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May 14, 2019 · Industry standards and manufacturer recommendations of 33% or less offset for tiles with one or more sides 15” or greater are required because of the manufacturing process for tile. When ceramic tile is heated and cooled in the kiln, warpage can occur. This is a normal result of the manufacturing process.
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Moving the intersection of the two ends of the tiles to the 33% location (as you can see in the photo above) from the 50% location (as you can see in the image below) significantly reduces lippage and most times provides an acceptable appearance. Many tile manufacturers now recommend that their products be installed with the 33% offset which furthe...
The other issue that is a crucial part of the successful offset pattern installation has to do with the size of the grout joint. The ANSI A108.02 Installation Standard has a section devoted to specifying the size of the grout joint, particularly when one of the tile sides being installed is greater than 15”. Before we begin this explanation, let's ...
As you know, the beauty and longtime satisfaction with ceramic and porcelain tile installations often depend on the creativity of the design. Whether it's the owner, the architect, the designer, the retailer, or the installer who provides the pattern and layout suggestions, the end customer must be happy with the final appearance. In other words, t...
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When offset or modular patterns are desired, strong consideration should be given to the amount of offset. For large tiles exhibiting the maximum allowable warpage, 50% offsets are guaranteed to exhibit lippage.
Nov 6, 2020 · The TCNA Handbook for Ceramic, Glass and Stone Tile Installation states: “Tiles should not be field-cut to size to accomplish modular patterns or to align grout joints, as field-cut edges will be dissimilar from factory edges and cannot be held to the same squareness tolerance.”
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- 33% offset recommendations for LFT. ANSI also provides the standards which guide the installation of ceramic tile (which includes porcelain) when the specified tile is 15″ or longer on any one side (popularly known as large-format tile or LFT).
- Straight stack. A tile pattern of square or rectangular tile that has grout joints aligning in both the north/south and east/west directions is known as a straight stack or stack bond.
- The 33% offset reverse. Rather than having the two low points adjacent to the high point as in a 50% offset, the tile in row one is moved to the one third point (33%) of the tile in row two.
- The 33% offset stairstep. In this 33% offset stairstep pattern, rather than switching back and forth as in the 33% reverse, it continues in one direction forming a stairstep appearance.
Jul 30, 2012 · Many tile manufacturers now recommend that their products be installed with the 33% offset which further supports tile mechanic’s need to install a tile pattern that will be satisfactory.
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Jul 26, 2021 · For running bond/brick joint patterns utilizing tiles (square or rectangular) where the side being offset is greater than 18”, offset will be a maximum of 33% unless otherwise specified by the tile manufacturer.
