Expert Answers in Installation Guidelines
What products do I use to install tile in my Travel Trailer Home - Motor Home?
ANSWER – To determine what adhesive to use to install a time you need to determine what is the substrate. You need to know what type of tile you are going to install. In Trailer…
Read MoreIs it a problem if Schluter Ditra is installed on the walls of a Steam Shower?
ANSWER – Based on the Schluter literature, although they only show floor applications, they don’t say it is only for floors.
The Ditra is waterproof if installed correctly for waterproofing. It does have a key…
Read MoreWhat should we do if there is evidence that there is high Moisture coming up our Concrete Slabs?
ANSWER – Carpet might be allowing the moisture to evaporate through it, but as dirty as carpets get you could develop some microbial growth in the carpet. Adding more carpet doesn’t solve or prevent problems.
… Read MoreCan I Install Mosaic Tiles over an Old Eroding Sandstone Flagstone Tile?
ANSWER – I assume this is an exterior application of the sandstone in a flagstone irregular shape. Sandstone is Quartz stone from a geological point of view, but it is a class 1 that is…
Read MoreCan a Tile Mosaic Mural Be Installed Outdoors with High Temperatures?
ANSWER – You didn’t indicate if the mosaics are ceramic mosaics or glass mosaics.
Ceramic mosaics are normally produced at over 1200 degrees F. Normally custom ceramic tiles are dried and then fired in a…
Read MoreWhat kind of Water Resistant Barrier or Vapor Barrier should be used For Exterior Tile Veneer Installations?
ANSWER – W244E can be a ceramic or glass tile or a stone application for an exterior framed wall with cement backer board over it. If it is a cementitious backer board then they would put…
Read MoreWhat is the proper Installation Method for Installing Large Format Tiles?
ANSWER – It is hard to see exactly what they did. Your message says “photo thin set 1/16” is on the floor, 1.5” to 2.5” of mortar mix with less than 90% coverage, and thin-set 1/16”…
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