2016 Grout Product Showcase
Showcasing grouts from Ardex, Bostik, Custom Building Products, Laticrete, Mapei, and Merkrete.
Ardex Wa™ by Ardex Americas
Ardex Wa™ by Ardex Americas is a revolutionary solvent-free, two-component epoxy grout and adhesive with a unique creamy consistency. It grouts joints up to 1/2 inch, is waterproof and frost resistant, and is available in the range of 35 Ardex colors. It is particularly suited for installations in swimming pools, hot tubs, showers, bathrooms, breweries, food processing facilities, industrial, restaurant kitchens, hospitals or any installation requiring high standards of hygiene and chemical resistance. So easy to apply and clean you won’t believe it’s an epoxy.
RapidCure
Bostik, Inc. has brought Dimension™ RapidCure™ Glass-Filled, Pre-Mixed, Urethane Grout to the market. A patented, reflective, water-based, urethane grout, Dimension™ RapidCure™ contains micro-glass beads and a translucent, urethane binder that both reflect light and allow it to pass through. This adds an illuminating sparkle, creating one-of-a-kind, three-dimensional effects within glass tile installations. Dimension™ RapidCure™ offers lifetime stain and superior crack resistance. Created with urethane sealer technology, it never needs to be sealed. Dimenson™ RapidCure™ also installs up to 50% faster than traditional grouts.
LevelQuik® Self-Leveling Underlayment
In an improvement to its flagship self-leveling underlayment products for use under tile, Custom® Building Products recently updated its formula for its LevelQuik® Self-Leveling Underlayment family of products, including LevelQuik RS, LevelQuik ES and LevelQuik Primer. Custom’s new LevelQuik formula provides superior crack resistance, better handling and even greater coverage. Its Controlled Cure Technology™ regulates the rate at which water evaporates during the curing process, prompting fast and consistent hydration.
Permacolor Select by Laticrete
Permacolor Select by Laticrete is an advanced, high-performance cement grout that offers the industry’s first dispensable dry pigment solution. Permacolor Select is designed for virtually all types of residential and commercial installations and offers optimum performance on the most demanding exterior or interior applications. Easy to mix, grout and clean, Permacolor Select is fast setting and is suitable for joints 1/16- to 1/2-inch (1 1/2 mm to 12 mm) wide on floors or walls. The product is GreenGuard certified for low VOCs, and backed by a Laticrete Lifetime System Warranty.
Mapei’s Ultralite™ S1 Quick
Mapei’s Ultralite™ S1 Quick is a single-component, thinset mortar that can also be used as a large-and-heavy tile mortar for non-sag, non-slump applications of large- and heavy-format tile and stone on walls and floors. It is rapid-setting, lightweight and easy to apply. Mapei’s Ultralite S1 Quick is a FastTrack Ready™ product, allowing grouting in three to four hours. Thanks to its Ultralite Technology™, Ultralite S1 Quick provides twice the coverage of a standard thinset mortar per pound/kg; in addition, the product’s Easy Glide Technology™ makes application easy and labor-saving for installers.
DuraColor
DuraColor is a professional-grade, polymer-modified portland cement grout specifically formulated by Merkrete for all types of tile and dimensional stone, applicable on both walls and floors in residential and commercial projects. Designed with the contractor in mind, DuraColor is easy to mix, apply and clean, and offers excellent stain resistance and color consistency. Suitable for joints 1/8- to 1/2-inch (3 mm-12 mm) wide on floors or walls, DuraColor is available in 30 colors, both sanded and non-sanded, and exceeds ANSI A118.6.
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Tec InColor™ is a ready-to-use advanced performance grout. Its powerful formula meets ANSI A118.3 for resistance to many common chemicals and is a mold- and mildew-resistant grout. InColor can be installed in wet or dry areas in both interior and exterior applications. It requires no sealing and is easy to clean up. InColor offers superior color consistency and is available in 17 popular colors. Tec InColor also provides high compressive and tensile strength, and is commonly used in busy commercial spaces. InColor grout comes in 10- and 20-pound containers.
Chromaflex Grout
Chromaflex Grout is a single-component, ready-mixed grout by Texrite. Chromaflex features water- and stain-resistant properties, and resists minor movement and vibration without cracking. The grout comes ready-to-use with no mixing; and the installation can be stopped, restarted or even repaired at a later date without fear of color matching based on advance polymers and specialized color fine filler product to maintain color. Chromaflex Grout increases material yields and is more eco-friendly. Additionally, the grout is an integral sealer, and is suited for any residential and commercial installation.