Earning Criteria

• Successful installation of gauged porcelain panels on floors and walls
• Learned the manufacturing practices and benefits of gauged porcelain panels.
• Terms and standards used in the gauged tile industry
• Learned the tolerances and proper substrates for installation.
• Jobsite requirements and other considerations for the proper installation of gauged porcelain panels
• Handling of the material and its requirements for storage on a jobsite.
• Learned the proper troweling technique for adhesive and how to hold the trowel correctly
• Introduction and correct use of tools for transportation, placement, and cutting of gauged porcelain panels
• Adhesive selection, mixing, and workflow on a jobsite for gauged porcelain panels
• Installation and placement of movement joints.