We use a tile leveling kit on every project that has a "LFT" Large Format Tile.
So why use a tile leveling kit on each project? Well, the biggest and most important two reasons are safety and aesthetics!
Safety and a nice level floor is our main goals. Prior to using a tile leveling kit a installer had to ensure that the tile substrate was as flat as possible prior to setting the tile, then they had to hand set and adjust each tile tile to minimize any lippage. No matter how experienced the installer there was always a chance that the tile would slightly sink into the mortar causing lippage or in other words uneven tiles that could cause a person to trip if they happened to catch the edge of the tile with their feet!
Another important factor to consider is how tiles are made or the manufacturing process. As hard as some of the top tile manufacturer's try, there are always some degree of warping or cupping of tiles as they are made and the tile industry has accepted the fact that a small percentage of tiles no matter how expensive the tile or who makes it will have these small "tolerable" defects. As you can imagine this presents a problem for the installer and home owner that purchases the tile. Using a tile leveling kit helps minimize those defects and assures a level floor.
We take pride in our installations and want to leave our customers with the safest and most professional installation as possible, which is why we always use a tile leveling kit on all of our installation projects.
