to see first-hand how the Laminam by Crossville panels are cut, how MAPEI Ultralite S2 mortar was applied to the substrate and the tile with a special trow- el, how they are installed with minimal lippage to avoid future damage, and how the air was worked out with the “Cross-walk” method that is now part of the standard. Several attendees came up to do some cuts themselves and see how a 10´ long score- and-snap cutter works. As the audience was told sev- eral times, it is much better to make your mistakes on someone else’s 30 sq. ft. tile than one you’ll have to THIN TILE –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– MAPEI’s Gerald Sloan (c) and Logan Reavis (r.) demonstrate equipment for moving panels for a wall tile installation, with an assist from Mick Volponi (l.) Ryan Freitag with Donnelly Distributing – the US Raimondi distributor – shows the crowd how to use a 10’ long score-and-snap cutter. 100 TileLetter | September 2018