The Tile Council of North America is asking the industry to submit new tile installation guidelines or edits to existing guidelines for consideration by the Handbook Committee. Please email submissions to ssamulski@tileusa.com.

The Handbook Conference will be held June 19-20, 2012, in downtown Atlanta.

2013 TCNA Handbook Overview of Timeline, Procedure, Purpose, and Objective

Submission Criteria and Format

• All submissions must be specific, i.e., exact language must be provided.
• Each submission must be accompanied by a Handbook submission form.
• For new methods, include a generic drawing.
• Edits to the existing Handbook must include a page clearly showing where the requested changes are to be made. Click here for a submission form for edits to existing guidelines.
• New methods should be submitted in a form that is ready to be inserted into the Handbook (see submission form for new details).
• We recommend you have the latest version of the Handbook and American National Standards A108/A118/A136.1 to reference when drafting your submissions. If you need an American National Standards A108/A118/A136.1 manual or Handbook, click here for an order form.
• Please compare your submission to an existing method to make sure all necessary fields are listed. All testing and supporting documentation should be included (see sample).
• Submissions that do not meet the Handbook format and criteria requirements will be returned.