{"id":817,"date":"2022-02-28T18:05:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T10:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/?p=817"},"modified":"2022-03-01T17:56:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T09:56:29","slug":"elementor-817","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/28\/elementor-817\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is an Uncoupling Membrane?\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"817\" class=\"elementor elementor-817\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-244819a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"244819a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7742f17\" data-id=\"7742f17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4925238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4925238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.3 - 28-12-2021 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is an Uncoupling Membrane?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f3dc30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f3dc30\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56a9272\" data-id=\"56a9272\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8886c36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8886c36\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-41cabb4\" data-id=\"41cabb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0203d15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0203d15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.3 - 28-12-2021 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Maybe you still don&#8217;t know what an uncoupling membrane is, or you&#8217;re still doubt the effect of the uncoupling membrane.<\/p><p>But there is no doubt that the uncoupling membranes are used more and more as tile underlayment.<\/p><p>Why is the uncoupling membrane so popular?<\/p><p>Take the Schluter Ditra uncoupling membrane as the example.<\/p><p>The primary advantage of the uncoupling membrane is protecting floor surfaces from cracks in tiles and grout.<\/p><p>Compared with traditional tile underlayment, the uncoupling membrane is designed the unique grid structure.<\/p><p>The uncoupling mat prevent cracks and protect tiles through uncoupling the floor covering from the substrate to neutralize tensions between the materials.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d72b4a1\" data-id=\"d72b4a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ba8f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2ba8f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.3 - 28-12-2021 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Category_Background_Uncoupling_Desktop-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"DITRA Uncoupling Membrane-prevent cracks\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Category_Background_Uncoupling_Desktop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Category_Background_Uncoupling_Desktop-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Category_Background_Uncoupling_Desktop-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5335588 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5335588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">schluter.com<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0eca239 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0eca239\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2215f3d\" data-id=\"2215f3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d21190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d21190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Laying an uncoupling membrane will increase porcelain or ceramic tile installation cost, but it can significantly boost the durability of your tiled floor.<\/p><p>In general, uncoupling membranes are used when laying tile over concrete and wood.<\/p><p>Concrete contains a relatively large amount of water. With the change of humidity and temperature, concrete will shrink and expand.<\/p><p>The changes of concrete will cause stresses that fracture or delaminate the tile.<\/p><p>Wood also expands and contracts with moisture, and plasterboard, which lose strength when they\u2019re wet.<\/p><p>The uncoupling membrane offers a isolating benefits with a lower profile instead of a traditional, reinforced mortar bed or backer board<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbffb3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbffb3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9660aad\" data-id=\"9660aad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e7cbe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e7cbe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Besides, the uncoupling membranes have vapor management properties that enable vapor to dissipate through channels on the underside of the membrane, preventing moisture buildup.<\/p><p>Due to its superior support and load distribution, the uncoupling membrane is ideal for laying particularly large tiles or tiles which will bear a heavy load.<\/p><p>As the photo displayed. The TCNA (THE COUNCIL OF NORTH AMERICA ) offer the Robinson Test to certificate the load support level.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed103f4\" data-id=\"ed103f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13ddeb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13ddeb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Robinson-test-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Uncoupling Membrane-Heavy load distribution-Robinson test report from TCNA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Robinson-test-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Robinson-test-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Robinson-test-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Robinson-test-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Robinson-test-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Robinson-test-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Robinson-test.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article aims to tell you what is an UNCOUPLING MEMBRANE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=817"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":861,"href":"https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817\/revisions\/861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xps-tile-backer-board.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}