ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR LAYING CERAMIC TILE FLOOR
First Claim
1. A method of laying a ceramic tile floor comprising the steps of (a) releasably adhering a sheet to a floor substrate, and (b) bonding at least one ceramic tile to the sheet.
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Abstract
Ceramic floors and methods of making thereof such that the ceramic tiles are quickly and easily removable from the floor substrate and replaceable at a future date.
A ceramic tile floor is laid by releasably adhering a sheet to a floor substrate and bonding at least one ceramic tile to the sheet.
A plurality of pre-fabricated articles each comprising a sheet and one or more ceramic tiles bonded to the sheet are laid onto the floor substrate with sheet edges abutting, and the sheets are releasably adhered to the floor substrate. The tile edges are set inwardly from the sheet edges so that a tile of one article is spaced from a tile of another article when the articles are laid. A non-Portland cement grout, preferably urethane grout, is provided between adjacent tiles.
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20 Claims
- 1. A method of laying a ceramic tile floor comprising the steps of (a) releasably adhering a sheet to a floor substrate, and (b) bonding at least one ceramic tile to the sheet.
- 6. An article for applying to a floor substrate along with others of the article for laying a ceramic tile floor, the article comprising a prefabricated combination of a sheet and at least one ceramic tile bonded to said sheet.
- 16. A method for laying a ceramic tile floor comprising providing a plurality of articles each including a sheet and at least one ceramic tile bonded to the sheet and releasably adhering the sheets of the articles to a floor substrate
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