Ditra Matting Tape

While there are thinsets that say they will bond to linoleum and some of them will apparently the jackass who installed that particular floor was not aware of that.

Ditra matting tape.

Made of polyethylene ditra and ditra xl serve as a waterproofing layer that protects moisture sensitive substrates such as plywood osb. The mat also acts as a waterproofing membrane to cope with any moisture that may occur on the underside of the substrate. It has a grid structure of square cavities each cut back in a dovetail configuration and an anchoring fleece laminated to its underside. Schluter ditra matting is a waterproof polyethylene membrane with a relatively high vapour diffusion density.

Installing ditra over an approved substrate is much much easier. The self adhesive joint sealing tape schlüter ditra drain stu is available for cut edges without fleece overlap. Schluter ditra matting should be applied using a suitable matting adhesive such as ardex af200 plus matting adhesive with a 3mm or 4mm notched trowel. Ditra and ditra xl installations can be made waterproof with minimal effort.

Schluter ditra and ditra xl are specifically designed for ceramic and stone tile installations ditra and ditra xl provide uncoupling to prevent cracked tile and grout. Schluter s innovative ditra heat underfloor heating solution is a quick reacting and efficient heating system. Since the matting is made of waterproof polypropylene the only extra step necessary is to seal the seams and floor wall connections. Schluter keba waterproofing tape is a soft waterproof polyethylene tape covered on both sides with a special fleece webbing to anchor the tape in suitable adhesive.

In fact nearly every bare substrate you find in a modern house would be considered an approved substrate shiny linoleum is not one of them photo 3. This is easily accomplished by applying kerdi band to these areas using schluter set all set fast set or an unmodified thin. The keba tape is used to waterproof joints in ditra or kerdi matting as a skirting round a wet room wall floor junction or between ditra matting and marmox showerlay trays. Both waterproof and durable kerdi boards are perfect to line your walls and tile onto.

Schluter ditra heat matting is polyethylene membrane with a cut back stud structure and an anchoring fleece laminated on the underside. Schluter ditra matting is a leading decoupling system that prevents movement in the substrate affecting your tiles. It is recommended to use walking boards especially in the centre of the assembly for material transport to protect the installed schlüter ditra drain mat from damage or to prevent it from peeling off the substrate.