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Installation decisions
Understand setting systems, substrates, joints and waterproofing. Prepare the right questions before agreeing an installation scope.
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Inspect the paver base before it disappears
Why base preparation, compaction, slope, and drainage decide exterior performance, and what to verify before installation begins.
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Sand, mortar or pedestals: choose a paver system
Common exterior installation approaches, from sand-set and open-graded systems to mortar, adhesive, and pedestal systems, and the restraint each requires.
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Pool deck installation: coordinate separate assemblies
Setting systems used around pools, from loose-laid and adhered installations to pedestal support, and the requirements of each.
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Interior tile installation: questions before work starts
What to ask an installer about substrate, method, materials, layout, edges, and protection before interior tile and stone work begins.
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Tile and waterproofing: two different parts of a shower
Understand what protects the building behind tile, and what to ask before a wet-area assembly is covered.