February 2011

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INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, RENEWAL

COMMERCIAL EPOXY GROUT
Custom Building Products, Seal Beach, Calif., introduces CEG-Lite™ Commercial Epoxy Grout, a lightweight, 100-percent-solids epoxy grout formulated with recycled content for horizontal or vertical joints ranging in size from 1/2” down to 1/16”. Iit can be used in heavy-duty applications such as chemical or food processing plants, or where harsh cleaning methods can erode mortar and grout joints. It can be used with virtually any type of natural-stone tile (including green marble).
Contact: Custom Building Products, (800) 272-8786.

POLYMER MORTAR
LATICRETE International Inc., Bethany, Conn., introduces LATICRETE® 4-XLT, a polymer-fortified adhesive mortar designed for vertical installations of large-format stone without sagging. as well as medium-bed installations built up to 3/4” (18mm) and thin-set flooring applications. The solution utilizes the company’s Water Dispersion Technology to control consistency dependent on application needs, and also incorporates the company’s dust-reducing DUST LOCK™ Technology.
Contact: LATICRETE International Inc., 800-243-4788.

RAPID-DRY MORTAR
MAPEI Americas, Deerfield Park, Fla., introduces Ultraflex™ LFT Rapid mortar, with a high content of a unique dry polymer for adhesion and fast setting, allowing grouting in three to four hours. As a medium-bed mortar, it can be used up to 3/4” thick, and works for large-format stone tile on interior/exterior floors, walls and countertops,
Contact: MAPEI Americas, 800-922-6273.

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