Who has time to wait? Many installations are fast-track, so you can get in and get out as quickly as possible. But no matter how well you plan an installation, issues come up and these delays can cost money. What if you get to the jobsite and find out that you are to install resilient flooring over a slab with moisture problems? You don’t have to worry, thanks to MAPEI’s new Mapecontact MRT ...

Among the benefits of ceramic tile are resistance to weather, chemicals, and wear. One of the heartiest types of tile is unglazed quarry tile (sometimes also referred to as klinker tile). You are probably familiar with quarry tile in restaurants, it is often found in the kitchen, bathrooms, and sometimes the eating areas. However, quarry tile is also used in applications such as breweries , food ...

Are the tiles in your shower, or perhaps the shower head or faucets, turning blue? What causes this discoloration and where does it come from? In most cases, it is caused by the water flowing through your pipes having a low (acidic) pH. Chances are your water pipes are made of copper and the blue discoloration is the result of the insides of the pipes being attacked by the aggressive low pH water. To ...

November is National Historic Bridge Awareness Month and to commemorate it, we would like to revisit the restoration of the I-80 Verdi Bridge and MAPEI’s contribution to preserve the structure.  Historical or not, many of our nations' bridges were built decades ago and exist today. We live in an era of insufficient infrastructure funding; which is where restoration and preservation becomes ...

You have the questions and MAPEI Product Support has the answers! Whether you are a first-time Do-It-Yourselfer putting up a kitchen backsplash, or a seasoned General Contractor bidding on a billion dollar construction project, our highly experienced staff are ready to help answer your questions! Read on to discover the Who, What, When, How and Why about MAPEI Product Support. What kinds ...