{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HomeAdditionPlus.com","provider_url":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev","author_name":"mdonovan","author_url":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/author\/mdonovan\/","title":"Uncoupling Membranes for Tiling over Cement Slab - HomeAdditionPlus.com","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mNtkzHSTnt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/tiling-floors-walls\/uncoupling-membranes-tiling-over-cement-slab\/\">Uncoupling Membranes for Tiling over Cement Slab<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/tiling-floors-walls\/uncoupling-membranes-tiling-over-cement-slab\/embed\/#?secret=mNtkzHSTnt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Uncoupling Membranes for Tiling over Cement Slab&#8221; &#8212; HomeAdditionPlus.com\" data-secret=\"mNtkzHSTnt\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Uncoupling Membranes for Tiling over Cement Slabs Protect against Moisture and Shearing Force Problems that can Crack Tiles By Mark J. Donovan Ceramic, porcelain and stone tile floors look gorgeous and are easy to maintain and clean. However, they are susceptible to cracking if installed on an unstable subfloor, be it a wood subfloor or cement slab, without the use of an uncoupling membrane. Creating a solid wood subfloor is fairly easy to do, assuming correctly dimensioned floor joists were used in the subfloor construction, and proper thicknesses and layers&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/uncoupling_membrane.jpg","thumbnail_width":276,"thumbnail_height":183}