TILE APPARATUS WITH SELECTIVELY COLLAPSIBLE NON-ADHESIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE

A tile apparatus for installation on a substrate having a contact adhesive array affixed to the underside of the tile body, the contact adhesive array comprising at least one adhesive feature extending from the underside and defining an array height relative to the underside, and a support system affixed to the underside of the tile body offset from the contact adhesive array, the support system comprising at least one non-adhesive standoff positioned adjacent to the at least one adhesive feature and extending from the underside and defining a standoff height relative to the underside that is greater than the array height, the at least one non-adhesive standoff of the support system supporting the tile body and being selectively slidable relative to the substrate upon application of a lateral force to the tile body and selectively collapsible upon application of a collapsing force to the tile body toward the substrate.