Question:

I was wondering if your product would work to waterproof a shower base that I am constructing. I am making the base using premix concrete and vinyl concrete. Then I will be using natural slate tile to cover the entire shower. I have been looking at some rubberized shower bases, but they do not have the size I am looking for. I hope you have a product that might work.

Answer:

Sani-Tred products are used for setting tile for a permanently flexible, bonded, waterproof base. You would want to make sure that the back of your tiles do not have a shiny, glossy glaze on them. If they do, you would need to use our “Tile Etch” on the back first.

Setting Tile:

The first thing you would do is waterproof the area you want to adhere the
tile to. The basic steps are listed below:

1. Preparing the substrate. Meaning remove any loose crumbly substrate, make sure the substrate is clean, dry, free of any previous applied products, and foreign matter. Poured concrete floors are typically acid etched according to our instructions. You would want to make sure that the back of your tiles do not have a shiny, glossy glaze on them. If they do, you would need to use our “Tile Etch” on the back first.
2. Prime the substrate with 1 coat of PermaFlex (240 sq ft per gal).
3. Patch and profile any joints, seams, cracks, holes, etc… using LRB/TAV mixture (Liquid Rubber Base, Thickening Activator). LRB can be used by itself (as a liquid membrane) to smooth out any horizontal surface (at any thickness) or can be used like a coating over horizontal, vertical, and inverted surfaces.
4. Topcoat using 1 coat of PermaFlex (240 sq ft per gal). All block surfaces will require a 3rd coat of PermaFlex.
5. Now that the area has been waterproofed, you would want to prime the backs of your tiles using 1 coat of PermaFlex (approx 240 sq ft per gal) and allow to cure or at least until it has become quite tacky. If the tiles are glass or granite we suggest using our 2-part primer on the back of the tiles.
6. Mix up a small batch of LRB/TAV mixture (thickened mixture). Most people would use a 1/4″ Notched Trowel or a 1/4″ notched tool to evenly distribute the LRB/TAV mixture (approx 40 sq ft gal). This mixture would be used to set your primed tiles. You can butt your tiles “side to side” or space them to accept standard grout. Grout may be used as soon as 3-4 hrs after setting the tiles.

Question:

I am very interested in your products for constructing a waterproof, indoor room for aging cheese. Humidity is 85-90% and temps are 50-55 degreesF, all year long. I need an easy to clean, sanitary product for the walls, ceiling and floor. It is critical that it be waterproof to prevent moisture migration to the rest of the building. It is also important that it applicable to standard interior substrates, such as plywood, GWB or concrete board.

Answer:

Yes, you can use Sani-Tred waterproofing products to waterproof your indoor room for aging cheese. It’s very easy:

2 coats of PermaFlex applied @ 240 sq ft gal per coat will
waterproof/seal/coat the floor, walls & ceiling.

To permanently waterproof & seal the wall/floor joints & all wall & ceiling joints apply LRB/TAV in between the coats of PermaFlex.

Question:

Is the SaniTred LRB the product that I would use in between my driveway slabs? I am talking about the area where the wood slats they put in when they pour the driveway have rotted and I need to put filler in there. Thanks.

Answer:

Yes:

Wall/Floor Joints, Expansion Joints, Cracks and Holes:

1. The first thing you would do is prepare the joints, cracks and holes. Meaning remove any loose deteriorated substrate, make sure the substrate is clean, dry, free of any previous applied products, and foreign matter.
2. Prime the joints, cracks and holes with 1 coat of PermaFlex (240 sq ft per gal).
3. Patch and profile any joints, cracks, holes, etc… using LRB/TAV mixture (Liquid Rubber Base, Thickening Activator). LRB can be used by itself (as a liquid membrane) to smooth out any horizontal surface (at any thickness) or can be used like a coating over horizontal, vertical, and inverted surfaces. Wall/floor junctions require a 1″ bead of LRB/TAV mixture.
   LRB/TAV Rate Of Use Charts: http://www.sanitred.com/rateofuse.htm
4. Topcoat joints, cracks and holes using 1 coat of PermaFlex (240 sq ft per gal). LRB/TAV “Round Bead Consumption Chart”: http://www.sanitred.com/roundchart.htmOnline Order Here: http://www.sanitred.com/productprice$.htmProduct Price List: http://www.sanitred.com/pricelist.htm

All Sani-Tred products are life time warranted, permanently
flexible, will never leak, bubble, chip, peel, crack, or delaminate. All
product literature, product prices, life time warranty, tech data, MSDS,
etc. is located with our website www.sanitred.com

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