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| 1. VIDEO: Top 5 Tips for Exterior Tile and Balcony Installations |
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Does your project call for tile installed on an exterior patio, deck, balcony, wall or façade? These projects require different considerations for waterproofing, crack isolation, thermal expansion, slip resistance and more. Avoid costly failures by specifying the right installation systems from the beginning. These are critical tips that every specifier needs to know. |
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2. White Paper: Using Liquid Applied Membranes for Waterproofing and
Crack Isolation |
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| Today, waterproofing and crack isolation are critical considerations on interior and exterior projects. In fact, the Handbook of the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) includes membranes in most of its construction details. Isolating substrate movement is even more important when installing larger tile sizes and waterproofing exteriors should always be considered. Understand your options by reading this white paper. |
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| 3. Specifying Movement Joints |
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Every tile installation requires allowances for the natural movement of subfloors and walls. These take the form of movement joints, or expansion joints, which help eliminate stress in the tile when changes in conditions cause expansion and contraction. The most common cause of movement is changes in temperature, but humidity, vibration, and changes in plane can all exacerbate the problem. |
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| 4. CUSTOM Mobile App Saves Time and Money |
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Download it today for easy access to all these great features: |
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Material Calculator: Don't guess on the amount of product you will need for your job. Our material calculator is more precise than standardized coverage charts. |
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Product information including essential details you need to know: product descriptions, suitable uses, features and benefits as well as limitations. |
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Grout Color Selector: While nothing can replace the accuracy of our official color cards and grout kits, this visual reference guide will help guide you to narrow color choices. |
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Technical Data Sheets that contain full product details. |
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Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for when you need them on commercial projects. |
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5. CASE STUDY: Office Project Earns LEED Gold using CUSTOM’s
Emerald System |
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Township 14, a premium class A corporate office development near San Diego, took advantage of CUSTOM’s Emerald System™ products to met the project’s environmental objectives. The project received Gold LEED-NC certification for Building One and Silver for Building Two. LEED contributing products such as CUSTOM’s ProLite® mortar and Prism® grout helped to earn important points for this application. |
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| 6. Tile Installation Resources for Specification Professionals |
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| Looking for online tools to help you write the 09 30 00 tile spec for a warranted installation of tile products? The CUSTOM website offers resources that make specifying the right tile installation system fast and easy. Visit our Architects & Designers web page to use tools like these: |
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ARCAT Wizard |
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CSI 3-part specs |
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Access ANSI standards and TCNA details |
| You can always call on our team of Commercial Architectural Services Representatives for expert technical assistance. |
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7. The CUSTOM Architectural Services Team
Helps Specifiers Save Time and Money |
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Many spec writers believe that the 09300 section for tile installation is among the more complicated parts of the whole spec. This comes as no surprise to the Architectural Services team at CUSTOM. The team's job is to help spec writers identify the right installation methods to eliminate problems before a project ever goes to bid. Learn how: |
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| Want to learn more? |
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| Specify a Single Source with Confidence. |
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Count on CUSTOM, North America's leader in floor preparation and tile installation systems.
Our comprehensive, single-source solutions deliver everything you need for general subfloor preparation, plus tile set, grout and maintenance. CUSTOM's products are formulated to work together for durability and performance. In fact, we stand behind our systems with the most comprehensive warranties in the industry.
At CUSTOM, we've been helping design professionals succeed for over 50 years. Isn't it time we helped you? Call our architectural services team today! 800-272-8786. |
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