Underlayment
Guide
MAPEI Corporation
Address: 1144 E. Newport Center Dr., Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
Company Contact: Jennifer Kramer – Communications Manager
URL: www.mapei.us
Email: jkramer@mapei.com
Phone: 888-US-MAPEI
Underlayment Products:
Mapeheat Membrane is a lightweight uncoupling, crack-isolation and waterproofing membrane for electrical floor heating featuring rounded square reliefs, providing a channel guide into which the Mapeheat radiant-heating cables securely snap.
Mapeguard UM is a lightweight, waterproofing and vapor pressure-equalizing underlayment membrane designed to perform over challenging substrates for both residential and commercial applications.
Planislope RS is a rapid-setting (1-2 hours), pre-blended polymer-modified mortar that provides a quick and effective solution for sloping needs for a variety of substrates.
Merkrete
Address: 2150 Eastridge Ave., Riverside, CA 92507
Company Contact: Tom Carroll
URL: www.merkrete.com
Email: tom.carroll@parexusa.com
Phone: 714-778-2266
Underlayment Products:
It’s What’s Underneath that Counts. Merkrete's patching, self-leveling, crack isolation and waterproofing products are specifically designed to repair and prepare surfaces to provide an acceptable foundation for the installation of tile and stone as well as other types of floor coverings. Designed to protect all flooring investments, Merkrete underlayment products are the most recognized and respected solutions in the tile and stone industry.
NAC Products
Address: 3200 S. Main St., Akron, Ohio 44319
Company Contact: Brian Petit
URL: www.NACproducts.com
Phone: 800-633-4622
Fax: 330-644-3557
Underlayment Products:
All NAC membranes are certified Clean Air GOLD, containing no VOCs.
ECB® and ECB® 75 peel-and-stick sheet membranes are installed with an NAC primer and provide crack isolation protection for surfaces that require protection from lateral substrate movement.
Strataflex® sheet and SubSeal® liquid membranes may be used for interior and exterior applications that require waterproof protection.
Super SAM® 125 and SAM® 3 provide exceptional sound reduction and crack isolation protection for surfaces that require impact and audible sound reduction.
Schluter-Systems
Address: 194 Pleasant Ridge Rd., Plattsburgh, NY 12901
URL: www.schluter.com
Email: info@schluter.com
Phone: (800) 472-4588
Fax: (800) 477-9783
Company Contact: Customer Service
Underlayment Products:
Designed specifically for ceramic and stone tile installations, Schluter-DITRA serves as an uncoupling layer, waterproofing membrane, and vapor management layer that accommodates moisture from beneath the tile covering. Schluter-DITRA-HEAT - Schluter-DITRAHEAT provides both warmer floors and uncoupling in a single layer with no need for self-levelers. Wires can be placed exactly where they are needed. Tile Membrane with Dual Benefits - Schluter-DITRA-HEAT-DUO is an uncoupling and waterproofing membrane with an integrated bonding fleece that provides sound control. Optionally, the system can be customized with floor heating cables to warm the tile floor.
Sika
Address: 15616 Euclid Avenue, Chino, CA 91708
Company Contact: Tom Carroll
URL: www.sikatile.com
Email: carroll.tom@us.sika.com
Phone: 714-778-2266
Underlayment Products
Sika’s patching, skim coat, liquid and sheet crack isolation membranes, liquid waterproofing, sound control membranes, muds and self-leveling underlayment products are specifically designed to prepare and repair surfaces to provide an acceptable foundation for the installation of tile and stone. SikaTile® and SikaLevel® underlayment products supply maximum support and protection to your installations for safe, lasting surfaces.