“When in Rome”….speak Italian, it is the only way to discover the true experience of the Eternal City. When working with Design Professionals (Architects / Specification Writers) speak their language; it will improve everyone’s experience. After…

One of the frequent requests we get in Technical Services is "can I use your adhesive to stick flooring X to substrate Y?"  There are a number of theoretical ways to test this but one of the best methods of practically evaluating the performance of…

Are all tile setting mortars the same?  If you were setting tile or stone during the Roman Empire, the answer would be yes, marble set in temples and other areas were set into a mud bed made up of sand, lime and volcanic ash.  Although the exact…

Although there are many variables that cause a slab to curl and warp, it typically boils down to changes in moisture content and temperature differential above and below the slab. When the top of the concrete slab dries faster than the underside of…

The Romans paved the way for many of the modern uses of tile today in bathrooms, kitchens and water features like pools, fountains and water treatment plants that span the construction landscape within industrial, commercial and residential…

MAPEI’s Ultrabond ECO 962 Pressure Sensitive Wood Flooring Adhesive can be used for engineered wood plank, LVT, LVP, and prefinished cork flooring. However any product is only as good as it meets the performance and application requirements for the…

We wanted to share a product review that Metro Alt. Floors LLC did for our Ultrabond ECO 985 , single-component, hybrid moisture-control, sound reduction and wood flooring adhesive. Included in Metro Atl. Floors blog is a link to NWFA article…

The key is to QUANTIFY the amount of moisture vapor (MVER is the Moisture Vapor Emission Rate) within the slab this can be done using one of the ASTM test methods, such as the ASTM F1869-16a Calcium Chloride Test that quantifies the amount of…

As tile format size (up to 5’ x 10’) begins to increase, and tile thickness (3mm to 6mm) begins to decrease, it is critical to match the ‘right floor tile installation’ to the ‘right service environment’.  Using ASTM C627 test method, a series of…