ceramic tiles – definitions, classification

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ISRAELI DRAFT STANDARD SI 314

2014

ICS CODE: 91.100.25

This is a t rue t r ansla t ion of the

Hebrew or iginal . In any case of

discrepancy between the or iginal

Hebrew text and the Engl ish

t r ansla t ion , the Hebrew ver sion

shal l prevai l .

CERAMIC TILES – DEFINITIONS, CLASSIFICATION,

CHARACTERISTICS AND MARKING

Translation of Israel national modifications and additions only

This document is a proposal only

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SI 314 (2014) ( t r ansla t ion of Isr ael nat ional modificat ions and addi t ions on ly)

Notice of measure of compliance of the Israel i Standard

with foreign Standards or documents

Revision notice

This Isr ael i Standard, excluding the nat ional

modificat ions and addi t ions indicated, i s iden t ical to the

In ternat ional Organ izat ion for Standardizat ion Standard

ISO 13006 – Second edi t ion : 2012-03-01

This Isr ael i Standard super sedes

Isr ael i Standard SI 314 of June 2004

Amendment no. 1 of October 2005

Descriptors :

wal l t i les, floor ing t i les, t i les, ceramics, classi fica t ion , marking, test methods.

Updating the Standard

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Introduction to the Israeli Standard This Isr ael i Standard is an adopt ion of the In ternat ional Organ izat ion for Standardizat ion

Standard ISO 13006 (Second edi t ion ) of March 2012 approved as an Isr ael i Standard wi th nat ional

modificat ions and addi t ions.

The fol lowing elemen ts of the Standard are brough t in the order given below:

- Transla t ion of the scope clause of the In ternat ional Standard wi th nat ional modificat ions and

addi t ions ( in Hebrew)

- Detai ls of the nat ional modificat ions and addi t ions in the clauses of the In ternat ional Standard

( in Hebrew)

- Transla t ion of the Hebrew par t of the Standard ( in Engl ish )

- The In ternat ional Standard ( in Engl ish )

Nat ional notes in the Isr ael i Standard are brough t as footnotes and indicated by let ter s of the

a lphabet .

Scope (Clause 1 of the In ternat ional Standard wi th nat ional modificat ions and addi t ions)

Note :

The na t ional modi fi ca t ions and addi t ions in th i s cl ause are brought in a different font .

This Standard defines terms and establ ishes sorting , classi fica t ions, character ist ics and marking

r equiremen ts for ceramic t i les. Th is Standard is not appl icable to t i les made by other than normal

processes of extrusion or dry pressing.

Th is Standard is not appl icable to decorat ive accessor ies for walls or t r im such as edges,

corner s, ski r t ing, capping, coves, beads, steps, curved t i les and other accessory pieces or mosaic tile sheets (mosaic tile sheets are covered by Israeli Standard SI 1353) .

This Standard is applicable to ceramic tiles thicker than 5 mm and that their side dimension does not exceed 1,200 mm.

This Standard is not applicable to tiles with a reinforcing mesh on the back and is not applicable to tiles composed of two ceramic tiles bonded together, back to back.

Notes: - On the second line in the International Standard, the words "of the best commercial quality (first quality)" are not applicable.

- On the fifth line in the International Standard, the words "(i.e. any piece that can fit into an area of 49 cm²)" are not applicable.

- The NOTE is not applicable.


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Details of the national modifications and additions to the clauses of the

International Standard

2. Normative references - The In ternat ional Standards ISO 1006 and ISO 10545-1 are not appl icable.

- The fol lowing shal l be added a t the end of the clause:

Israel Standards

SI 1003 Par t 1.2 ( a )- Release of lead and cadmium from ware in con tact wi th food: Ceramic

ware, glass-ceramic ware and glass dinnerware – Permissible l imi ts

SI 1555 Par t 1 - Insta l la t ion of mosaic and ceramic floor ing and cladding system in

bui ldings: Exter ior cladding

SI 1555 Par t 2 ( a ) - In sta l la t ion of mosaic and ceramic floor ing and cladding system in

bui ldings: In ter ior cladding

SI 1555 Par t 3 - Insta l la t ion of mosaic and ceramic floor ing and cladding system in

bui ldings: Floor t i l ing

SI 2279 - Sl ip r esistance of exist ing pedest r ian sur faces and of new products for

pedest r ian sur faces

3. Terms and definitions The clause is not appl icable and shal l be r eplaced by the fol lowing:

3. Terms and definitions The fol lowing terms and defin i t ions are val id for th is Standard:

3.1 Ceramic t i le

A th in slab, having a ful l cross-sect ion , made from clays and/or other inorgan ic r aw

mater ia ls general ly used as a cover ing for floor s and wal ls, usual ly shaped by extruding

(designat ion "A") or dry-pressing (designat ion "B") a t room temperature, but may be formed

by other processes (designat ion "C"), then dr ied and subsequen t ly fi r ed a t temperatures

sufficien t to develop the r equired proper t ies.

