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Exterior veneer: Ceramic or stone tile

Issue: Rain, freeze/thaw shrinkage and expansion

Solution: Installation materials that do not contribute to efflorescence, highly deformable freeze/thaw-resistant setting materials, soft joints

Application steps

Discover the application steps, the products used for this solution and other alternative products.

1

Concrete

2

Polymer-modified thick-bed and render mortar with slurry bond coat

Modified Mortar Bed

3

Waterproofing and crack-isolation membrane

Mapelastic AquaDefense

Alternative products

Mapelastic Turbo [NA]

4

Flexible tile mortar

Granirapid System

5

Ceramic tile or stone

6

Rapid-setting grout

Ultracolor Plus FA

Alternative products

Ultracolor Plus Max

7

100%-silicone sealant

8

Water-based penetrating sealer and/or a solvent-based penetrating sealer

UltraCare Penetrating Plus Stone, Tile & Grout Sealer

Alternative products

UltraCare Penetrating SB Stone, Tile & Grout Sealer

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