Porcelain and Glass Tiles, Glossary | Aga Ranges Fired Earth

Colour change - As the colour of each	small number of test tiles prior to treating
batch of stone will vary, it is advisable to	the whole floor.
confirm your choice of sealant by treating a

Porcelain and Glass Tiles

Day Joints - A ‘joint’ in the screed as a result of a break in pouring the screed

Delamination – Loss of some or all of a naturally occurring layer of slate

Diamond Cutter – Electrical cutting tool

Presealed – Pre-treated with sealer at the factory

Pointing – Careful application of grout between tiles using a tool to finish off the joint

These tiles do not require any sealing or finishing products. After grouting, the tiles should be polished with a soft, clean cloth to remove any remaining grout film. The grout can be sealed with MN Stain Stop* to

prevent staining.

Maintenance

Clean your floor with an MN Easy Care*

when required.

Expansion Joints – A space allowed in a floor to allow for movement

Fired Earth Flexible Fastset Adhesive – Flexible tile adhesive with improved bond strength

Fired Earth Flexibond – A liquid used as an

Sand and Cement Screed – A mixture laid to form an accurate flat base

Sealing – Process of applying liquids to reduce porosity

Slurry – A thick creamy liquid

Spoil – Excessive or surplus sealer

External Floor Tiling

Many of our tiles are suitable for external	For more information on specific tiles
use. As we sell our tiles all over the world,	please speak to our Sales Team or our
atmospheric/climate conditions must be	Technical Department.
taken into consideration.
Glossary

additive in adhesive or grout to increase flexibility and bond strength

Fired Earth Fleximat – An orange plastic sheet used to prepare timber floors for tiling

Floating or Insulated Floor – A thermally efficient floor which is not physically attached to its base

Filled Stone – Where any naturally occurring holes have been filled with resin based filler

Squeegee – Rubber edged tool to aid removal of excess grout

Stone Clean 1 – Cleaning agent

Fired Earth Stone Finish – A surface sealer, protector and finish

Fired Earth Stone Shield – An impregnating sealer

Straight Edge - Tool used to ensure tiles are ‘straight’ and ‘flat’.

Adhesion – The ability to stick

Angle Grinder – Electrical tile cutting tool

Anhydrite Screeds – Calcium based screed, seek advice

Appliances – Fridge, dishwasher etc.

Asphalt – Black, bituminous base

Bedding – Depth of material to seat tiles

Bitumen – Black in colour, often used as a glue to stick vinyl tiles

Bowed – Convex or concave shaped tiles

Buffed – Abrasion of a waxed surface

Butter – Applying a thin bed of adhesive to the back of the tile.

Butt Jointed – Fixing tiles together tightly with no allowance for a grout joint

Chalk Line – Tool used to provide straight line for setting out tiles

Chipboard – A composition of fibrous timber

Coatings – Material applied to a surface

Compacting – Pressing material firmly into position

Cotto Rapid – Surface sealer and finish

Curing – Improvement in strength, hardness, durability and other properties of a material

Damp Proof Membrane (DPM) –

A layer of impervious material installed to prevent rising damp

Finishing – Process of applying final coat of sealer

Grout Float – Tool used to apply grout

Grout Joints – Channel formed between tiles to be filled with grout material

Honed Stone – Mechanical process used to smooth the surface of natural stone

Linseed Sealer – Impregnating sealer

MN Stain Stop – Impregnating sealer

Movement Joint - An area which allows for movement caused by change in temperature/humidity etc.

Notched Trowel – Tool designed to apply a specified depth of adhesive

Oxidise – Hardening reaction following exposure to the air

Subfloor – The surface on to which the tiles are to be laid

Fired Earth Super Floor – Cleaning agent

Thermal Movement – Movement induced by temperature change

Fired Earth Universal Bonding Agent - Primer for surfaces prior to applying tile adhesive.

Fired Earth Universal Levelling Compound – Material used to remove unacceptable variations of level in a subfloor, or bed underfloor heating

Uncalibrated – Tiles will vary in depth

Wax Polish – Protective material originated from bees wax

WBP Plywood - Minimum 18mm deep,

suitable grade for floor tiling

Fired Earth specifications

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