Why do stone tiles have to be tested?
There is a duty of care and in some cases a legal requirement upon which manufacturers, distributors, installers, contractors, and architects should ensure that stone floor and wall tiles are tested.These are just a few examples of why it is important : • Overall to ensure that the stone tiles are ‘fit for the purpose for their intended use’ • There are legal reasons for testing, for example; A stone that is claimed by a supplier to be a Marble but is a Limestone and there is a performance failure due to this, under European Construction Law, the supplier could be tried for deception – Petrological Tests will prevent this. • There are tests to ensure that the stone tiles do not pose a risk to peoples safety – a slip resistance test • There are tests to confirm that the stone tiles meet the harmonised standards required to achieve Œ marking • Other tests are requested by architects to ensure that a stone tile will cope with frost, will be strong enough to cope with weight bearing down o
