Is this tile frost resistant?
Glacier Subway Tile Avio 3x8
I am looking to use this in an outdoor swimming pool waterline in Florida, but temperatures can get below freezing.
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Open Jan 08, 2024 - 01:19 PM
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Apr 18, 2024 - 08:43 AM
Porcelain tiles are impervious, meaning there is no or insignificant water absorption. Without water in its body, the temperature does not do anything to it. What may crack tiles in swimming pools is contraction and expansion without space to move. As per TCA - Tile Council of America, installing tiles in a swimming pool or spa, requires expansion movement joints, which is basically filling the grout lines with a flexible material every 10-12 linear feet. A lot of inexperienced contractors, fail to follow the guidelines, and when contraction or expansion happens, the tiles may crack.
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Glacier Subway Tile Avio 3x8
Glacier Subway Tile Avio 3x8 is an Italian porcelain tile with a subtle timeworn look. Throughout the surface and edges of the tiles, there are small touches of a clay color, creating the impression of gaps in the glaze, just like the handmade tiles that inspire this collection. Combined with a slig...
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