Swimming Pool tiles falling off? 

Even the harshest environments can easily be tiled with the ezarri glass mosaics and the JointPoint system.

Unsuitable Pool tiles falling off.

Considerations for wet areas

Swimming pools, spa baths, steam rooms and shower areas are the most susceptible areas for tile failures. High levels of exposure to water or complete submersion, expansion and contraction from weather cycles, temperature fluctuation from heaters, adverse weather conditions or high levels of chemical exposure, are some of the common reasons behind failures in each of these areas. When tiling such troublesome areas, you must pay attention to the details of the environment to be tiled, as well as the products that you are tiling with. Each party involved in any project, whether supplier, installers or consumer, each have a certain level of responsibility to ensure that the project is finished to a standard that will withstand the test of time. 

The mesh backed tiles (Right) used in this project (Left), were not suitable for swimming pools due to the lack of adhesion area on the back of the tile.

The tiles started falling off one by one and soon enough the entire pool needed resurfacing.

Supplier responsibilities

As suppliers, it is our responsibility to ensure that we are supplying the tiler and admirer with a product that is fit for the purpose, produced to the highest quality standard and that passes the relating Australian standards. Another responsibility that we have as suppliers, is to ensure that our tiles have been successfully tested with adhesive manufacturers to ensure compatibility and suitability for the intended application.

Ezarri JointPoint system surpasses the Australian standards

Installers responsibilities

As for the installer, it is their responsibility to ensure that all stages of installation are carried out correctly, and, in accordance with the product installation specifications and Australian standards. It is also the responsibility of the installer to consider the possible effects that the surrounding environment may have on the installation. Substrate conditions, weather, temperature and humidity can all effect the performance of glues and grouts and will be taken into consideration by any quality installer.

Consumers responsibilities

As a consumer and admirer, your only responsibility will be choosing a supplier of quality products, along with an installer of experience and knowledge.

Above\below: Project fully re-tiled with Ezarri JointPoint system in the stunning Niebla 2502-A

When it comes to wet areas, ezarri has it covered!

Ezarri is the first glass mosaic company to obtain the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Certification, which recognizes the maturity and efficiency of our quality management system, and at the same time confirms our commitment to a strategy of continual improvement.

We ensure that the ezarri products conform to the Australian standards for many areas including high moisture/wet area application. As well as surpassing the Australian standards, the ezarri JointPoint backing system has been successfully tested with all major adhesive/grout manufacturers for installation in pools, spa's and other high moisture areas. Combining the ezarri JointPoint backing system with specifications for installation, the project can be warranted for 15 years by the manufacturers alone, now that's piece of mind!

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