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Dear customer, we recommend you give a copy of this information to the people you supply with T
AU CERÁMICA materials. This will
help avoid complaints from your customers. Many thanks for your cooperation.
TILE FIXING
• TO ENSURE PORCELAIN EARTHENWARE FLOOR TILES ADHERE CORRECTL
Y TO THE SURFACE, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO USE SPECIFIC ADHE-
SIVE AND GROUTING MATERIAL. THIS MUST ALSO BE SUIT
ABLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THEY WILL HAVE T
O WITHSTAND. FITTING
WITH TRADITIONAL MORTARS DOES NOT ENSURE GOOD ADHESION.
• ALL TYPES OF JOINTS MUST BE PLANNED AND CARRIED OUT CORRECTL
Y: STRUCTURAL, PERIMETER, EXP
ANSION AND INSTALLATION
JOINTS. FITTING TILES WITHOUT JOINTS IS NO
T ADVISABLE FROM ANY TECHNICAL POINT OF VIEW AS THIS MA
Y LEAD TO VARIOUS
PROBLEMS.
• WHEN INSTALLING CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN A HERRINGBONE P
ATTERN WE RECOMMEND A MINIMUM INSTALLATION JOINT OF 4.0
mm. DO NOT OFFSET THE PIECES OVER ¼ OF THEIR SIZE.
• UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD GROUTING MATERIAL BE USED THAT CONTAINS “LAMPBLACK” (BLACK JOINTS).
• IT IS AL
WAYS ADVISABLE TO MIX THE PIECES FROM VARIOUS BOXES WHEN FITTING. T
O AVOID CREATING ISOLATED SECTIONS OF
IRREGULAR PIECES, VISUALISE THE CORRECT AESTHETIC LAYOUT OF THE TILES BEFOREHAND.
• IT IS NOT ADVISABLE TO USE RECOVERABLE SP
ACING WEDGES WHEN FIXING RECTIFIED TILE COVERINGS AS THIS INCREASES THE
RISK OF DAMAGE TO THE GLAZE WHEN THEY ARE REMOVED. TRADITIONAL CROSS-SP
ACERS CAN BE USED TO KEEP THE WIDTH OF
MOVEMENT JOINTS EVEN.
• IN THE BOXES OF SOME TYPES OF COMPLEMENT
ARY PIECES THERE IS SPECIFIC INFORMA
TION ON THE HANDLING, FITTING AND
MAINTENANCE OF THESE MATERIALS. AS A GENERAL GUIDELINE, POWDER DETERGENTS SHOULD NO
T BE USED, NOR WIRE WOOL
OR ABRASIVE MATERIALS. DO NOT USE CLEANING PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN ACID OR ALKALINE SOLUTIONS. GENERALLY A SPON-
GE WILL SUFFICE WITH WARM WATER AND LIQUID NEUTRAL SOAP. THEN RINSE WITH PLENTY OF CLEAN W
ATER.
• FOR TILED SURFACES IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES, CHOOSE MODELS WITH THE “ANTIFREEZE” SYMBOL.
MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING:
PRODUCTS WITH THE “RESISTANT” SYMBOL OR WITHOUT THE “WARNING” SYMBOL
• ONCE THE MATERIALS HAVE BEEN FITTED, IT IS ADVISABLE T
O REMOVE ANY REMAINING ADHESIVE AND GROUTING MA
TERIAL BY
USING A COMMERCIAL DESCALING PRODUCT DESIGNED ESPECIALL
Y FOR CERAMIC FLOOR TILES, DILUTED WITH W
ATER. THE DES-
CALING PRODUCT MUST NOT REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE TO BE CLEANED FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES. NEVER USE
HYDROCHLORIC ACID OR CLEANING PRODUCTS THAT MAY CONTAIN HYDROFLUORIC ACID. TO CHECK THAT THE CHOSEN CLEA-
NING PRODUCT WILL NOT DAMAGE THE PAVING, WE RECOMMEND PREVIOUSLY TESTING AN AREA THAT IS HIDDEN OR NOT
EASILY SEEN, OR TESTING A TILE THA
T HAS NOT BEEN FITTED.
PRODUCTS WITH THE “WARNING” SYMBOL (ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH A MET
ALLIC APPEARANCE):
•AVOID CONTACT WITH ACIDIC PRODUCTS. AFTER FITTING, DO NO
T WAIT FOR ANY REMAINS OF CEMENT T
O SET. REMOVE THEM
WITH A DAMP SPONGE WHILE STILL WET
. FOR DAY-TO-DAY CLEANING, USE CLEAN WATER WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF AMMONIA
IF REQUIRED.
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WHEN SELECTING OR FITTING PRODUCTS THAT FIGURE IN OUR CATALOGUE, PLEASE TAKE ANY SPECIFICATIONS INTO ACCOUNT, AS
WELL AS THOSE OUTLINED IN THE FITTING MANUALS THA
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basic instructions for lay out,
mantinance and cleaning
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