RANGE REVIEW: TILES & TILING
Staffordshire and was full of praise once the project was completed: “After using the Rock-Tite range of products throughout a recent project completed I can strongly recommend it,” he said. “I can recommend the Rock-Tite products to not only the building trade but DIY customers too due to their simplicity to use.” This project was an ideal candidate for Norcros Rock-Tite. The homeowner wanted to extend their living space into the garden with the installation of porcelain tiles to form a new outdoor leisure area, making the transition from internal to external space as seamless as possible. The end-result is highly attractive
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and definitely a very worthwhile improvement to the property. The tiles on this project are Johnson Tiles, 20mm porcelain, 600 x 600, from their Boundary collection in colour Dune. Laying the tiles was made much easier than it would otherwise have been without the assistance of Norcros Rock-Tite.
Rock-Tite system
The system comprises a Primer, a choice of mortars (either with or without sand) and a brush-in grout. The product provides a high strength mortar for bonding concrete, natural stone and porcelain paving slabs to a hardcore or solid base. The Rock-Tite additives improve performance, workability and freeze/thaw resistance of the finished mortar mix. The choice
rett
Corcoran
of TC Fencing & Landscaping, has
the product on a
recently used patio job
in
NORCROS ROCK-TITE IS A HIT WITH DIYERS!
Norcros Rock-Tite Exterior Porcelain & Stone System was developed specifically to appeal to DIYers, who want an easy-to-use system for installing the increasingly popular 20mm porcelain tiles externally for patios and terraces. A recent recommendation from a landscaper shows that the product is suitable for anybody tackling this task, including the DIY user.
of mortars allows customers to purchase their sand separately if they wish. As Corcoran says: “The mortar has
used been a long-existing
problem with the amount of mess that sand and cement make. This
simple solution just to add water throughout the mixture has solved a lot of the issues and the result is excellent. It goes off extremely fast and allows us to complete other tasks very quickly. “I also
found the Rock-Tite
NORCROS ADHESIVES SUPPORTS ITS CUSTOMERS WITH NEW ROCK-TITE ‘HOW TO’ VIDEO
Norcros Adhesives has introduced a new ‘How to’ video to support its Rock- Tite product. Norcros Rock-Tite Exterior Porcelain & Stone System is a three-part product for fixing 20mm external porcelain and stone tiles, which are currently growing in popularity. The Rock-Tite system comprises a primer, a mortar and a brush- in grout. The system is designed for use by landscapers and garden designers, as well as tile fixers and self-builders, and capitalises on a key trend in the tiling market currently. This is where internal tiled space is being extended to terrace or patio areas outside a building, as a lifestyle trend.
The video uses both animations and footage shot on location to demonstrate clearly how straightforward the
product is to use. It takes the viewer through the three simple steps to achieve a great result using Norcros Rock- Tite... prime it, bed it and grout it. One of the main benefits of the Norcros system is that it is easy to use by a DIY enthusiast, landscaper or general
builder, who may not have specialist tile fixing experience. The video is part of the company’s commitment to provide ongoing support for all its customers, increasing their product knowledge and encouraging correct usage. Along with Norcros Adhesives’ other how to videos, animated videos, top tips and CPD videos, this latest one is available to watch on the company’s YouTube channel at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3uqMEGi7lY
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Porcelain Primer simple to use. And a must when it comes to porcelain paving, binding the paving to the Rock-Tite Mortar, creating an incredibly solid paving base. “To finish, the Rock-Tite Brush-
In Grout was one of the easiest modern solutions
for grouting I
have come across, with many old- fashioned ways being very messy and time-consuming. It was very straightforward, once again just applying water, and brushing into the joints of the paving,” says Corcoran. The full system includes Norcros Rock-Tite Porcelain Primer in three 5kg bags, supplied in a 15kg mixing bucket. Part 2a (without sand) is supplied in a 12.5kg bag, while the alternative Part 2 comes in a 25kg bag. The system includes a ready- to-use Brush-In Grout, in three 5kg bags supplied in a 15kg bucket. The grout colours available are Blanched Almond, Steel Grey and Tropical Ebony, matching other grouts from Norcros Adhesives. All elements of the Rock-Tite system are covered by the Norcros Adhesives lifetime guarantee. For more details, visit
www.norcros-
adhesives.com
www.diyweek.net
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