How To Install Redgard Uncoupling Mat

Using redgard under floor and wall tile will create a barrier that will be undisturbed after the tile is installed and grouted.

How to install redgard uncoupling mat.

Ignore these two rules. Redgard seam tape is a membrane fabric that is used for the seams between redgard mat installations. Redgard uncoupling mat membrane is ideal for installing ceramic or stone tile over challenging substrates such as young concrete or plywood subfloors. Apply redgard using a inch nap rough textured synthetic roller and a paintbrush.

Before installing redgard make sure any exterior or wet areas have properly angled floors that slope to drains. Schluter ditra 1 8 thick ditra xl 1 4 thick and custom spider web redgard uncoupling mat 1 8 thick are lightweight membranes that are used to prepare floors for tile installations. Redgard waterproofing membrane is an easy to install solution to prevent water leaks through horizontal and vertical installations. When you install redgard uncoupling mat with an eligible mortar and grout from custom the project qualifies for up to a lifetime system installation warranty.

Any contaminants can prevent redgard from bonding. The redgard uncoupling mat can be installed over most common subfloors like exterior grade plywood or osb even young green concrete. With the uncoupling aspects along with the other advantages you would do well to consider. It provides a waterproof and vapor proof barrier and helps prevent cracks in tile and grout by absorbing the stress.

Embed the matting into the bonding mortar using a float or screed joining sections of mat simply align end and side sections of adjacent sheets. Occasionally check the transfer of the bonding mortar to the mat. All surfaces must be structurally sound clean and dry. Water damage prevention is active from both sides of the redgard membrane.

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