I ve been using aqua defense for everything for a few years now.
Using aqua defense on a concrete wall.
Ive rang mapei again to hear that is perfectly normal and tiles won t come off as different type of pressure is applied.
Instead fill the seams with thinset and cover with mesh tape.
Applying aqua defense to a shower stall in massachusetts.
It s great stuff but i do have a few reservations with it.
Cement based thin sets such as mapei s ceramic tile mortar ultraflex 1 porcelain tile mortar and ultraflex 2 can be installed when mapelastic aquadefense turns to a dark green color typically after 30 to 50 minutes.
Ive tanked bathroom walls aquapanel and hardie using mapei aquadefense no primer as advised by mapei support after 2 days product peeling of the wall in large sheets.
If you want to use aqua defense for the waterproofing then that s fine.
Diy french drain landscaping river rock.
2 apply 2nd coat and let dry.
For the outside corner it depends.
Apply mapelastic aquadefense liquid 6 15 cm on both sides of the cracks control joints corners and coves using a paintbrush.
Use of mapei s reinforcing fabric pretreat cracks control joints corners and coves floor wall intersections.
Cement based mortars designed for large and heavy tile such as mapei s large tile stone mortar ultraflex lft ultraflor and mapei ultralite mortar pro can be installed after mapelastic aquadefense dries overnight.
When to start finishing concrete what finishers know that you don t.
Mapelastic aquadefense can be flood tested after 12 hours of drying time is iapmo listed for use as a shower pan liner and exceeds ansi a118 10 and ansi.
Let dry to a dark green color.
But don t use it over the sealant.
Based on that experience i don t use it on shower pans.
As a habit i always use redgard for a topical membrane to use on shower walls before tile but this product is very similar.
A couple of times i have used it as antifracture on concrete and found a lot of pin holes and shrinkage cracks in it the next day.
For common problem areas like coves corners cracks and drains it can be combined with mapei s optional reinforcing fabric or mapeband accessories cove roll and drain flash to provide additional protection.
Mapelastic aquadefense dries after about 30 to 50 minutes and is then ready to receive any mapei polymer or epoxy mortar.
Hi all have just used aqua defence on plasterboard wall in bathroom didn t see anything on tub about priming so just applied aqua straight onto plasterboard and then tiled but just found on you tube that they say you should prime first i no it s a bit too late but panicking that it will peel off and fetch me tiles off any comments welcome.
