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TCNA Handbook for Ceramic, Glass, and Stone Tile Installation, 2021
- Committee Members
- Contents
- Product Selection Guides [Go to Page]
- Ceramic Tile Selection Guide
- Glass Tile Selection and Installation Guide
- Natural Stone Tile Selection and Installation Guide
- Setting Materials Selection Guide
- Grout Selection Guide
- Backer Board Selection Guide
- Membrane Selection Guide
- Additional Products Used in Tile Installations
- Green Building Standards and Green Product Selection Guide
- Field and Installation Requirements [Go to Page]
- Substrate Requirements
- Lighting and Tile Installations
- Mortar Application and Coverage
- Flatness and Lippage
- Grout Joint Size, Layouts, and Patterns
- Finished Tilework
- Accessibility
- Wet Areas Guidelines
- Floor Tiling Installation Guide
- Environmental Exposure Classifications
- Using the TCNA Handbook for Specification Writing
- Installer and Contractor Qualifications Guide
- Ceramic and Glass Tile Installation Methods [Go to Page]
- Exterior Floors
- Exterior Roof/Deck Floors
- Exterior Balcony/Deck Floors
- Interior Floors Over Concrete
- Interior Floors With Radiant Heat Over Concrete
- Interior Floors With Radiant Heat Over Wood
- Interior Floors Over Wood
- Exterior Walls
- Interior Walls Over Masonry or Concrete
- Interior Walls Over Solid Backing
- Interior Walls Over Wood or Metal Studs
- Bathtub Walls With No Showerhead
- Bathtub/Shower Walls
- Shower Receptors
- Curbless Shower Receptors
- Common Shower Configurations
- Shower Receptor Renovation
- Ceilings, Soffits
- Countertops
- Steam Shower/Steam Room; Masonry/Concrete
- Steam Shower/Steam Room; Wood/Metal Studs
- Pools and Water Features
- Tile Tubs and Fountains
- Mortar Stairs
- Refrigerator Rooms
- Renovation
- Accessories and Transitions
- Sound Rated and Fire Rated Walls
- Sound Rated Floors Guide
- Natural Stone Tile Installation Methods [Go to Page]
- Exterior Floors
- Exterior Roof/Deck Floors
- Exterior Balcony/Deck Floors
- Interior Floors Over Concrete
- Interior Floors With Radiant Heat Over Concrete
- Interior Floors With Radiant Heat Over Wood
- Interior Floors Over Wood
- Exterior Walls
- Interior Walls Over Masonry or Concrete
- Interior Walls Over Solid Backing
- Interior Walls Over Wood or Metal Studs
- Bathtub Walls With No Showerhead
- Bathtub/Shower Walls
- Shower Receptors
- Ceilings, Soffits
- Movement Joints
- Appendices [Go to Page]
- Appendix A. ISO 13007 Standards for Adhesives and Grouts
- Appendix B. Estimated Weights for Floor Installations
- Appendix C. Material and Installation Specifications, Test Methods, and Guides Referenced
- Method Locator by Method Number
- Method Locator by Application (Tile)
- Method Locator by Application (Stone)
- Member Directory
- 2021 TCNA Tile Initiative [Go to Page]
- 2021 TCNA Tile Initiative [Go to Page]
- Contents
- TCNA Bulletin: ANSI A326.3
- TCNA Bulletin: Code Criteria for Slip Resistant Surfaces around Pools, Spas,
and Hot Tubs
- TCNA Bulletin: IBC Updates Requirements for Exterior Adhered Porcelain
- Porcelain Tile Certification
and the Porcelain Tile
Certification Agency
- TCNA Bulletin: What Is True Porcelain?
- When Quality Is the Bottom Line: Match ACT-Certified
Installers to the Job at Hand
- TCNA Bulletin
: Choosing Your Tile Contractor
- TCNA Bulletin:
Ceramic Tile Testing and Research in a Pandemic World
- Special Section from Tile Heritage Foundation
- 2021 Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) Sponsors
- 2021 Tile: the Natural Choice [Go to Page]
- TILE: THE NATURAL CHOICE [Go to Page]
- Contents
- Tile: The Natural Choice [Go to Page]
- Tile and Green Building Credits and Requirements
- TCNA Bulletin: Ceramic Tile for a Safe and Healthy Home
- TCNA Green Report: Life-Cycle Cost Study
- Guide to Green Squared [Go to Page]
- Contents
- What is Green Squared?
- The Green Squared Standard
- Third-Party Certification
- Specifying Green Squared
- Green Squared in the Field
- Guide to EPDs for Ceramic Tile, Mortar and Grout Made in North America [Go to Page]
- Contents
- Total Transparency: EPDs for North American-Made Ceramic Tile, Mortar, and Grout
- Credits and Compliance: North American-Made Ceramic Tile, Mortar, and Grout
- Environmental Footprint: Tile, Mortar and Grout
- EPD Transparency Summary: Tile
- EPD Transparency Summary: Grout
- EPD Transparency Summary: Mortar
- Back Cover [Go to Page]