match for this technically diverse and difficult assembly of instal- lations. Since multiple tile types were used throughout the proj- ect, almost every area required different products for installation. Installations ranged from very sim- ple – such as adhering the tile to drywall – to the much more diffi- cult mud-set tile in the pools. Unique uses of convention- al products were also creatively applied to allow design concepts to come to life from sketches and ideas. Multiple uses of decorative and functional profile edgings for everything from floor transitions, bullnose substitutes, mirror trims and channels for low-voltage light- ing, added to the creativity this project required, but also to its complexity. Outcome: “Our many years of experience, technical knowledge and crafts- manship as a NTCA Five Star Contractor were called upon dur- ing this process,” Wadford added. “That, and a great deal of collabo- ration from the entire construction team, as well as the product solu- tions from LATICRETE, made this tightly scheduled project a huge success,” he said. The UNC’s men’s basketball lock- er room is now considered among the best locker rooms nationwide and continues to be a talking point for the school at large. FEATURE: LATICRETE products wow locker room at The Dean Smith Center The entrance granite tiles were installed with LATICRETE 4-XLT mortar over NXT™ Patch with HYDRO BAN as a crack isolation membrane. They were grouted with SPECTRALOCK and caulked with LATASIL. Photo credit Jim Sink Photography 40 TileLetter | March 2017