Page 56 of The Tile Catalog 2006 / 2007 by Crossville

safety considerations special services safety considerations for tile in areas where standing water may occur selected tile should have a coefficient of friction cof rating that exceeds 0.6 wet polished tile should not be used in areas where standing water oil or grease may be present due to the tile s very low coefficient of friction pool deck tiles whether interior or exterior should have a surface texture that provides a cof equal to or greater than 0.6 wet ramps or inclines should have a minimum cof of 0.8 wet/dry this is consistent with the most recent ada guidelines there are no tiles that are slip proof only slip resistant special services loose samples for architects and designers see back cover for details chip kits are available through your local distributor custom patterns using 3 x 3 cross-color mosaic tiles may be ordered through your local distributor please allow adequate lead time water jet cutting service offers infinite design possibilities from company logos to the most intricate of murals contact your local distributor for details crossville offers a booklet of pattern layout designs called the idea book contact your local distributor or go on-line to crossville s website www.crossvilleinc.com crossville offers custom color service minimum order requirement and special set-up fees apply crossville offers cross-grid a process that grinds all four sides of our porcelain stone tiles.this squaring is also called rectified and it allows the tile to be installed with narrower grout joints cross-style provides custom cutting any of crossville porcelain stone into any geometric straight-edged piece 2 x 2 or larger given the extreme hardness and durability of crossville porcelain stone cutting the tile or drilling holes requires specific blades and drill bits go to crossville s website www.crossvilleinc.com refer to resources and technical info for our cutting and core drilling guides crossville s website offers a variety of additional tools and information valuable to both professionals and homeowners 54

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