An Interesting Mosaic Article!

Advert as featured in the August 2014 Issue of MAANZ

In MAANZ - Mosaic Association of Australia and New Zealand 

Our very own Fred Gray, LATICRETE Technical Service Manager had provided MAANZ with an article which was published in the August 2014 issue of MAANZ.  

In this article Fred shares some essential information on: "Substrates, Grouts and Adhesives." 

"Over the last twenty years or so I have had many discussions with glass mosaic artists and hobbyists about their projects and installation methods only to find that poor choices have been made when it came to the selection of the backing or substrate for their projects. These choices have ultimately lead to the works not being suitable for the very area they were first commissioned for. Choices were made without understanding the ramifications of the likely use and exposure. For instance using plywood for table tops that are going to be used externally. Even exterior grade plywood, which may be ok for internal use is not suitable for external use with glass tiling over even when waterproofed. Look out for the new type of foam boards like Wediboard or Marmox which are favourable types of substrate for external works around water features and the like. Read more.

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