It is still common practice today to install ceramic and stone tiles by direct bonding to the substrate with backer boards.
Ceramic tile uncoupling membrane.
Completely fill the square cavities of the uncoupling membrane with thin set.
Uncoupling membranes seem like they would prevent cracks also.
Be sure to use unmodified thinset as the latex modified kind won t harden properly when sandwiched between the tile and the membrane.
Product overview uncoupling membrane for tiled floor applications prevents cracked tile and grout and provides waterproofing ditra is 1 8 in.
Once the membrane is cemented in place the tiling proceeds as usual.
Item 634203 model ditra150.
Use unmodified thin set to adhere the tiles to the membrane.
Step 1 cut the membrane photo by wendell t.
Uncoupling membrane for tiled floor applications prevents cracked tile and grout and provides waterproofing ditra is 1 8 in thick and is designed for ceramic and stone tile.
Here are a few tips to ensure all goes as planned.
Thick and is designed for ceramic and stone tile install over a wide range of substrates including plywood osb concrete gypsum heated floors etc provides.
This creates the strong bond necessary.
Starting in a corner roll out the membrane flocked side down beside the room s long wall.
So this means that they will have their own tests.
The powers that be in the tile industry want uncoupling membranes to be their own classification separate from the cis membranes.
This underlayment can be a preferred bonding material like cement backerboard or an elastomeric membrane.
Further ditra performs all these functions while still providing adequate support load distribution for the tile covering.
Schluter systems ditra 150 sq ft orange plastic waterproofing tile membrane.
But the fact is that they haven t been officially tested as crack isolation membranes.
Designed specifically for ceramic tile and dimension stone installations ditra serves as an uncoupling layer waterproofing membrane and vapor management layer that accommodates moisture from beneath the tile covering.