Stone joints
Stone Expansion Joints
Tile Assemblies
Sure-Seal provides concrete expansion joint and stone expansion joint, installation services for small and large-scale projects.
Stone expansion joints maintain the success and longevity of tile assemblies. Tile assemblies that face direct sunlight and harsh weather conditions undergo expansion and contraction which decreases their shelf life due to cracks at random places.
Consequently, installing expansion joints in tile assemblies is critical to avoid pop-ups in the floor’s centre. Commercially and residentially, tiles tenting are standard, and the only way to prevent it is by installing the stone expansion joints. Plus, the roads with high-intensity traffic mostly employ expansion joints to reduce damage due to climate and heavy loads.
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Role of Expansion Joints
Movement Joints
Various articulations in the construction materials are movement joints, commonly known as control joints with multiple categories. A movement joint contains a proper sealant for the anticipated application and are often called soft hinges.
Moreover, the movement joints allow the material to expand without cracking. Movement joints between different tile materials allow expansion and shrinking without any limitation. They prevent tiles through efficient spacing, for instance, the separations in the concrete sidewalk. If junctions are missing between them, the tiles will crack either by shrinking associated with a cold environment or expanding with sunlight.
Rising temperatures cause the expansion of materials, and lower temperatures cause freezing. Still, both expansion and shrinking could occur due to moisture freezes as the temperature drop in wet freezing conditions.
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Placing Expansion Joints
Expansion and Contraction Joints
Engineers and specialists favour installing expansion and contraction joints with every tile to increase its shelf life. If the rooms are small, then installing tiles requires an expansion joint only at the room’s perimeter that hides under the baseboard. In large areas, expansion joints are important and visible too.
It is not a convention to install the stone expansion joints at specific sites, and their frequency is variable. The number of expansion joints depends on some conditions. In places where climatic conditions are harsh, such as rainfalls and sunlight, falls directly require more expansion joints. More movement joints prevent the tearing up of tiles due to stress due to expansion and contraction.
Several things require consideration while determining the spacing for the expansion joints such as:
- Refraction and vibrations in the substrate arise due to suspension in slabs
- Earthquake activity in a specific area
- Change in planes and angles of tiles
- Types of tiles, stone, concrete, or glass
- Compression of the tiles
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Movement Joint Success
The expansion joints’ design is vital to a great deal, but the proper sealant ensures such movement joints’ success.
There are multiple types of sealants and they each have benefits and drawbacks to each. Most are weather-resistant, have high elongation properties, and have high adhesion capability.
Different sealants have fire and acoustic ratings for different applications. The submerged applications require special sealants. Some of them are not compatible with the stone naturally and cause the stone to mark out. So proper sealant selection is essential for the required application.
A standard sealant is required to fill the junctions, and the widely used sealants are listed below.
- Urethanes
- Polysulfide materials
- High-quality silicones
- Acrylic
- Laytex
- Siliconized Sealants
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Stone Expansion Joints, and Concrete Expansion Joints, are an essential part of the construction, especially in the floor tiles assembly. Climatic conditions and other harsh factors such as stress and pressure cause a moment in the tiles’ material. As a result, the material expands or shrinks, and the movement joints normalize the stress and prevent the wear and tear of tiles on floors.
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