Soaking ceramic tile before installing

Why Tiles are dumped in water before laying. Thread starter Venkatshanthi Start date Nov 20, Venkatshanthi Senior Member. We are laying tile. But before laying tile dumped in water. Why tile are tumbeed in water any reason and it's uses Please explain. Sort by date Sort by votes. Mula Akhil Newbie. Tiles are in types.. Ceramic and vetrified To vetrified there is no need to soak in water , already they are finished with glozy and with no pores Whereas in ceramic tiles we observe pores so they have tedancy of observing water due to which while applying adhesive or cement motar To tile they observe the water ratio from bonding agent , due to lack of water ratio after applying tile to wall we face problems like hollow sounds, improper bonding between tile and wall.

Reactions: gatturam , joeadonoo , omasalami and 1 other person. Upvote 0 Downvote. Mula Akhil said:. Click to expand Dnyan Deshmukh Staff member. Tiles are soaked in water for various purposes, some are listed below; 1. During manufacturing, the oil is used. As the oil is having low density than water, all oil coating comes out of the tile and floats on the surface of water this is very old practice and now a days oil is not used by manufacturers.

During the transportation of the tiles from factory to site location or during shifting from site to site or store to work place, there are chances of tile getting damaged. Those damages generally occurs in back clay of tile as the glaze is harder. Such cracking or damage is not visible and may come on surface of glaze after installation and during curing period.

In order to ensure there are no defects or damages in the tile, it is recommend to soak it in water for at least 2 hours before installation. This depends on the water absorption of the tile. When the water absorption is less than 0. It is necessary to soak when paving if it is porcelain wall tiles, the water absorption is less than 0.

The water absorption rate of polished tile is less than 0. If it is soaked, the anti fouling wax on the surface will be washed away. If it is not well protected during construction, the brick surface will be polluted or scratched. The correct way to soak tiles in water is to find a large basin and let the tiles completely immersed. However, it is necessary to handle the tiles gently to prevent the tiles from falling. Place the tiles in a container full of water, and fill the container with water before passing the tiles.

Generally, the time of soaking is about 20 or 30 minutes, which is subject to the time of no bubbles after the tiles are completely soaked. We generally buy the tiles will take into account the loss of time and other issues, so when we buy tiles we will buy more, then the paving tiles if the excess tiles after the water can not be back, because the ceramic bubble after the water, the color will darker, old and new tiles contrast will appear obvious color.

It seems very simple to soak ceramic tile in water, but there are many places to pay attention to. Improper treatment will also cause problems. Do you know how long ceramic tiles should be soaked in water? Due to the different water absorption of ceramic tiles, there is no specific standard. The higher the water absorption, the longer the soaking time.

But must let ceramic tile "drink full"water, until no bubbles are observed in the water. In addition, according to the weather to determine. In rainy season, the time can be shorter because of wet weather. When there is no watermark on the surface of the ceramic tile, it can be installed. Because of some reasons, the ceramic tile can't be laid immediately after soaking in water. If it needs to be placed for several days, due to the long drying time, the moisture of the tile body will volatilize, so it needs to be soaked again before laying.

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