LFT: FROM PLANKS TO PANELS ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– UltraCare™ Penetrating Plus SB Stone & Porcelain Tile Sealer is a premium, natural-look, solvent- based penetrating sealer that uses VOC-exempt materials and will provide m a x i m u m p r o t e c t i o n against most common stains for all interior and exterior natural stone (marble, limestone, sandstone,slate,granite,travertine, etc.), unglazed porcelain and ceramic tiles, masonry, quarry tiles and cementitious grout. The product can also be used as a pre- grouting sealer. UltraCare Penetrating Plus SB Stone & Porcelain Tile Sealer was specially designed for dense stones such as granite and unglazed por- celain tiles. It can be used on inte- rior and exterior applications, and it meets all EPA and SCAQMD standards for VOCs. For more information about UltraCare Penetrating Plus SB Stone & Porcelain Tile Sealer and other fine products in the UltraCare family, visit www.mapei.com. 2017 – Raimondi RAI-FIX was not available in the U.S., so Heritage had the components shipped from the UK to meet the schedule for the installation (Note: the system is now available domestically through Donnelly Distribution at donnellydist.com). In addition to the installation pro- tocol, anchors, and setting materi- als, what helped the job to go smoothly was the excellence and expertise of crew members Gabriel Cortez and Leo Escamilia, who are both Certified Tile Installers and ACT Certified. They corrected the previously installed substrate to provide a suitable surface to be tiled, and layout was thoughtfully calculated to make the finished product shine. Because the panels were so thick and rigid, crews used suction cups to move the tile from the scaffold to the substrate. 84 TileLetter | January 2019