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Articles Tagged with ''installation products''

Schluter®-Systems Unveils New Peel & Stick Products for Faster, Easier Tile Installations

Schluter Unveils New Primer to Use with Peal and Stick Membranes

October 22, 2024

PRIMER-PS simplifies the installation process while providing a strong, long-lasting bond.
 


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Laticrete Primer Plus Application

Laticrete Consolidates Primer Brands to One Do-It-All Solution

July 15, 2024

Laticrete recently consolidated its NXT® Primer, Supercap® Primer Plus and Fracture Ban® Primer product brands into Laticrete Primer Plus -- an all-in-one primer solution.


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bathroom tile installation

How to Differentiate Between Caulking and Sealant for Tile Installations

Scott Carothers
Scott Carothers
November 3, 2023

Scott Carothers, academic director for the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation, explains when to use grout, caulking or sealants for your tile installations. 


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When to Use Grout or Sealant at Inside Corners on Tile Installations

Scott Carothers
Scott Carothers
November 22, 2021

Grout goes in the grout joints and sealant goes in the locations designated as movement accommodation joints by the design professional or engineer, but sometimes it doesn’t work out as planned.


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Quick and Easy Movement Joints in Tile Installations

Scott Carothers
Scott Carothers
September 1, 2016
Recently during a CTEF Educational Program, an installation manager for a large company complained that installing movement (expansion) joints in any application is a pain in the butt.
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Technical Focus

What are crack isolation membranes and how are they used?

Scott Carothers
Scott Carothers
July 1, 2016
Crack isolation membranes can many times eliminate the problem of a questionable substrate if they are used correctly.
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broken tile

CTEF Tile Tip: There Should Not Be Any Broken Ceramic Tile

Scott Carothers
Scott Carothers
May 16, 2016
Thin set and the new large and heavy tile mortars serve several functions within a tile assembly.
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CTEF Tile Tip: The Right Mortar Can Accommodate Most Ceramic Tile Warpage

Scott Carothers
Scott Carothers
March 1, 2016
The use of thin-set mortars have met the challenge of properly installing ceramic and porcelain tile for years, and still do today.
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Manufacturer's Directions

CTEF Tile Tip: Should You Listen to the Manufacturer?

Scott Carothers
Scott Carothers
July 13, 2015

If this title did not grab your immediate attention, it should have. It’s a dangerous mindset, but ignoring instructions is also one of the first shortcuts people in a hurry take.


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