ISO/TR TECHNICAL REPORT 17870-1 First edition 2015-08-15 Ceramic tiles Guidelines for installation - Part 1: Installation of ceramic wall and floor tiles Carreaux et dalles céramiques - Lignes directrices pour l'installation- Partie 1: Installation des carreaux et dalles ceramiques au sol et aux murs Reference number IS0/TR17870-1:2015(E) ISO International Organization for Standardization @IS02015 mitted without license from IHS IS0/TR 17870-1:2015(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT IS0 2015, Published in Switzerland All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Ch. de Blandonnet 8 . CP 401 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland Tel. +41 22 749 01 11 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 copyright@iso.org www.iso.org HS und Not for Resale, 2015/11/11 08:25:15 networking permited without license from IHS IS0/TR 17870-1:2015(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Terms and definitions 2.1 General 2.2 Components of ceramic tiling 2.3 Tiling techniques and operations .3 2.4 Characteristics/aspects of ceramic tiling .4 3 Exchange of information .4 4 Materials 4.1 General .5 4.2 Basic materials 4.3 Basic information. ..6 5 Specification 1 5.1 General. 5.2 The project data. .7 5.2.1 Installation location and working conditions .7 5.2.2 Backgrounds .7 5.3 Selection and specification of the materials .9 5.3.1 Criterion of performance. 5.3.2 Criterion of compatibility 5.3.3 Criterion of safety. ..10 5.4 Specification of the tiling .10 5.4.1 Tiling system .10 5.4.2 Tile joints. ..10 5.4.3 Movement joints. ..11 6 Installation ..11 6.1 General. ..11 6.2 Analysis of the specification and planning of the work ..12 6.3 Control of environmental conditions. ..12 6.4 Storage and control of the materials .12 6.5 Control and preparation of the background, preparation of the bedding material, application of bedding and tiles. ..13 6.6 Installation of movement joints ..13 6.7 Cleaning and protection ..14 7 Quality of ceramic tiling: characteristics and requirements ..14 7.1 General characteristics of ceramic tiling ..14 7.2 Guidelines for the specification of requirements and their recommended tolerances ..14 7.2.1 General. .14 7.2.2 Regularity. ..14 7.2.3 Durability ..17 7.2.4 Safety ..17 8 Initial cleaning, protection, and maintenance ..18 8.1 General .18 8.2 Initial cleaning .18 8.3 Protection .18 8.4 Treatment ..19 8.4.1 Surface waterproofing treatments ..19 8.4.2 Temporary tile sealers. ..19 8.5 Maintenance ..19 Bibliography .20 Intemaional oganzation @stS2015 - All rights reserved iii icensee=Zhejang Institute of Standardization 5956617 ted withoutlicensefrom IHS Not for Resale, 2015/11/11 08:25:15