28 2019 | TRENDS FEATURE STORY (continued) flat floor, LATICRETE had a product for every design appli- cation. Design flexibility: The Kansas City area is no stranger to the cold. When planning the “Farm House” improve- ments, Day mapped out two key areas where heat was a must – the large basement and master bathroom. It was vital the LATICRETE electric radiant floor heating system offer design flexibility to accommodate the unique floor plans of each space. A LATICRETE Solution In recent years, interior designers have increasingly incorporated large-and-heavy tiles into their projects, which has not only presented new design possibilities but has also created new requirements and challenges. To install Daltile tiles that were 12” x 24” (50.8mm x 609.6mm) and larger in areas like the master bathroom shower, 257 TITANIUM™, a lightweight thin-set mortar was selected. This product features an easy-to-spread, creamy consistency for ease of use and exceeds ANSI A118.15, the industry’s highest performance standard for a cementitious- based adhesive mortar, for a long-lasting worry-free installation. “The large-format tiles, installed with 257 TITANIUM, trick your eye into thinking the bathrooms are actually much roomier than they actually are,” added Day. “The tile’s large size allows for far fewer grout lines, creating an easy-to-clean, uninterrupted finish.” Grout colors featured in areas like the shower walls in the master bathroom and basement and the walls behind the mirror in the bunkhouse bathroom include Light Pewter, Sterling Silver, Marble Beige, Bright White and Twilight Blue. PERMACOLOR® Select Grout – the industry’s first dispersible dry pigment grout solution – was used to achieve these looks. With PERMACOLOR Select, contractors gain increased pro- ductivity and time savings on the jobsite, with a fast- er time-to-grout, and foot traffic permitted in as lit- tle as three hours. achieve these looks. With PERMACOLOR Select, contractors gain increased pro- ductivity and time savings on the jobsite, with a fast- er time-to-grout, and foot traffic LATICRETE's STRATA_HEAT