Notes :

A. The t i l es may be glazed (GL) or unglazed (UGL) . They are incombus t ib le and unaffected by l ight .

B. Ti l es known as "kl inker" and "t e r racot t a" a re ceramic t i l es . They are usual ly manufactured by

ext rus ion, genera l ly unglazed, and are cl ass i fi ed in groups by the i r water absorpt ion as speci fi ed

in the Standard ( see clause 4 .3) .

( a ) The Standard i s i n prepara t ion.


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3.2 Porcelain t i le ( b )

A ceramic t i le whose average absorpt ion does not exceed a mass fr act ion of 0.5 % or i t s

equivalen t , glazed or unglazed and belonging to groups AIa or BIa .

3.3 Glaze

A vi t r i fied cover ing that i s impermeable.

3.4 Engobed surface

A clay-based cover ing wi th a mat t fin ish which may be permeable or impermeable.

Note :

A t i l e wi th an engobed coat ing on the sur face i s cons idered an unglazed t i l e .

3.5 Pol ished surface

The sur face of a glazed and unglazed t i le wh ich has been given a glossy fin ish by mechan ical

pol ish ing a t the last stage of manufacture.

Note :

Ti l es can be par t i a l ly pol i shed ( refer red to as l appato) .

3.6 Extruded t i le

A t i le, shaped in the plast ic sta te in an extruder , cut in to t i les of predetermined dimension

and designated as group A.

Note 1 :

Thi s Standard sor t s t i l es produced by ext rus ion as "preci s ion" or "na tura l ". The sor t ing i s dependent

upon the d i ffe rent t echnica l character i s t i cs as l i s t ed in the re l evant product Standards .

Note 2 :

Ext ruded product s a re genera l ly des ignated "spl i t t i l es" when double-ext ruded, and "quar ry t i l es"

when s ingle-ext ruded. The t e rm "quar ry t i l es" only re fer s to ext ruded t i l es wi th a water absorpt ion

coeffi ci ent of a mass fract ion not exceeding 6 %.

3.7 Dry-pressed t i le

A t i le formed from a finely mil led body mixture and shaped in molds a t h igh pressure and

designated as Group B.

3.8 Water absorption

The percen tage of water impregnat ing a t i le, measured in accordance wi th In ternat ional

Standard ISO 10545-3.

Note :

Water absorpt ion i s expressed as a percentage of dry mass .

( b ) These t i l es a re re fer red to by the publ i c as "grani t e -porce la in t i l es".


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3.9 Dimensions

Note :

The s i zes a re only defined for rectangular t i l es . If t he s i zes of non-rectangular s i zes a re requi red ,

t hey are defined by the smal les t r ectangle in to which they fi t .

3.9.1 Nominal size

The size used to descr ibe the product (see Figure 1 and Figure 2) .

3 .9.2 Work size ( c )

The size of a t i le determined for manufactur ing to wh ich the actual size shal l conform

with in specified permissible devia t ions (see Figure 1 and Figure 2) .

3 .9.3 Actual size

The size obta ined by measur ing the face of a t i le in accordance wi th In ternat ional Standard

ISO 10545-2 (see Figure 1 and Figure 2) .

3.9.4 Coordinating size

The work size plus the join t width (see Figure 1 and Figure 2) .

3.9.5 Modular size

Tile and size based on M, 2 M, 3 M and 5 M modules and a lso thei r mul t iples or

subdivisions, except for t i les wi th a sur face area less than 9,000 mm² (see Figure 1 and

Figure 2) .

3.9.6 Non-modular size

A size not based on Module M (see Figure 1 and Figure 2) .

Note :

Ti l es wi th these s i ze a re widespread in mos t count r i es .

3.9.7 Tolerance

The difference between the permissible l imi ts of size (see Figure 1 and Figure 2) .

3.10 Spacer lug

A project ion that i s located a long cer ta in edges, so that where two t i les are placed together

a long these edges, the spacer lugs separat ing the t i les and creat ing a space that i s not less

than the indicated width of the join t (see Figure 2) .

