b'TECHNICAL TECHNICAL Contractorsaroundthecountry is sponsored by may approach the use of mud dif-ferently,buttheoutcomeisthe same: a true, plumb, fl at surface.At Heritage Marble & Tile, Inc., in Mill Valley, Calif., we have just completedacomplicatedinstal-lationofglassmosaicandhand-H.B.FullerConstructionProductscraftedtilethatcouldnotbe introducesTECUltimate6Plusaccomplishedwithouttheuseof Polymer Modi ed Mortar speci callymortar beds. Recently, our mortar beds have been restricted to fldesigned for installing gauged por-oor celaintilepanels/slabsandlargesurfaces,butoccasionallyweare heavytiles(LHT).TEChasdevel- asked to do a complicated installa-opedUltimatetion that requires the use of mortar 6PlusMortartobeds on a vertical surface. We have meettheparticu- a very talented workforce who are larchallengesofskilledindoingmortarbeds;this installingexcep- has separated us from the pack. I tionallylargethinwould highly recommend that you tile panels and LHTkeep the skill alive through train- oorsingyourinstallers,becauseyou on fl or walls. Thenewmortar offers extreme ver- never know when you might need satility. TEC Ultimate 6 Plus Mortarto use it.hasauniquesetoffeaturesthatWhen I scroll through Facebook allows grouting in six hoursevengroups,Iseealotofdiscussion when installed over the most imper- aroundmortarbeds,withsome vious substrates such as uncouplinginstallersneverhavingcreateda membranes.Easy-to-useUltimate6mortar bed and others doing it on PlusMortarhasanextendedpota regular basis. life of two to three hours and openAtHeritageMarble&Tile,we timeof50-60minutes,allowingcreate mortar beds on an as-need-installersmuch-neededtimetoget full coverage and make adjustments.ed basis. We like to take a system While this TEC mortar is formulatedapproachinmanycases,butthe forgaugedporcelaintilepanels/ fact that we can do it when needed slabs and LHT, it also works well onopensthemarketplaceformore traditional tile for both fl oor and wallartisan projects.applications.MikeDeGuisti,presidentof TECUltimate6PlusMortarNTCAFive-StarContractorTerra-exceedsANSIA118.4TEandMar in Oklahoma City, said, Mud A118.11. www.tecspecialty.com. workisbecomingalostart,at 86 TileLetter | April 2020'