PALACE Chemicals offers the Rock-Tite 3-part system for fixing increasingly popular 20mm exterior porcelain and stone tiles, says the company.
The Rock-Tite Exterior Porcelain & Stone System comprises a Primer, a Mortar and a choice of Brush-In or Flow Grout. The mortar is available either as a pre-blend or a concentrate that requires the addition of sand, as the user prefers.
Rock-Tite is said to be designed for use by landscapers and garden designers, as well as tile fixers and builders, and accords with a lifestyle trend which is seeing internal tiled space being extended to terrace or patio areas outside.
Traditionally, these areas might be covered with concrete pavers or timber decking, which can look tired quite quickly. However, the latest generation of 20mm porcelain and stone tiles brings several advantages. They’re equally suitable either for the home or in higher trafficked commercial spaces.
Many porcelain tiles are also moisture, rot, frost and UV resistant, being easier to clean and offering good slip resistance, provided they’re kept clean, says the company.
Palace Chemicals says: ‘The first element of the system is the Rock-Tite Porcelain Primer, which is supplied in three 5kg bags, complete with a 15kg mixing bucket. This is a fibre-reinforced, polymer-modified, cement-based primer, designed to improve adhesion when used with porcelain, stone and other low absorption types of paving.
‘Secondly, there’s high strength fibre-reinforced Rock-Tite Mortar. There are two mortars available, depending on the type of project being undertaken. These come as either a pre-blend 20kg version, that easily mixes with water or a more traditional version, which is supplied in a 15kg bag that mixes in a 1:6 ratio with sharp sand to create the ideal bedding mortar for all external patio projects.
‘Finally, the system includes a choice of a 15kg cement-free Brush-In Grout/Jointing Compound or a Flow Grout, the latter being preferable for areas which will be subject to early and sustained traffic. The grouts come in three 5kg bags supplied in a 15kg bucket. Each are available in a choice of three different colours.’
‘The Rock-Tite System is very straightforward to use,’ says Steve Ball, commercial director. ‘It allows home designers to come up with a durable and effective solution for working with the new generation of 20mm porcelain and stone tiles, so they can complete projects which accord with current fashions and are entirely on trend.’
Rock-Tite from Palace Chemicals is supported by a range of promotional material, including a new brochure and a video, easily explaining all the benefits of the system and its ease of use – details of which can be found at the website.
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