3 .11 Recti f ied t i le

A ceramic t i le that , after fi r ing, i s subject to a precise mechan ical gr inding.

Note :

Rect i fi ed t i l es have t ighter d imens ional cr i t e r i a for l ength and width , s t ra ightness of s ides and

rectangular i ty than those speci fi ed in Annex A to Annex M.

( c ) In the profess ional l anguage , work s i ze i s commonly ca l l ed "ca l iber".


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3.12 Back feet ( d )

Paral lel r idges runn ing across the back sur face of exter ior wal l t i les wh ich impar t a

geometry to the r ear par t in tended to faci l i ta te a t tachmen t between the t i le and cemen t

mor tar (see Figure 3) .

Note :

Back fee t d imens ions sha l l be measured by means of ca l ipers , and each specimen in a 10-t i l e

sample i s r equi red to sa t i s fy the requi rements in Annexes A to M.

4. Classification The clause is not appl icable and shal l be r eplaced by the fol lowing:

4. Sorting and classification 4.1 Sorting basis

The ceramic t i les are divided in to groups according to thei r manufactur ing method and

according to thei r water absorpt ion (see clause 3.8 and Table 1) . The division in to groups

does not presuppose the usage of the product . In addi t ion , the ceramic t i les are sor ted and

designated according to thei r abrasion r esistance, thei r sl ip r esistance and thei r purpose and

are categor ized as given below.

4.2 Manufacturing method

The two manufactur ing methods are given below:

- Method A – t i les manufactured by extrusion (see defin i t ion 3.6);

- Method B – t i les manufactured by dry-pressing (see defin i t ion 3.7) .

4.3 Water absorption according to groups ( e )

4 .3.1 General

The division in to th ree groups according to the water absorpt ion (E b) i s as fol lows:

4.3.2 Subdivision into three groups

The th ree groups are divided in to t i les of low water absorpt ion , designated Group I , t i les of

medium water absorpt ion , designated Group II and t i les of h igh water absorpt ion ,

designated Group III .

( d ) In the profess ional l anguage , r e l i e f on the t i l e back i s commonly ca l l ed "doveta i l " or "swal lowta i l " . ( e ) Is rae l i Standard SI 1555 Par t 1 speci fi es the absorpt ion requi rements for t i l es sui t able for exter ior

cl adding;

Is rae l i Standard SI 1555 Par t 2 speci fi es the absorpt ion requi rements for t i l es sui t able for in te r ior

cl adding;

Is rae l i Standard SI 1555 Par t 3 speci fi es the absorpt ion and th ickness requi rements for t i l es sui t able for

floor ing.


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A) Ti les of low water absorpt ion , i . e. absorpt ion coefficien t less than or equal to a mass

fr act ion of 3 %, E b ≤ 3 %, belong to Group I . Group I consists of the fol lowing:

1) for t i les manufactured by extrusion :

1.1) E b ≤ 0.5 % (Group AIa) and a lso

1.2) 0.5 % < E b ≤ 3 % (Group AIb) ;

2) for t i les manufactured by dry-pressing:

2.1) E b ≤ 0.5 % (Group BIa) and a lso

2.2) 0.5 % < E b ≤ 3 % (Group BIb) .

B) Ti les of medium water absorpt ion , i . e. 3 % < E b ≤ 10 % belong to Group II . Group II

consists of the fol lowing:

1) for t i les manufactured by extrusion :

1.1) 3 % < E b ≤ 6 % [Group AIIa , subdivision (par ts) 1 and 2; see Annex B for

subdivision (par t ) 1 or Annex C for subdivision (par t ) 2] , and a lso

1.2) 6 % < E b ≤ 10 % [Group AIIb , subdivision (par ts) 1 and 2; see Annex D for

subdivision (par t ) 1 or Annex E for subdivision (par t ) 2];

2) for t i les manufactured by dry-pressing:

2.1) 3 % < E b ≤ 6 % (Group BIIa) and a lso

2.2) 6 % < E b ≤ 10 % (Group BIIb) .

C) Ti les of h igh water absorpt ion , namely E b > 10 % belong to Group III .

4.4 Abrasion resistance (for glazed t i les only)

Glazed t i les shal l be sor ted in to six abrasion grades, designated 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 or 0, I , I I ,

I II , IV and V (see a lso Annex N).

4.5 Sl ip resistance (for f looring t i les only)

The t i les shal l be designated as specified in Isr ael i Standard SI 2279.

