Ceramic Tile Uncoupling Membrane

Designed specifically for ceramic tile and dimension stone installations ditra serves as an uncoupling layer waterproofing membrane and vapor management layer that accommodates moisture from beneath the tile covering.

Ceramic tile uncoupling membrane.

Thick and is designed for ceramic and stone tile install over a wide range of substrates including plywood osb concrete gypsum heated floors etc provides. Here are a few tips to ensure all goes as planned. Modified thin set mortars need air to cure properly and. Step 1 cut the membrane photo by wendell t.

This creates the strong bond necessary. So this means that they will have their own tests. Be sure to use unmodified thinset as the latex modified kind won t harden properly when sandwiched between the tile and the membrane. Uncoupling membranes seem like they would prevent cracks also.

Further ditra performs all these functions while still providing adequate support load distribution for the tile covering. Product overview uncoupling membrane for tiled floor applications prevents cracked tile and grout and provides waterproofing ditra is 1 8 in. Completely fill the square cavities of the uncoupling membrane with thin set. This underlayment can be a preferred bonding material like cement backerboard or an elastomeric membrane.

Schluter systems ditra 150 sq ft orange plastic waterproofing tile membrane. Use unmodified thin set to adhere the tiles to the membrane. Item 634203 model ditra150. Uncoupling membranes absorb any substrate movement and eliminate the transfer of that stress to the tile layer which helps to prevent loose or cracked tiles.

It is still common practice today to install ceramic and stone tiles by direct bonding to the substrate with backer boards. The powers that be in the tile industry want uncoupling membranes to be their own classification separate from the cis membranes. Uncoupling membrane for tiled floor applications prevents cracked tile and grout and provides waterproofing ditra is 1 8 in thick and is designed for ceramic and stone tile. But the fact is that they haven t been officially tested as crack isolation membranes.