{"id":3741,"date":"2025-10-11T15:15:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T22:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smithemery.com\/staging\/4272\/?post_type=enterprise&#038;p=3741"},"modified":"2025-10-11T15:15:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T22:15:33","slug":"tile-and-stone-laboratory-tests","status":"publish","type":"enterprise","link":"https:\/\/www.smithemery.com\/staging\/4272\/enterprise\/tile-and-stone-laboratory-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Tile and Stone Laboratory Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3741\" class=\"elementor elementor-3741\" data-elementor-post-type=\"enterprise\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f77fd9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f77fd9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\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-ef985ae\" data-id=\"ef985ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7fb2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a7fb2a\" 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\t\t<p>Tile and stone laboratory testing is performed to ensure construction materials can withstand the test of time. The physical properties and characteristic of tile, stone, and installation material must tolerate the respective ASTM and project specifications. ASTM, American Society for Testing Materials, is the largest international standards developing agency.<\/p><p>Smith-Emery performs stringent tile and stone testing. As a trusted source with extensive experience in all phases of ceramic tile, natural stone, and installation materials testing, we perform both laboratory and field tests on everything involved with the placement of tile or stone. In addition to ensuring compliance with ASTM standards, Smith-Emery also provides customized testing services.<\/p>\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-e6140b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e6140b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b67cf46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b67cf46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testing Services Include:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5b976e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c5b976e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a45842 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4a45842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ceramic Tile Testing determines absorption, bond strength, warpage, static coefficient of friction, chemical and stain resistance.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Installation Materials Testing confirms  that installed ceramic or tile adheres to project specs and slip resistance.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Natural Stone Testing determines weathering attributes by means of accelerated weathering, moisture content, slip resistance, and petrographic analysis.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":3707,"template":"","class_list":["post-3741","enterprise","type-enterprise","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","has-thumb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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