External Porcelain Tile Pointing – Perfect with GftK’s vdw 815+

by The Pro Landscaper Team | 17 Feb 22 | Promotion

The owners and their architect selected top quality porcelain tiles for this pool terrace, but they also wanted to be sure the pointing would not discolour or stain the expensive tiles, and that the grout was durable in the narrow >3-5mm joints between these larger format tiles. They had seen other people’s quality porcelain terraces effectively ruined by poor quality pointing, including cement grouts that initially left a lot of residue and then stained easily from spillages; or ‘brush-in resin’ grouts that blew out after jet-washing, which is essential to keep external porcelain tile paving in pristine condition.

Fortunately, their architect found GftK’s vdw 815+ Paving Joint Mortar from NCC Streetscape, which is ideal for narrow joints and porcelain, plus it is 2-part epoxy resin based, so non-staining and highly resistant to jet washing – Perfect solution. GftK’s vdw 815+ is unique and ‘state of the art’, specifically designed for narrow joints in quality porcelain and prestige natural stone paving. Application is quick and easy by wet-slurry techniques, which means no waiting for dry weather to prepare, grout, harden, and get the pool open for use.