• Prism® SureColor® Grout for Ceramic Tile and Stone
A Tile Product Review
- John P. Bridge (December 2007)
Custom Prism Grout
After a false start in 2005, Custom Building Products, of Seal Beach, California, has re-released Prism SureColor Grout.According to Custom:
“Prism offers consistent color with no shading regardless of tile type, temperature or humidity. And it will not effloresce. Prism’s dense joints provide more resistance to stains than standard cement grouts . . . .”
Prism grout is much lighter than standard sanded grout. What would normally be a 25-pound sack weighs only 17 pounds, however, Prism will provide the same coverage as the standard grout.
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Ditra-Set Mortar
• Ditra-Set™ Thin-set Cement Mortar, the Ultimate Dry Set Mortar for Ceramic Tile and Stone
A John Bridge-Tile Your World Review
- John P. Bridge (October 2007)
Ditra-Set Mortar (courtesy Bostik.com)
Thin set mortar, made from portland cement, is the “glue” that holds the modern tile industry together. A product of the 1950s, thin set, then known officially as “dry set mortar,” ended the eons-long practice of bonding tile and stone to substrates with pure cement, a process which was time consuming and tedious. Henry M. Rothberg, founder of the Laticrete company, is credited with pioneering the switch from pure portland cement to thin set mortar. Nowadays, the old process is rarely used in developed countries. There are presently thin sets for everything, and some of them will stick to everything.
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