ALL AROUND SOLUTION
RENEWED TRADITION
EASE OF MIND
THE SYSTEM
EFFORTLESSLY
TECHNICAL SURFACES
WATERPROOF, FIRE & FROST RESISTANT
UV RESISTANT
PLASTIC FREE
LESS WEIGHT ON WALLSAPPROX 4 LBS/FT2
ZERO FORMALDEHYDE
VERY LONG SERVICE LIFE
STAINRESISTANT
COST SAVING OVER TIME
MOLD RESISTANT
ECO FRIENDLY & RECYCLABLE
ACID RESISTANT
ZERO ALLERGENES
ZERO VOC & PVC
DOESN’T BEND
ZERO SMOKE DEVELOPMENT
SCRATCH RESISTANT
Measure the corner to get a better idea of its shape and exact angle (under or over 90 degrees).
Apply adhesive on both sides of the corner. Make sure both to only use adhesive specific for porcelain outdoor applications and to comply with all installation requirements, depending on the type of substrate (**).
Place the first piece of the set on one side by keeping the miter cut close to the angle. Wiggle a little when pushing the porcelain Veneer into the adhesive.
Place the second piece of the kit keeping the miter cut close to the angle, thus kissing the other miter cut on the other side of the corner or leaving a small joint to be filled with grout for outdoor porcelain.
Keep moving up by alternating long pieces to short pieces to have a running bond installation. Then proceed installing porcelain Veneers along the walls.
Once the whole Veneers installation is completed, fill any opening – should there be any – with grout joints for outdoor porcelain.
Once the grout joints are dry, clean with specific cleaner for porcelain and rinse thoroughly. In case movements of the building cause a small vertical crack along the corner, just fill the crack with new grout.
Smart Corner (***)
Porcelain Veneer
A = 20.5”
B = 6”
C = 2.75”
(**) for more information see our porcelain Veneers installation guide
(***) Nominal size: 20.5”x5.8”x2.75”
Measure the corner to get a better idea of its shape and exact angle (under or over 90 degrees).
Apply adhesive on both sides of the corner. Make sure both to only use adhesive specific for porcelain outdoor applications and to comply with all installation requirements, depending on the type of substrate (**).
Place the first piece of the set on one side by keeping the miter cut close to the angle. Wiggle a little when pushing the porcelain Brick into the adhesive.
Place the second piece of the kit keeping the miter cut close to the angle, thus kissing the other miter cut on the other side of the corner or leaving a small joint to be filled with grout for outdoor porcelain.
Keep moving up by alternating long pieces to short pieces to have a running bond installation. Make sure to space corners among each others with the same joint size to be used among the Bricks then. Once finished with corners, proceed installing porcelain Bricks along the walls.
Once the whole Bricks installation is completed, fill the joints with grout specific for outdoor porcelain.
Once the grout joints are dry, clean with specific cleaner for porcelain and rinse thoroughly. In case movements of the building cause a small vertical crack along the corner, just fill the crack with new grout.
Smart Corner (***)
Porcelain Brick
A = 11.65”
B = 3”
C = 3.75”
(**) for more information see our porcelain Bricks installation guide
(***) Nominal size: 11.65”x2.95”x3.75”
The Smart Corner System is made up of 2 pieces cut following the "Jolly" technique (obtained by cutting the side of the tile with a blade inclined 45 degrees from the surface of the tile itself).
If the two pieces of "Jolly" are made on products characterized by a particularly accentuated three-dimensional structure (such as in the case of porcelain veneers), these pieces, in correspondence with the edge cut at 45 degrees, will be characterized by a slightly jagged edge (see Figure 1).
This edge, which at first glance might seem like a cutting defect, is actually due to the three-dimensionality of the tile and is to be considered absolutely physiological, in order to ensure that the two pieces of "Jolly", once installed on the wall to form the smart corner, match as precisely as possible at the corner of the wall (see Figure 2).
To maximize beauty and naturality of the final result, please always remember, once the whole Veneers installation is completed, to fill any opening in correspondence of the corner of the wall – should there be any – with grout specific for outdoor porcelain.
The Smart Corner System is supplied in boxes containing each 10 units. Each unit is composed of two pieces, cut following the “Jolly” technique, ready to be installed on the wall to create the "Smart Corner".
Each unit is individually blistered and two pieces of cardboard are added (see Figure 3).
The combined utilization of the blister and the cardboard serves two main purposes:
1.
Protects the two pieces from impact until it’s time to lay them on the wall, in particular the two “Jollied” corners on each piece which should be handled with extreme care to avoid any sort of breakage.
2.
Keep the two pieces that make up each unit together before laying them, avoiding potential mixing of pieces from different units during the installation phase. This way it will be possible to guarantee, once installed, continuity of graphic and three-dimensional structure on both sides adjacent to each corner, maximizing the beauty and naturality of the final result.
Because of this, it is strongly recommended to pay close attention to not mix the pieces belonging to different units. In order to do that, whenever possible, always open each blister containing each unit one at the time, while proceeding with the installation of the Smart Corners on the wall.
