TILE ASSEMBLIES AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION

摘要

The present invention relates in general to tile assemblies and more particularly to a method of installing a plurality of tile assemblies on a planar surface. Existing tile systems require a large number of steps and take place over a matter of days while one waits for various adhesives and grouts to set. The invention provides a tile system which is much quicker and less complex to install. It relies mainly on a composite tile comprising: a surface tile layer; a rigid carrier being generally the same shape and planar dimensions of the surface tile layer; and adhesive means for bonding the rigid carrier to the underside of the surface tile layer; the rigid carrier having edges extending beyond the edges of the surface tile layer, the rigid carrier edges being operable to matingly engage with complementary edges of carriers of others of the composite tiles.