{"id":33120,"date":"2017-04-24T11:29:12","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T15:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=33120"},"modified":"2017-05-02T10:34:05","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T14:34:05","slug":"revised-tcna-handbook-offers-updated-tile-considerations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/revised-tcna-handbook-offers-updated-tile-considerations\/","title":{"rendered":"Revised TCNA handbook offers updated tile considerations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The new TCNA Handbook for Ceramic, Glass, and Stone Tile Installation will feature updated language as well as new sections to offer professionals guidance on the changing industry.<\/span>
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A variety of updates are slated for the latest version of the Tile Council of North America\u2019s<\/a> TCNA Handbook for Ceramic, Glass, and Stone Tile Installation.<\/em> Providing revisions to existing language as well as new sections, the new edition will be released next month.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyone specifying, selling, designing, installing, superintending, or otherwise involved with tile should update their technical library with the new edition,\u201d says Stephanie Samulski, the resource\u2019s technical content manager and secretary of TCNA\u2019s Handbook Committee. \u201cWith the range of new content ratified, there\u2019s something relevant to essentially anyone and everyone working with tile.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eric Astrachan, TCNA\u2019s executive director and chair of the Handbook Committee, says the handbook is not a standard, but rather a tool for providing industry consensus. This means it is not formatted like a standard, and can use non-mandatory language as needed to address conflicting recommendations or specifications. He also says substrate flatness requirements, which are \u201cessential but too often ignored,\u201d will be among the areas addressed by the language changes.<\/p>\n

New sections include:<\/p>\n