Two ARDEX Group uncoupling solutions have been launched to the market to provide contractors and architects with a full ARDEX floor tiling system.
ARDEX IndorTec Flexbone VA and ARDEX IndorTec Flexbone 2E are two innovative uncoupling systems to ensure floor tiling projects are protected from lateral movements caused by expansion and contraction on substrates.
ARDEX IndorTec Flexbone VA is a high load-bearing cavity mat system – ideal for large format tiling in high traffic areas such as shopping malls, airports and office buildings.
The unique bone-shaped pattern with GripLock technology delivers outstanding tensile bond strength – higher than comparative cavity mat systems.
Its unique bone-shaped cavities, mean you can prefill with just one pass – saving you time and money on your adhesives.
What’s more it is suitable for use as a waterproof membrane with appropriate waterproof taping.
ARDEX IndorTec Flexbone VA can be used with any porcelain, ceramic and natural stone tiles with a minimum edge length of 100mm.
A special high-performance fleece provides for vapour pressure compensation.
Also available on the ARDEX range is ARDEX IndorTec Flexbone 2E – a unique floating uncoupling mat for problematic substrates which can’t be tiled using a bonded system.
Protecting floors from lateral movement, ARDEX IndorTec Flexbone 2E is 100% uncoupled – meaning that substrates require minimal preparation.
That means it can be used over substrates such as bitumen, adhesive residue, and laitance. Perforations in the mat ensure that rising moisture is dissipated through covering joints, meaning that ARDEX IndorTec Flexbone 2E can be laid over un-cured anhydrite screeds at 1.5% CM and walkable sand:cement screed, saving project time and costs.
Further time and cost saving can be made by cutting out the need to prime before laying the mat.
ARDEX IndorTec Flexbone 2E also includes GripLock technology, and the bone-shaped cavities make for 50% faster spreading.
Suitable for heated floors and light trafficked areas – plus car showrooms where vehicles are wheeled on – Flexbone 2E is also ideal for frequently-changed floor coverings and sensitive heritage substrates.
ARDEX IndorTec Flexbone 2E can be used with porcelain (8mm minimum), ceramic (10mm minimum) and natural stone tiles (15mm minimum) with a minimum edge length of 200mm.
Alex UnderwoodHead of Marketing Tiling, said:
“The introduction of ARDEX IndorTec Flexbone VA and Flexbone 2E to the ARDEX range ensures that contractors and specifiers have access to a full floor tiling solution from ARDEX ensuring fail-safe floor tiling in any situation.
“Both systems are trusted and used throughout Europe and America and have been used in prestigious projects with international partners including Mercedes and BMW.”
Find out more information at ARDEX.co.uk