Do you have any product approvals for espana tile installation on a sloped concrete deck?
There are no formal specifications for concrete deck installations, but they are being done on a job-by-job basis. Option #1: Prime the concrete deck and hot mop a No. 30 base sheet. Hot mop a No. 90. Back nail the No. 90 with concrete fasteners (pre-drilled). Foam the tile. Option #2: The same anchor sheet installation as Option #1 with an SBS modified cap sheet. Foam the tile. Note: There is test data that would allow a self-adhered membrane directly to the concrete deck without an anchor sheet; Miami-Dade would require an engineer’s approval on such a system. Q: Contractor advises that chips along the edges of installed tile are routine. Do you have any guidance on what number of tile and size of chips you would consider acceptable in installation of your product? A: Any slurry coated tile would have some chips at the nose. This is an aesthetic issue and as such is subjective. Small chips can be painted to match the base color of the tile. From a functional perspective, any chip lar
