2021 TCNA Handbook for Ceramic, Glass, and Stone Tile Installation

A guide to assist in clarifying and standardizing installation specifications for tile. Each installation recommendation, or method, requires a properly designed, constructed, and prepared substructure using materials and construction techniques that meet nationally recognized material and construction standards. This completely revised edition features: Ceramic Tile Selection Guide, Glass Tile Selection Guide, Stone Selection Guide and Separate Installation Methods, Wet Areas Guidelines, Above-Ground Concrete Methods, and ISO Mortar and Grout Specifications.

This publication presents voluntary standard specifications for ceramic tile. It lists and defines various types, sizes, physical properties, and grading procedures for ceramic tile, including mosaic tile, quarry tile, pressed floor tile, glazed wall tile, porcelain tile, trim units, and specialty tile. This standard provides quality criteria for buyers, specifiers, installers, manufacturers, and the public in general. It is intended for reference or inclusion in the ceramic tile section of project specifications and contracts.