MAPEI Americas, Deerfield Beach, Fla., introduces Planitop 330 Fast, a mortar for making a surface flat and smooth for the installation of large-format tile and large thin-gauged tile panels.
Planitop 330 Fast is a quick-setting, polymer-modified, fiber-reinforced cementitious rendering, patching and leveling mortar for interior and exterior walls, floors and submerged areas. It can be applied from 1/8″ to 1-1/4″ (3mm to 3.2cm) in thickness to ramp, smooth or level surfaces, especially walls where large-and-heavy-format tiles are being installed.
Eliminating the need for a latex additive, Planitop 330 Fast requires only mixing with water to produce a non-sagging mortar that is ready for tile installation in as little as 90 minutes. It can bond directly to the substrate without the need for a slurry bond coat; installers can build up to 1-1/4” (3.2 cm) in a single coat. This thickness build addresses the variation that is needed for flattening most large surface areas to receive tile.
“The product idea for Planitop 330 Fast was generated from discussions at one of our Contractor Councils,” said Brian Pistulka, business manager for MAPEI’s Tile & Stone Installation Systems. “These councils are instrumental in helping MAPEI develop products that meet the needs of the industry and enable installers to increase their productivity and efficiency.”
MAPEI is the U.S./Canadian arm of MAPEI Group is a privately owned global corporation headquartered in Milan, Italy, with 81 subsidiaries including 73 plants in 33 countries.
CONTACT: MAPEI Americas, 800-426-2734