b'CASE STUDYinstallersIknowhavetheabilityina of the installer, Brookes con-andskilllikeGabrieltoperformcluded.Theendresultwasa thiskindofinstall,Brookessaid.stunning pool grotto that exceeded Hisattentiontodetailandfocuseveryones expectations.areexemplary.Heisa trueassetnotonlyto HeritageMarble&Tile Inc.,buttothewhole tile community, produc-ing artwork that will last for years to come.TheHeritagecrew beganthetileinstalla-tionbyprotectingthe work area with a struc-ture to maintain a stablePratt and Larson ceramic tile stars on the ceiling and ambienttemperature.trim were set with LATICRETE Titanium thinset and ThePrattandLarsongrouted with Litokol Starlike EVO epoxy grout. ceramic tile stars on the ceilingandtrimwereset withLATICRETETitanium thinset,chosenbecauseof itssuperiorbondstrength andworkabilitycharacter-istics.Theentireproject wasgroutedwithLitokol StarlikeEVOepoxygrout thatusesZherorisktech-nologynon-hazardous to the environment, non-toxic, non-corrosive and very low VOC. The black grout used ontheceilingcontained golden flecks that accentu-ated the star effect. The resulting project took about12weeksfromstart tospectacularfinish.This was a technically challeng-inginstallationthattestedThe finished stunning pool grotto took 12 weeks, the focus, detail, and stam- and exceeded all expectations. 74TileLetter | September 2020'