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Ceramic wall tiles :soaking in water before paving

2016-08-10

          During construction, the house owner will see decoration workers soak tiles in water. Many people are curious about it. Why do we need to soak tiles in water before paving them? And how to soak tiles in water? We will answer it.


          Why does tile need to be soaked in water?


          In case of hollowing, falling off and cracks, tiles need to be soaked in water. Especially for paving wall tile, before paving it, we need to spray some water on the wall. It’s the same reason. Even the best quality tile will have few gaps. Soaking tiles in water can make these gaps absorb enough water. The porcelain tile has big density and small gaps, so it also has low water absorption.


          How to soak tiles in water?


          As we say “soaking”, then tiles must be fully soaked in water. Usually the construction workers will prepare a big basin. But also there has some careless construction teams.They just put tiles together and water them, which only can make tiles wet, can’t make them wet enough. Many problems will show up after the construction.


 How long time is proper for soaking tiles


          How can we know tiles have soaked enough? When the tile stops making bubbles in water. During the rainy season, because of the moisture air,the soaking time needs to be shortened. During the midsummer, because of the dry air, the soaking time need to be extended. Different tile has different water absorption, so there has no a very specific standard.

Will the tile’s porcelain fall off after soaking in water?


          When we put the tile in the basin, the glazed side must be up, the ceramic side must be down. If the glazed side is down, the tile’s angles will bump against each other, which make the tile’s porcelain easily fall off. When we take tiles from the basin, we need put packing carton on the floor, also need put the tile’s back against the wall, the glazed side is up. If not, because the tile’s angel is very fragile,  when the sharp angle of the glazed side hit on the floor, the tile’s porcelain will be easy to fall off.


          Soaking tiles is the necessary thing before paving them. But don’t soak all tiles at the same time. In case of unnecessary loss, only soaking the tiles that you need use. Soaking tiles are not accepted to return.


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