System for installing large-format tiles on façades with fibre-cement panels

Old Building
Façade
Installation of ceramic tiles

Application steps

1
Concrete wall
2
Adhesive
3
Polystyrene panel
4
Isolating sheet
5
Fibre-cement panel
6
Reinforced skimming mortar MONOFINISH / MAPEFINISH + MAPENET 150
Skim the panels with MONOFINISH applied in two coats with a smooth trowel (total thickness of the two coats around 3-4 mm) or MAPEFINISH. Embed MAPENET 150 mesh between the first and second coat in correspondence with the joints between the panels.
7
Reinforced skimming mortar MONOFINISH / MAPEFINISH + MAPENET 150
Skim the panels with MONOFINISH applied in two coats with a smooth trowel (total thickness of the two coats around 3-4 mm) or MAPEFINISH. Embed MAPENET 150 mesh between the first and second coat in correspondence with the joints between the panels.
8
Adhesive
Apply the adhesive using the double-buttering method (in straight lines parallel to the short side of the tiles). Use a trowel with sloping notches (minimum notch size 10 mm) to spread the adhesive on the substrate and a trowel with 3-4 mm square notches for the adhesive on the back of the tiles.
9
Ceramic tiles
10
Grout
Once the adhesive has set, carefully fill the grouts to their full depth using a rubber trowel without leaving gaps or steps.
11
Sealant MAPEFOAM + MAPESIL LM
Seal the corners, edges and expansion joints after inserting MAPEFOAM to set the correct depth.
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