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The construction team is coordinating a method decision because the controlling field constraint is that substrate movement must be honored. Which tile joint detail is best?

Correct Answer

A) Select movement joints carried through tile work

movement joints carried through tile work best matches the stated condition. The other choices are real construction options in the same family, but they fit different field conditions.

Answer Options
A
Select movement joints carried through tile work
B
Material choice: Select grouted solid joint at control break
C
Select thinset packed into expansion joint
D
Select caulk omitted at changes in plane

Why This Is the Correct Answer

movement joints carried through tile work best matches the stated condition. The other choices are real construction options in the same family, but they fit different field conditions.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option B: Material choice: Select grouted solid joint at control break

Material choice: Select grouted solid joint at control break relies on the wrong note, symbol, sheet, scale, or detail path for tile movement joints.

Option C: Select thinset packed into expansion joint

Select thinset packed into expansion joint relies on the wrong note, symbol, sheet, scale, or detail path for tile movement joints.

Option D: Select caulk omitted at changes in plane

Select caulk omitted at changes in plane relies on the wrong note, symbol, sheet, scale, or detail path for tile movement joints.

Memory Technique

Manager Checking is an address; follow it to the real instruction.

Reference Hint

Open-book path: tab Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 10th Edition to Tile methods; movement joint coordination; verify the construction method, material selection, equipment choice, or work sequence that fits the field condition.

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