4.6 Purpose

4.6.1 Ti les for wal ls on ly;

4.6.2 Ti les for wal ls and floor s.

4.7 Classi f ication

Tiles shal l be classi fied according to the defects on thei r sur face in to type classes, as

specified in clause 11:

- class A

- class B.


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5. Characteristics The clause is not appl icable and shal l be r eplaced by the fol lowing:

5. Characteristics The character ist ics for di fferen t appl icat ions of ceramic t i les are given in Table 2.

6. Sampling and basis for acceptance The clause is not appl icable and shal l be r eplaced by the fol lowing:

6. Sample size and its classification 6.1 Sample size

The sample size tested shal l be as fol lows:

6.1.1 For t i les of sur face area less than or equal to 0.20 m² – 10 t i les;

6.1.2 For t i les of sur face area greater than 0.20 m² and less than 0.36 m² – 6 t i les;

6.1.3 For t i les of sur face area greater than or equal to 0.36 m² and less than 0.64 m² – 4 t i les;

6.1.4 For t i les of sur face area greater than or equal to 0.64 m² – 2 or 3 t i les, a t the discret ion of

the in spector .

6.2 Sample c lassi f ication

6.2.1 For t i les of sur face area less than 0.36 m² , the sample is class A i f a t least 90 % of the t i les

tested are type A as r equired by Table 3.

Notwithstanding the above, i f more than one t i le but not more than two t i les are not type A,

an addi t ional sample of 10 t i les shal l be taken . The addi t ional sample is type A i f a l l 10

t i les tested are type A as r equired by Table 3.

6.2.2 For t i les of sur face area greater than 0.36 m² , the sample is class A i f a l l the t i les tested

are type A as r equired by Table 3. Notwithstanding the above, i f on ly one t i le i s not type

A, an addi t ional sample of 5 t i les shal l be taken . The addi t ional sample is type A i f a l l 5

t i les tested are type A as r equired by Table 3.

6.2.3 Ti les that are not type A shal l be classi fied as type B as r equired by Table 3. I f there are

no t i les wi th defects that are not l i sted in Table 3, and there shal l not be more defect ive

t i les than defined in Table 3 are found as type B,

Note :

More defect ive t i l es a re t i l es whose number of defect s and/or defect types a re h igher than

permi t t ed .


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7. Requirements The clause is not appl icable and shal l be r eplaced by the fol lowing:

7. Requirements Dimensional and sur face qual i ty r equiremen ts and physical and chemical proper t ies shal l be

as given in the r elevan t or specific annex of Annexes A to M, for each t i le class.

8. Marking and specifications The clause is not appl icable and shal l be r eplaced by the fol lowing:

8. Marking and additional identification requirements

8.1 Marking

8.1.1 Marking of the packaging

Each packaging of t i les shal l be marked by pr in t ing, or on a label sui tably a t tached to the

packaging in a manner that preven ts i t from being easi ly r emoved. The marking shal l be

clear , legible and durable and shal l con ta in a t least the deta i ls l i sted in clauses 8.1.1.1 to

8.1.1.12 below.

Marking of the deta i ls given in clauses 8.1.1.1, 8.1.1.2, 8.1.1.4 and 8.1.1.8 shal l be in

Hebrew or in Hebrew plus a foreign language.

8.1.1.1 Manufacturer ' s name and address and h is r egistered t r ademark, i f any. If the t i les are

impor ted, a lso the impor ter ' s name and address;

8.1.1.2 Purpose of the t i les as given in clause 4.6:

- Packaging of t i les in tended for wal ls on ly shal l be marked with the words:

לקירות בלבד" "אריחים (mean ing, t i les for wal ls on ly);

- Packaging of t i les in tended for wal ls and floor s shal l be marked with the words:

ולרצפה" לקירות "אריחים (mean ing, t i les for wal ls and floor );

8.1.1.3 Designat ion of the t i les according to thei r manufactur ing method and thei r absorpt ion , as

indicated in clauses 4.2 and 4.3;

8.1.1.4 Type of t i les according to the sur face fin ish by the words "גג "מזו (mean ing, glazed) or

גג" "לא מזו (mean ing, not glazed) as deta i led in defin i t ion 3.1;

8.1.1.5 Nominal sizes (see defin i t ion 3.9.1) of t i les, and work sizes (see defin i t ion 3.9.2) or a

code of work sizes;

8.1.1.6 Number of t i les in a package or the sur face area that they in tend to cover ;


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8.1.1.7 On packaging of glazed t i les: grade designat ion of the t i le abrasion r esistance as given in

clause 4.4. For t i les that the manufacture declared that they are in tended for wal ls on ly,

i t i s unnecessary to note thei r abrasion r esistance grade.

