars in addition to performance requirements listed in Secti
4.0 Sampling and testing procedures
4.1 Sample
4.2 Temperature
164 4.3 Recording test values
5.0 Tests for application properties
5.1 Mortar preparation 5.1.1
5.1.2
5.2 Final set for fast-setting improved modified dry-set cement mortars only
5.3 Open time 5.3.1
165 5.3.2
5.3.3
5.3.3.1
5.3.3.2
5.3.3.3
5.3.4 Test materials 5.3.4.1
5.3.4.2
5.3.4.3 Apparatus 5.3.4.3.1
5.3.4.3.2
5.3.4.3.3
5.3.5
166 5.3.6
5.3.7
6.0 Sag resistance on vertical surfaces (required for mortars designated for vertical applications)
6.1 Test materials 6.1.1
6.1.2
6.1.3 Apparatus 6.1.3.1 Steel straight edge 6.1.3.2 Clamps 6.1.3.3
6.1.3.4
6.1.3.5
6.1.3.6
6.1.4
167 6.1.5
7.0 Shear strength to ceramic tile
7.1 Shear strength of improved modified dry-set cement mortars to glazed wall tile 7.1.1
7.1.2
7.1.3
7.1.4
7.2 Shear strength of mortars to porcelain mosaic tile 7.2.1
168 7.2.2
7.2.3
7.2.4
7.2.5
7.2.6
7.2.7
7.3 Shear strength of mortars to quarry tile 7.3.1
169 7.3.2
7.3.3
7.4 Support for shear specimens
7.5 Shear strength of fast-setting improved modified dry-set cement mortars
7.5.1
7.6 Evaluation and expression of results
8.0 Robinson Floor Test
8.1 Robinson floor test of improved modified dry-set cement mortars for large and heavy tile
170 8.1.1 Lippage prior to Robinson cycling.
9.0 Package labeling
9.1 Application 9.1.1
9.1.1.1
9.1.1.2
9.1.1.3.
9.1.2
9.1.3
9.1.4
171 10.0 Report
10.1
10.1.1
10.1.2
10.1.3
10.1.3.1
10.1.4
10.1.5
10.1.6
10.2
10.2.1
10.2.2
10.2.3
10.3
10.3.1
10.3.2
10.4
10.4.1
172 A136.1 American National Standard Specifications for Organic Adhesives for Installation of Ceramic Tile — 2020
1.0 Purpose
2.0 Scope
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
3.0 Classification
3.4
4.0 Definitions
4.1 Ceramic tile
4.2 Organic adhesive
5.0 Requirements
5.1 Stability in storage
173 5.2 Shear strength
5.2.1
5.2.2 Shear strength, conditioned, after water immersion: 5.2.2.1
5.2.2.2
5.2.3
5.2.4
5.4 Impact test
5.5 Stain test
5.6 Resistance to mold growth
6.0 Sampling and testing procedures
6.1 Stability in storage
6.2 Shear strength 6.2.1
6.2.1.1
174 6.2.1.2
6.2.1.3
6.2.1.4
6.2.1.5
6.2.1.6
6.2.2 Preparation of bonded tile assemblies 6.2.2.1
6.2.2.2
6.2.2.3
6.2.3 Procedure 6.2.3.1
175 6.2.3.2
6.2.3.3
6.2.3.4
6.2.3.5
6.2.3.6
176 6.2.4
6.2.5
6.3 Stain test
6.4 Test for mold growth
177 7.0 Manufacturer’s instructions
7.1 Application
7.2 Storage
8.0 Toxicity and flammability
8.1 Labels
179 FIGURES
180 Figure 1.0 Support Jig for Bond Strength Test
181 Figure 2.0 Ceramic Tile Test Assembly Plate
Figure 3.0 Ceramic Tile Test Assembly Lower Portion
Figure 4.0 Oven
182 Figure 5.0 T-Bar Spacer
Figure 6.0 Shear Bond Test Jig
183 Figure 7.0 Tile Setting Pattern for System Crack Resistance Test
184 Figure 8.0 System Crack Resistance Test Apparatus
185 Figure 9.0 Failure Pattern
186 Figure 10.0 Slip Appartus
187 Figure 11.0 Examples of Non-Linear Joint Configurations
188 Figure 12.0 3/4 in. (19 mm) Rounded Notch Trowel
189 Figure 13.0 Examples of Offset Patterns
190 Figure 14.0 Shear Bond Test Specimen
191 Annex A (Informative) — Concrete Test Slab

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