TECH TALK –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H.B. Fuller Construction Products introduces TEC® Ultimate 6 Plus Polymer Modified Mortar specifi- cally designed for installing gauged porcelain tile panels/slabs and large heavy tiles (LHT). TEC has devel- oped Ultimate 6 Plus Mortar to meet the particu- lar challenges of installing excep- tionally large thin tile panels and LHT on floors or walls. The new mortar offers extreme versatility. TEC Ultimate 6 Plus Mortar has a unique set of features that allows grouting in six hours – even when installed over the most impervi- ous substrates such as uncoupling membranes. Easy-to-use Ultimate 6 Plus Mortar has an extended pot life of two to three hours and open time of 50-60 minutes, allowing installers much-needed time to get full coverage and make adjust- ments. While this TEC mortar is formulated for gauged porcelain tile panels/slabs and LHT, it also works well on traditional tile for both floor and wall applications. TEC Ultimate 6 Plus Mortar exceeds ANSI A118.4TE and A118.11. www.tecspecialty.com. Distributor Virginia Tile of Cleveland helped ensure that TEC® flooring installation products were specified to meet the unique chal- lenges of the job. With a tight construction timetable and lots of curved columns and curved flooring lines along atrium railings, installa- tion of the Global Learning Center’s large tile panels required special skills. Luckily, Youngstown Tile and Terrazzo (YTT), a NTCA Five Star Contractor, had the skills needed to accomplish this challenging tile installation. Substrate challenges When YTT arrived at the Global Learning Center site, they quickly discovered that leveling the sub- strate would be tough. The new concrete had varying elevations. On The curves, columns and varied substrate elevations led to a challenging leveling job, but Youngstown Tile and Terrazzo used TEC® Level Set® 300 Self-Leveling Underlayment to overcome the challenge. 60 TileLetter | May 2018