SUPPORT PLATE FOR INSTALLING TILE

摘要

A support for installing facing materials such as ceramic tiles on a substrate such as floors, walls and ceilings wherein the support plate has a plurality of spaced apart recesses in the plate material, with the recesses being open at the top surface and have solid sidewalls and a base, and a plurality of slots in the non-recessed portions of the plate material extending through the top surface and bottom surface, the slots joining one or more adjacent recesses. The support plate of the invention is used for tile installations between the substrate and such tile. Thin-set mortar that is used to secure the tile to the support plate flows into the recesses and into the slots forming a continuous bond between the mortar and the adjacent slots providing for a strong bond between the support plate, mortar and the tiles.

主权项

1. A support plate for installing facing materials on a substrate comprising:
a sheet material having a top surface and a bottom surface; a plurality of spaced apart adjacent recesses residing across the sheet material with each recess open at the top and having a bottom and sidewalls comprising the sheet material, together the sheet material and the recesses define a plate having a thickness extending from a top surface to a bottom surface thereof; an underlay mat attached to the bottom surface of the plate; and a plurality of slots traversing through the sheet material at the top surface of the plate and residing between the adjacent recesses.