Tile Setting NC II case studies
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Tile Setting NC II is a Philippine national certificate under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) system. It certifies that a holder can perform the core competencies of a tile setter at skilled-worker level: preparing surfaces and setting out work, cutting and shaping ceramic and porcelain tiles, mixing and applying mortar and adhesive, laying floor and wall tiles including special features, grouting and sealing, and checking finished work for defects. The Tile Setting NC II case studies are 5 cases and about 2,851 words.
1Bathroom Floor Ponding and Hollow Tiles Before Hotel Reopening
A five-star hotel is reopening a guest bathroom in three days. The floor is 5.2 m² and receives 600 × 600 × 9 mm porcelain tiles over an existing concrete slab.
711 words, about 4 min2Kitchen Wall Layout Conflict With Drawing and Service Pipe
A commercial kitchen wall is 2,870 mm wide and 2,400 mm high. The specification calls for 300 × 600 mm rectified porcelain in stack bond with 3 mm joints.
547 words, about 3 min3Large-Format Wall Tiles Sliding in Hot Weather
A tiling crew is fixing 800 × 800 × 10 mm porcelain tiles to a 3.6 m × 2.7 m cement-rendered wall in a shopping mall. The air temperature is 34 °C and the wall is in direct sun.
538 words, about 3 min4Dry Cutting, Damaged Cord and Blocked Fire Exit
On the 12th floor of a residential project, eight workers are tiling three bathrooms. Two wet saws are set up in the corridor, and one worker is dry-cutting 30 porcelain tiles with a 4-inch angle grinder inside a bathroom with the door closed.
486 words, about 2 min5Curved Mosaic Column Border and Niche Mitres
A hotel lobby has a circular column of 600 mm radius to be wrapped with a 300 mm high mosaic border. The mosaic comes in 300 × 300 mm sheets of 20 × 20 mm glass chips with 2 mm joints.
569 words, about 3 min