{"id":4761,"date":"2016-09-07T12:24:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T12:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ezeetile.co.za\/newsite\/?p=4761"},"modified":"2018-09-10T12:50:29","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T12:50:29","slug":"grout-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ezeetile.co.za\/?p=4761","title":{"rendered":"Grout Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-3975858612ff874a16fed4de80af9f84\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-3975858612ff874a16fed4de80af9f84{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-3975858612ff874a16fed4de80af9f84 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-3975858612ff874a16fed4de80af9f84 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-3975858612ff874a16fed4de80af9f84 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Grouts<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>CAUSES OF FAILURE:<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Cracked grout\u00a0\u2013 dried too quickly or gap too wide<\/li>\n<li>Powdery grout<\/li>\n<li>Sagging grout \u2013 too much water<\/li>\n<li>Colour mismatch \u2013 different suppliers \/ adhesive not removed \/ time to dry<\/li>\n<li>Discolouration<\/li>\n<li>Butt jointing tiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_gallery-11ed3e772bb44645c03684f580e53041\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-av_gallery-11ed3e772bb44645c03684f580e53041 .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:25%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-av_gallery-11ed3e772bb44645c03684f580e53041 avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-1'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><meta itemprop=\"contentURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ezeetile.co.za\/?p=4761\"><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ezeetile.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grout-failure1.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.ezeetile.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grout-failure1.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' 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\/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ezeetile.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grout-failure14.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.ezeetile.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grout-failure14.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='12' title='grout-failure14'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-3750 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3750\"   src='https:\/\/www.ezeetile.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grout-failure14.jpg' width='300' height='200'  title='grout-failure14' alt='' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-3750 avia-img-lazy-loading-3750\"  width='300' height='200' src='https:\/\/www.ezeetile.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grout-failure14.jpg' title='grout-failure14' alt='' \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>LESSONS LEARNT<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Grout failure can be avoided by following the correct procedure for applying grout:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Apply the Ezee Tile Grout with a rubber squeegee diagonally across the joint width while the mix is still fresh.<\/li>\n<li>Allow the grout to harden for 1-2 hours before removing excess grout residue from the tiles using a damp, not wet, sponge.<\/li>\n<li>Once the grout has completely set after 24 hours, polish the tiles with a dry soft cloth. A wet cloth will not remove the film of grout residue.<\/li>\n<li>Add Ezee Tile bonding liquid \u2013 replace the water in the mix in conditions where additional mechanical strength, flexibility or water resistance is required<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-f1a39b6fcec5a80e80f3d61bf7f389df\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-f1a39b6fcec5a80e80f3d61bf7f389df img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-f1a39b6fcec5a80e80f3d61bf7f389df .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#000000;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-f1a39b6fcec5a80e80f3d61bf7f389df .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-f1a39b6fcec5a80e80f3d61bf7f389df av-styling- av-hover-grow avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 left-to-right avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  noHover av-overlay-on-hover'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay\"><div class=\"av-caption-image-overlay-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-position\"><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-center\"><p>Application of grout with a rubber squeegee diagonally across the joint<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img class='wp-image-3640 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3640 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/www.ezeetile.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Application-of-grout-with-a-rubber-squeegee-diagonally-across-the-joint-300x200.jpg' alt='' title='Application-of-grout-with-a-rubber-squeegee-diagonally-across-the-joint'  height=\"200\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb av_one_half  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>CAUSES OF FAILURE:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Tenting<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In a tenting failure, the ceramic tile usually comes clean off the adhesive bed, leaving an imprint of its backing.\u00a0 This is often misinterpreted to be a sign of a poor quality adhesive when it is actually a sign of a good quality, strong adhesive.<\/p>\n<p>The concrete and tile adhesive both have cement as the binder and so they bond very well together. However, since ceramic tiles are made from clay, the bond between it and the cement in the adhesive is usually fractionally weaker. The cleavage plane or the point of failure will always occur at the weakest point in the bond which is why the tile comes off clean.<\/p>\n<p>Another common type of failure is when the adhesive comes clean off the substrate and remains stuck to the tile.<\/p>\n<p>Since the cleavage plane is at the weakest point in the bond, this is a clear indication of poor surface preparation (i.e. tiling onto a dusty floor or not applying a basecoat slurry to a steel floated floor).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-5ea7596238ed9f191e6b5e662093052f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-5ea7596238ed9f191e6b5e662093052f{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-5ea7596238ed9f191e6b5e662093052f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_button '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap 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data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.ezeetile.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/tile-failure-tenting-8-1.