Mitch Hawkins, director, technical services, highlights the most recent grout and mortar innovations to elevate your project and save you money. 

Who doesn’t want to save time...or money? John McIntyre, national technical manager, Sika, reveals three products to help achieve both.

Planislope RS is a rapid-setting, pre-blended polymer-modified mortar that includes a blend of select aggregates. It is designed for quick and effective pre-sloping under waterproofing membranes and thick-bed mortar installations. 

We round up the latest products and solutions for flooring installations.  

We round up the latest products and solutions for tile and stone installations. 

Sika’s technical crew performed a full grouting demonstration on a tile wall mockup for gatherings of the industry’s top installers and distributors.

Merkrete, a Parex USA brand, brought its 50 years of tile setting material knowledge to the Las Vegas Convention Center to show industry leaders better and more streamlined solutions designed to provide better results and save time.   

The professional grade adhesive mortar has an excellent open time and allows for grout in two hours.

Brett Mauney, national technical manager for Merkrete, differentiates between large-format tile and large and heavy tile (LHT), talks proper subfloor prep and points to the right materials for the job.

Sika will highlight the new additions to its maintenance-free grout line through professional demonstrations and presentations.