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Tile Adhesive Site QC Checklist — free download

15 checks a specifier verifies before signing off — from goods inward and EN 12004 classification to slip, open time and coverage under real site conditions.

Covering EN 12004-1/-2, EN 1308, EN 1346, EN 14411, ASTM D4263 and IS 15477 plus the national installation codes BS 5385, TCNA Handbook, ANSI A108.5. Compiled from 15 editions of Built by Chemistry. No brand affiliations, no product recommendations — a screening tool the specifier controls.

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What’s inside

  • Section 1 — On delivery & substrate (5 checks): goods inward and reception control, class match, substrate soundness (field test), moisture screening with ASTM D4263 plastic-sheet test, cure and substrate readiness.
  • Section 2 — Adhesive class matches the job (5 checks): tile absorption vs C-class, C1 vs C2 bond strength, T slip resistance, E open time, S1 vs S2 deformability.
  • Section 3 — During application (5 checks): coverage vs notch, double buttering above 30 × 30 cm, open time discipline, adjustment window, coverage verified by lifting.

Every check names the standard behind it, the pass threshold, and a field-test alternative when the site does not have lab instruments. The checklist is a screening tool, not a scoring rubric.

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Compiled by Guillermo Ferrer Vicente. Independent construction chemistry newsletter. Privacy policy.