b'FEATURE STORY (continued) Natatorium renovation for CHHSThe CHHS houses a natatorium for its academic pro-grams, its womens intercollegiate athletics and student recreation. Since the dated CHHS pool and decking did not meet current building codes or todays aesthetic stan-dards, ISU included a complete pool area renovation as part of the new CHHS facility. Enlisting the aquatic exper-tise of Counsilman-Hunsaker consultants, Ratio planned a state-of-the-art pool rehab, including contemporary yet classic tile design elements.Forthepoolandsurroundingdeck,Ratiosdesign calledformosaicsinrandompatternsofneutralgrey tones.Natatoriumwallswerecoveredfloor-to-ceiling withcontemporary,gaugedporcelaintilepanels.To bring the pool up to current code, deck drains had to be added and the pool gutter rebuilt, which added a level ofThe natatoriums east wall gets prepped for backer board.complexity to the renovation. General contractor Hannig Construction of Terre Haute was chosen to manage the high-profileCHHSproject.Hannigknewtheextensive project required an exceptional tile contractor. HannigbroughtinexperiencedtilecontractorThe BlakleyCorporationfromIndianapolistoinstallallthe tile work and handle the challenges of the natatorium. Blakleys Commercial Flooring Services Division Manager ChrisRambisinsistedonusingasingle-sourcesetting material manufacturer for all of the projects tile instal-lations. TEC was chosen because of its proven systems, strong technical support and excellent warranty. Blakleys experttilesetters,whoaremembersofBACLocal4, ensured the projects installation success. ThesuccessoftheCHHSnatatoriumtileworkwas trulyateameffort,Rambissaid.Wehadoutstand- Application of TEC HydraFlex Waterproofing to pool tank.ing partners in Louisville Tile for on-time supply of the tileandsettingmaterials,andRatioandCounsilman-Hunsaker for careful review of the setting system plans. Our TEC rep was a frequent presence during construction for impressive service and tech support.Laminam porcelain panels for the winBlakleys began the project by installing the wall tile, soaring almost 30 feet high in certain areas of the nata-torium. Laminam gauged porcelain panels were adhered vertically to cover 11,000 sq. ft. of the natatorium walls. TEC Ultimate 6 Plus High Performance Polymer Modified Mortar was the ideal mortar for the job. Blakleys installation crews primed the three walls of existing glazed tile block with TEC Multipurpose Primer toenabletheUltimate6Plustobondtothedifficult substrate. The remaining east wall was prepped by add- Installers complete tiling of pool tank.202020|TECH'