Selection & Specification Guide for Tile & Stone

Selection & Specification Guide for Tile & Stone

Frederick M. Hueston

Copyright 2005 National Training Center for Stone & Masonry Trades

This manual is designed to help owners. managers. designers and architects who are responsible for the installation of stone flooring in high-traffic properties such as hotels. casinos and malls.

Over the past 20 years. We have seen design professionals make major mistakes in specifying stone for commercial applications. This manual has been authored for the purposes of helping to foster proper selection and design and to avoid these mistakes.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Selection & Design Criteria for Stone & Tile in Commercial Applications
2. How to Select the Proper Stone for Commercial Applications
3. Part 1-General
4. Part 2-Products
5. Part 3-Execution
6. Part 4-Health & Safety
7. Specifications for the Installation of Glass/Porcelin and Resin Backed Stone Tile
8. Stone Floor Maintenance Specifications
9. Measuring Vapor Emission in Stone & Tile Flooring Installations
10. Resined Slabs: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
11. The Ten Most Common Stone Problems
12. Oxidation of Elemental Iron Within Stone Surfaces

Book Price: $79.95