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COFLEX CT By PROFILITEC
Collection: Coflex
Product code: CT
Type: Flooring joint
Expansion joint with a metal structure and an infill suitable for sanding and grinding. Ideal for porcelain tile. The robust, continuous metal angles of the profile protect tile edges, marble or stone and reduce mechanical stresses which can compromise the integrity of the flooring when exposed to intense passage. The metal parts on the sides of the joint are composed of Trimtec profiles with a rounded top edge and perforation designed to absorb elevated loads and tension which impact the flooring and become a single element with the tile and adhesive. The hardness of the EPDM infill is a perfect compromise between flexibility and resistance. Suggested flooring bays 16 m² (as per standard UNI 11499:2013) Typical flooring areas: retail shops, hotels, sporting centers and schools. Settlements of the structure, expansion and compression due to thermal excursion, shrinkage and structural bending are elements that create continuous movements and stresses in the flooring, which often generate problems of cracking or premature detachment of the covering. It is therefore advisable to provide an adequate grid of expansion joints during installation, choosing the type of joint and its location in consideration of the loads and stresses to which the coverings will be subjected, and the different coefficients of linear thermal expansion of the bedding and tiles and the possible interactions between different materials. The splitting of the surface and the screed underneath is in fact decisive in order to guarantee a workmanlike laying in both adhesive and traditional methods. Always provide for a joint: - In correspondence with a change in the substrate material and/or the joints. - At pre-existing discontinuities in the substrate, such as structural expansion joints and different screed blocks. - At fixed elements such as columns and doors. - At changes in the laying direction. - At points where the tiled surface meets walls or containing elements. The resulting modules should be as even as possible. In general, the proportion between the two sides should not exceed 2:1.