FEATURE: LATICRETE products wow locker room at The Dean Smith Center that maximized the locker room’s use, including a nutrition and beverage station, therapy areas, media room for press conferences and interviews, team meeting and video space, a players’ lounge and separate locker areas for players, coaches and staff. “With so many wet areas and surfaces that require frequent cleaning, tile installations were a prominent part of the overall proj- ect,” said Nyle Wadford, president of Neuse Tile Service, the NTCA Five-Star Contractor chosen for the project. “It was crucial for our team to be able to rely on the per- formance of LATICRETE® products when dealing with so many differ- ent installations on such a multi- faceted project.” Sheeted mosaic tiles were installed on the shower floors with LATICRETE 4-XLT mor- tar over HYDRO BAN® . Photo credit - Neuse Tile Service Large-format glass tiles were set on dining room walls with LATICRETE Glass Tile Adhesive, grouted with PERMACOLOR® Select and caulked with LATASIL™. Photo credit - Neuse Tile Service 34 TileLetter | March 2017