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='8' title='tile-failure-tenting-8'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-4787 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4787\"   src='https:\/\/www.ezeetile.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/tile-failure-tenting-8-1.jpg' width='300' height='225'  title='tile-failure-tenting-8' alt='' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-4787 avia-img-lazy-loading-4787\"  width='300' height='225' src='https:\/\/www.ezeetile.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/tile-failure-tenting-8-1.jpg' title='tile-failure-tenting-8' alt='' \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>LESSONS LEARNT<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Determine the factors that can reduce the sheer stress within a tiled floor to acceptable levels<\/li>\n<li>In a successful application, the sum total of the stresses is weaker than the tensile strength (bond strength) of the adhesive<\/li>\n<li>The greatest contributor to the sheer stress is the concrete and its rate of shrinkage. The easiest way to counter this is by ensuring the concrete is given sufficient time to cure before tiling.<\/li>\n<li>The SABS standard calls for a minimum period of 28 days from the laying of the concrete and tiling.<\/li>\n<li>With fast track building this period can often not be adhered to. In this case, the bond strength of the system must be increased to handle the higher stress. The most common methods would be to:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ol>1. Use a high quality flexible polymer-based tile adhesive instead of a contractors grade<\/ol>\n<ol>2. Increase the strength of a contractors grade by mixing with a bonding liquid instead of water&lt;<\/ol>\n<ol>3. Apply a basecoat \/ keying agent slurry to the substrate prior to applying adhesive and tiling<\/ol>\n<ol>4. The ambient conditions, more specifically temperature fluctuations, must be considered.<\/ol>\n<ol>5. Dark coloured tiles on a north facing balcony will expand and contract significantly more than a light coloured tile in a south facing room.<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Temperate fluctuations also explain why winter is known as &#8220;popping season&#8221; in the South African tile industry. In winter, the difference between the maximum and minimum temperatures is at its highest and consequently, tile expansion and contraction is also at its highest. This effect is further compounded by people using heaters, fires and underfloor heating to warm rooms.<\/li>\n<li>The size of the tile is another parameter which affects sheer stress. As the tile size increases, so does the sheer stress in the system. This is evidenced by the fact that as the size of tiles has increased in recent years, so has the incidence of tenting. Once a tile is above 500mm x 500mm, the use of a flexible polymer modified adhesive is recommended.<\/li>\n<li>The quality of the application is vitally important. A good quality tiler can make a poor quality adhesive work while a poor quality tiler will make the highest quality adhesive fail.<\/li>\n<li>Contact between the tile and adhesive must be as high as possible \u2013 no less than 80% of the surface of the tile must be bedded into the adhesive. Another important factor is the thickness of the tile adhesive bed under the tile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb av_one_half  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>CAUSES OF FAILURE:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Excess tile adhesive not removed from between tiles prior to grouting<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Tile adhesive is relatively hard and it tends to transfer sheer stress from one tile to another. This results in huge sheer in the middle of the tiled room and tenting.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_gallery-7b594ce23e904cc762438b88604e83f4\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-av_gallery-7b594ce23e904cc762438b88604e83f4 .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:25%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-av_gallery-7b594ce23e904cc762438b88604e83f4 avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-3'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><meta itemprop=\"contentURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ezeetile.co.za\/?p=4761\"><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ezeetile.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/excessive-grout-not-removed-between-tiles-prior-to-grouting.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-3' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.ezeetile.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/excessive-grout-not-removed-between-tiles-prior-to-grouting.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='excessive-grout-not-removed-between-tiles-prior-to-grouting'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-4788 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4788\"   src='https:\/\/www.ezeetile.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/excessive-grout-not-removed-between-tiles-prior-to-grouting.jpg' width='300' height='225'  title='excessive-grout-not-removed-between-tiles-prior-to-grouting' alt='' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img class=\"wp-image-4788 avia-img-lazy-loading-4788\"  width='300' height='225' src='https:\/\/www.ezeetile.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/excessive-grout-not-removed-between-tiles-prior-to-grouting.jpg' title='excessive-grout-not-removed-between-tiles-prior-to-grouting' alt='' \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>LESSONS LEARNT<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A properly designed grout is softer and more flexible to act as a cushion to help reduce the transfer of sheer. This is, however, only partially true as sheer stress increases as the joint width decreases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>With butt jointed tiles, 100% of the sheer is transferred from tile to tile but less than 10% is transferred if the joint width is larger than 4 mm. There is a trend towards smaller joints but clients must be informed that this will increase the risk of an adhesion failure in the project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb av_one_half  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>CAUSES OF FAILURE:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Lack of expansion and movement joints<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Since expansion joints localise failures to within the panels, repair work is quicker and more cost effective as the areas to repair are smaller.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_gallery-c9f7eebed2d4fbb67a73636895bdce7f\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-av_gallery-c9f7eebed2d4fbb67a73636895bdce7f .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:25%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-av_gallery-c9f7eebed2d4fbb67a73636895bdce7f avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-4'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" 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