The new Australian Standard AS3958, Installation of Ceramic and Stone Tiles has now been published.
SPASA was grateful to be part of the Standards Australia Technical Committee that saw AS3958, Installation of Ceramic and Stone Tiles revised for the first time since 2007.
The main changes within the standard that deal with the swimming pool and spa industry can be found in Appendix E - Installations subject to immersion and their surrounding areas.
Topics reviewed include:
Tiling design factors
Effect of water chemistry on tiling
Cyclic changes on tiling
Swimming pools of concrete construction (excluding saltwater pools)
Minimum curing time between successive tiling stages
Membrane requirements, where needed
Pool surrounds
Walls (rendering) and Floors (screeds)
Cement and sand mixing and curing for floors and walls
Penetrations
Movement joints
Filling and emptying pools
Installation of pool surrounds and adjacent areas
Types of Tiles: Ceramic, Mosaic etc
Surface Preparation
Adhesives and Grouts
Curing times