Actualizado por el equipo de Servicios Técnicos de MAPEI, el blog Tech Talk se dedica a compartir consejos prácticos y conocimientos de vanguardia para la industria de pisos y de la construcción. Disponible sólo en inglés.
Tile/Stone/Grout Care and Maintenance: Problems Solvers with Nick We are excited about adding a new blogger to our MAPEI Tech Talk line up, Nick Valenti . Nick will be addressing specific issues that arise during the installation, care and on going…
Just how much Floor Covering Adhesive is too much or too little? Using the ‘right trowel & right adhesive’ combination is the key to a well-bonded floor covering to the substrate that will perform during the ‘service life’ of the…
It’s 3 o’clock on a Friday afternoon, you are down a man and the homeowner is tapping their foot and looking at their watch—asking when their tile installation in the shower is going to be finished? Do you grab for a bucket of mastic or continue…
A menudo surgen preguntas e inquietudes cuando se va a instalar losetas de cerámica o piedra sobre sistemas de radiación de calefacción. Estas inquietudes suelen ser respecto a cualquier efecto perjudicial que el calor del sistema de radiación de…
As an installer, you have a wide variety of installation products available to use on a project—but really aren’t all of them more or less the same? Let’s be honest though, how often have we just ‘winged it’ —thinking I’ve used floor patch hundreds…
Have you ever wondered why there are so many Flooring Associations? Or have you ever felt isolated within your area of expertise when problems arise, or you feel that you could use some additional training to further hone yours skills? If you have…
If you have been around the tile and stone industry for any length of time, you will remember when 12”x12” was considered large format tile and 6”x 6” glazed ceramic tile was the design of choice for most bathroom walls. Nowadays, really all bets…
Spot bonding has become a growing problem for the tile industry. Larger tiles and narrow grout joints make leveling a finished tile floor a challenge. The reason why spot bonding is getting more popular is lippage, large tile supported by 5 daubs of…
MAPEI Americas introduced its Below-Grade Waterproofing product line to the North American construction market at the 2016 World of Concrete show. Among the below-grade waterproofing systems introduced at the show were Mapeproof™ sodium bentonite…
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