Notwithstanding the above, th is data may be included in the techn ical data sheet (see

clause 8.2) in stead of on the packaging;

8.1.1.8 Class of t i le as given in clause 4.7;

8.1.1.9 Model name and manufactur ing color according to the suppl ier ' s ca ta log;

8.1.1.10 Manufactur ing ser ies of the t i les;

8.1.1.11 Any sur face t r eatmen t appl ied after fi r ing (e.g. pol ish ing);

8.1.1.12 Total weigh t of the t i les and thei r packaging.

8.2 Technical data

The suppl ier shal l have a techn ical data sheet to be provided the customer upon r equest .

The techn ical data sheet for t i les in tended for floor ing shal l indicate the abrasion grade of

the glazed t i les or thei r usage locat ion .

Note :

See a l so Annex R for recommended symbols .

8.3 Additional identi f ication requirements

Detai ls of the fol lowing character ist ics, r efer r ing to t i les ordered, shal l be avai lable from the

suppl ier to be provided to the customer upon specia l r equest :

a) Manufactur ing method (shaping);

b) The r elevan t annex from annexes A to M deal ing wi th the specific type of t i le;

c) Nominal sizes and work sizes;

d) Sur face fin ish , i . e. glazed (GL) or unglazed (UGL);

e) Addi t ion of back feet , i f necessary.

Example 1 : Precision , extruded, glazed t i le in accordance wi th Annex M, marked AI a GL,

nominal sizes 250 mm ×125 mm (work sizes 240 mm × 115 mm × 10 mm).

Example 2 : Dry-pressed, unglazed t i le, in accordance wi th Annex L, marked BI a UGL,

nominal sizes 150 mm ×150 mm (work sizes 149 mm × 149 mm × 12.5 mm).

9. Ordering The clause is not appl icable and shal l be r eplaced by the fol lowing:

9. Ordering The order shal l con ta in a t least the fol lowing in format ion :

9.1 Manufacturer ' s name and coun try of manufacture;


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9.2 Name of model and manufactur ing color according to the suppl ier ' s ca ta log;

9.3 Nominal sizes (see defin i t ion 3.9.1) , excluding the th ickness;

9.4 Manufactur ing th ickness, according to specia l order on ly;

9.5 Purpose of t i le: for wal ls and floor or for wal ls on ly;

9.6 For glazed t i les in tended for floor ing: abrasion r esistance grade;

9.7 Designat ion of group according to water absorpt ion (see clause 4.3.2);

9.8 Ti le fin ish : glazed or unglazed; the fin ish shal l be noted in Hebrew and with the let ter s GL

or UGL in paren theses.

Pol ish ing grade: pol ished, unpol ished, par t ia l ly pol ished;

9.9 If t i les from groups AIa or BIa were ordered, פורצלן" "אריח (mean ing, porcela in t i le) shal l be

r ecorded;

9.10 Ti le class (A or B);

9.11 Sl ip r esistance grade according to Isr ael i Standard SI 2279;

9.12 Quan t i ty of t i les in m² .

- After clause 9, clauses 10 and 11 shal l be added as fol lows:

10. Shipping document The sh ipping document shal l con ta in a t least the fol lowing in format ion :

10.1 The in format ion r ecorded on the order (see clause 9);

10.2 Model name and manufactur ing color ;

10.3 Work sizes;

10.4 Manufactur ing ser ies;

10.5 Inst ruct ions for use and main tenance that wi l l con ta in the fol lowing in format ion :

a) For t i les whose sl ip r esistance grade is h igh , e.g. R12 or greater , i t shal l be noted that

these t i les may be very hard to clean ; in st ruct ions for main tenance and clean ing shal l be

given ;

b) For unglazed t i les, e.g. ter r acota t i les and pol ished porcela in t i les, i t shal l be noted that

these t i les may be sta ined without proper t r ea tmen t ; in st ruct ions for necessary t r eatmen t

to protect against sta in ing shal l be given .

11. Checking the surface quality 11.1 Defects

Defects in t i les shal l be checked as specified in the In ternat ional Standard ISO 10545-2 wi th

a l igh t in tensi ty of approximately 300 lux.

There shal l not be any defect that i s not of the types descr ibed in Table 3 ( f ) .

