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    Default Ditra matting - suitable fixative

    I am going to use ditra matting to decouple a tarmac base from travertine mosiac floor tiles as the previous job had resulted in hairline cracks in the tiles. Can anybody recommend the right compound to bed the matting onto? I was then going to use SPF to bed the tiles down on to the matt
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    Default Re: Ditra matting - suitable fixative

    Hi

    I have known tiles been laid onto bitumen when a tiler was creating a balcony. I have the details of the tiler and the products if it would be helpful? IM if you want them.
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    Default Re: Ditra matting - suitable fixative

    Backer boards will be better option with mosaics....

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    Default Re: Ditra matting - suitable fixative

    Matt

    Over here Schluter says a minimum tile size over Ditra must be 2" X 2"...are your mosaics at least that size?
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