Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116Clean, contemporary and durable High on the list was the look of clean and contemporary Kerlite® , a large-format, thin tile porcelain stoneware, from Cotto d’Este of Italy’s Panariagroup (See sidebar.) The university’s maintenance staff was instructed to come to the tile warehouse of supplier Horizon Italian Tile Inc. in Dallas to see how durable and graffiti-proof Kerlite would be. They tried to deface it with pencils, crayons, lipstick and markers, and the Kerlite perfor- mance characteristics were exactly what the planners wanted. One of the reasons the designers were interested in this large-format product was their desire to use it with sleek-looking linear shower drains. They weren’t interested in using a center drain that would require cut- ting the tile in four different directions for the water to drain. Rather, they THIN TILE –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– If contractors need to apply a skim- coat quickly over a large surface, com- plete surface preparation under short time deadlines or require a lightweight self-leveling underlayment, MAPEI’s new additions to the Ultraplan® self- leveling underlayment family can help get the job done. Ultraplan LSC spreads quickly and easily, reducing the need for hand- applied skimcoating. It’s fast-setting, and cures to a hard and flat surface that typically requires no further touchup or repair. Ultraplan QuickTraffic sets rapidly, decreasing time from surface prep to floor-covering installation. Exremely fast setting, it’s ready for all types of floor covering in as soon as one to three hours after placement and stands up to heavy traffic and rolling loads. Ultraplan Lite spreads easily and dries to about 50% of the density of traditional self-leveling underlayments, making it the right solution for substrates that are not rated to carry a full weight. For more information, visit www. mapei.com Products used include: Kerlite Plus Elegance Via Condotti 19-1/2”x 39” and custom; Kerlite Plus Buxy Cendre 39”x 39” and custom; Kerlite Plus Bluestone Avantgarde Bluestone 19-1/2”x 39” and custom. 68 TileLetter | November 2016