DO: Unload the crate with a forklift DO: Protect the crates from moisture on-site DO: Support the crates at an angle priot to unloading DO: Carry the panels vertically DON'T: Carry the panels horizontally DO: Vacuum lift the panels from the back-side DON'T: Vacuum-lift the panels from the front-size DO: Use clean soft gloves when handling panels DO: Store the panels vertically with protective foam DO: Rest the panels on the back-side to protect the face DO: Use a staging rack for ventilated drying DON'T: Lean panel edges against a hard surfaces DO: Store the panels horizontally if necessary DON'T: Store horizontally without foam sheets DON'T: Partially cover panels, exposing them DO: Use a tile-cutting saw with 350mm/2,400rpm or 250mm/3000-3200rpm blades DO: Wet-cut the panels face-down on a flat surface with a foam sheet for protection DO: Wet-cut the panels face-up if necessary (not recommended) DON'T: Span the panels on saw-horses, causing flexing DO: Immediately clean the panel with a wipe or sponge and dry with an air stream DO: Wet drill with a wet glass, tile carbide or diamond tipped drill-bit DO: Drill on a large, flat surface DON'T: Drill on a saw-horses that, causing flexing
DO: Unload the crate with a forklift DO: Protect the crates from moisture on-site DO: Support the crates at an angle priot to unloading
DO: Carry the panels vertically DON'T: Carry the panels horizontally DO: Vacuum lift the panels from the back-side DON'T: Vacuum-lift the panels from the front-size DO: Use clean soft gloves when handling panels
DO: Store the panels vertically with protective foam DO: Rest the panels on the back-side to protect the face DO: Use a staging rack for ventilated drying DON'T: Lean panel edges against a hard surfaces DO: Store the panels horizontally if necessary DON'T: Store horizontally without foam sheets DON'T: Partially cover panels, exposing them
DO: Use a tile-cutting saw with 350mm/2,400rpm or 250mm/3000-3200rpm blades DO: Wet-cut the panels face-down on a flat surface with a foam sheet for protection DO: Wet-cut the panels face-up if necessary (not recommended) DON'T: Span the panels on saw-horses, causing flexing DO: Immediately clean the panel with a wipe or sponge and dry with an air stream
DO: Wet drill with a wet glass, tile carbide or diamond tipped drill-bit DO: Drill on a large, flat surface DON'T: Drill on a saw-horses that, causing flexing