( f ) Sta ins , spot s , color d i ffe rences , cavi t i es or prot rus ions , pol i shing marks or l ack of pol i shing and par t i a l

glazing tha t a re par t of the t i l e model sha l l not be cons idered as defect s .


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The number of defects and thei r sizes shal l not exceed that given in Table 3 ( f ) .

The number of types of defects on one t i le shal l not exceed that given in Table 3 ( f ) .

There shal l not be sign ifican t di fferences between the t i le color s and thei r textures ( f ) .

11.2 Determination of the c lass of batch of t i les

The class of batch of t i les i s determined by the defects on the t i le sur faces, as deta i led in

clause 6 and in Table 3.

Table 2 – Characterist ics required for different appl ications

- The text in note b a t the bot tom of the table is not appl icable and shal l be r eplaced by the

fol lowing:

Upon specia l r equest , i t can be checked by the specified test method.

- In the left column with the heading, "Chemical proper ty", on the second l ine r efer r ing to

"glazed t i les", a r eference to note (b) shal l be added.

- After Table 2, Table 3 shal l be added as fol lows:


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Annexes A-H and Annexes J-M

Tables A.1 – H.1 and Table J.1

- In each of the tables, on the l ine r efer r ing to "Sur face qual i ty", the text in the cen ter columns

beginn ing with the words "A min imum of 95 %" is not appl icable and shal l be r eplaced by the

fol lowing:

as r equired in clause 11.

- Note c a t the bot tom of Tables A.1 to H.1 and a t the end of Table J.1 ( including the r eferences to

i t ) i s not appl icable.

Annex N ( in format ive)

Classi f ication of glazed t i les for f loors according to their abrasion resistance

The Annex is not appl icable and shal l be r eplaced by the fol lowing:

Annex N ( in format ive)

Th is approximate classi fica t ion is given for guidance on ly (see In ternat ional Standard ISO 10545-

7). I t should not be used for an accurate character izat ion of a t i le for defined r equiremen ts.

Class 0 - Glazed t i les belonging to th is class are not r ecommended for use on floor s.

Class 1 - Floor t i l ing in areas where walking on them is essen t ia l ly wi th soft soles or bare feet ,

wi thout scra tch ing dir t .

(e.g. r esiden t ia l bath rooms and bedrooms, wi thout a di r ect en tr ance from the outside) .

Class 2 - Floor t i l ing in areas where walking on them is essen t ia l ly wi th soft soles or normal

footwear that have, a t most , occasional smal l amoun ts of scra tch ing dir t .

(e.g. rooms in l iving areas of homes, wi th the except ion of ki tchens, en tr ances and other

rooms having much t r affic) .

The aforemen t ioned does not apply to specia l footwear , such as hobnai led boots.

Class 3 - Floor t i l ing in areas where walking on them is wi th normal footwear more often wi th

smal l amoun ts of scra tch ing dir t .

(e.g. r esiden t ia l ki tchens, hal ls, cor r idor s and balcon ies) .

The aforemen t ioned does not apply to specia l footwear , such as hobnai led boots.


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Class 4 - Floor t i l ing in areas where walking on them is by r egular pedest r ian t r affic that br ing

some scra tch ing dir t so that the condi t ions are more severe than class 3.

(e.g. en tr ances, publ ic ki tchens, hotel rooms, exh ibi t ion and sa le rooms).

Class 5 - Floor t i l ing which is subjected to severe pedest r ian t r affic over susta ined per iods that

br ings some scra tch ing dir t , so that the condi t ions are the most severe for wh ich glazed

t i les are to be sui table.

(e.g. publ ic areas, such as shopping cen tr es, a i rpor t concourses, hotel foyer s, publ ic

paths for pedest r ians and areas for industr ia l uses) .

Th is classi fica t ion is val id for the given appl icat ions under normal condi t ions. Considerat ion

should be given to the footwear , type of t r affic and clean ing methods expected, and the floor s

should be adequately protected against scra tch ing dir t a t the en tr ances to bui ldings by in terposing

footwear clean ing devices. In extr eme cases of very heavy t r affic and quan t i t ies of scra tch ing dir t ,

the use of unglazed floor t i les and quar r ies from Group I shal l be considered.

Annex P ( in format ive)

Test methods

In the next to the last i tem beginn ing with the name of the In ternat ional Standard "ISO 10545-15",

on the bot tom l ine, the words, "see Direct ive 2005/31/EC" are not appl icable and shal l be r eplaced

by the fol lowing:

See Isr ael i Standard SI 1003 Par t 1.2 ( a ) .

Bibliography The bibl iography is not appl icable.

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