SPASA

Australian Standard AS3958, Installation of Ceramic and Stone Tiles

December 4th, 2023

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

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