Masonry Magazine October 1992 Page. 26
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26 MASONRY-SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER, 1992
American Heart
Association
now 16" (at the rib line, 14" actual
thickness). Brick pavers have been
reduced in thickness to " by some
manufacturers. Most marble tiles that
are being installed are 38" thick (some
manufacturers are going down to 14"
thickness).
All of these changes combined with
an all out promotion of hard surfaced
flooring materials created a market
greater than tile and marble contrac-
tors had previously seen. Instead of
the 5'0" x 7'0" bathrooms and the
small store fronts of the 50s, contrac
tors were doing tile and marble shop-
ping malls, block square plazas, all
tile on building exteriors and other
large areas which previously had
been resilient flooring, carpet or plain
concrete.
Increased liability for accidents
With increased use of tile and mar-
ble flooring came increased liability
for pedestrian accidents usually at-
tributed to the slippery surface of the
floor.
Manufacturers responded to the
demand for a less slippery surface by
changing the finish and/or the tex-
ture of the material to provide a
higher coefficient of friction rating.
One of the laws of physics is that for
every action there is a reaction.
The rougher textured tile were
more difficult to clean. The mainte-
nance industry responded by de-
signing the super scrubber one pass
machine with loaded weights up to
4200 pounds. This machine could
clean slate finished porcelain tiles
better than smaller, lighter machines.
Now we have finally arrived at
where we are today. We have large
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ROBERT T. YOUNG is a leading consul-
tant for the marble and tile industry. He
has over fifty years of experience, starting
as a helper, serving an apprenticeship and
working as a marble and tile setter before
establishing his own business. He owned
and operated a marble fabrication shop
and a marble and tile installation com-
pany for many years. He formed Ceramic
Tile and Marble Consultants in 1984 to
perform jobsite inspections and analysis of
installation problems. He's a speaker on in-
stallation procedures to trade organiza-
tions, architectural groups and company
sales and installation personnel. He cur-
rently serves as a special consultant to
trade organizations, tile manufacturers
and developers to promote qualified instal-
lations. He can be reached at 201 East
Ranchwood Circle, Oklahoma City, Okla-
homa 73160, phone 405/794-3675.