Lint Tile Partners
Tile Setting Materials
Backer Boards and Underlayment
PermaBase® PLUS
Lightweight Rigid Substrate
This board has the same exceptional qualities built into PermaBase Cement Board but weighs 25% less. When you need to lighten your load, consider PermaBase PLUS. Recommended for interior projects and select exterior applications.
Liquid BackerBoard
Self-leveling Underlayment
The ultimate smooth, flat surface for tile installations. Eliminate the need to cut, fit, glue and fasten with this pourable self-leveling Portland cement-based material.
PermaBase® FLEX
Bendable Substrate
Ideal to use around archways, columns, beams or anywhere you need an evenly curved surface. Good for radius shower walls, tub step-ups and stair construction
Surface Preparation
Skimcoat Patch
Finishing Underlayment
Use Ardex SKM™ prior to the installation of floor coverings. It hardens quickly and is very easy to apply.
Heavy Duty Floor Protection
Fortifiber FortiBoard™
This non-corrugated, heavy duty floor protection material has excellent water resistance, is lighter weight than other competitive floor protection boards and is made from 100% recycled materials.
Rapid Water Proofing
Crack Isolation Compound
Two-component, solvent-free, Portland cement and acrylic-based liquid system that produces a flexible waterproof coating to protect substrates from topside side water infiltration. ARDEX 8+9™ provides an outstanding bonding layer for ARDEX tile and stone setting materials.
Tools and Supplies
Single Bar Professional Cutters
RUBI PULL 26", 29" or 36"
RUBI manual tile cutters offer different types of separators: single point or multipoint. A great variety of models to make cuts in ceramic tiles of different types, sizes and thicknesses. Systems with dual or single guide.
Tile Spacing and Leveling
Levolution Evolver Tool
Tensioning tool designed to aid in proper leveling of floor and wall tile installations. The tensioning dial allows for accurate clamping of different tile thicknesses. It secures the caps to the tile spacers by pushing down rather than pulling or twisting.
Adhesive Remover
DriTac® Urethane Adhesive Remover
Removes wet or uncured urethane adhesive from surfaces and cleans tools. DriTac® Adhesive Remover is strong and effective, easy to use and formulated for professional installers.
Mortars and Additives
Flexible Tile and Stone Mortar
ARDEX X 5™
The ideal everyday solution for the installation of large format tiles. A highly versatile, polymer modified mortar with an easy to apply creamy consistency ideal for setting all sizes of porcelain, ceramic, quarry, mosaic and most natural stone tile over common interior surfaces and exterior concrete and masonry surfaces.
Fiber Reinforced Thin Set
ARDEX X 77™ MICROTEC®
ARDEX X 77™ is formulated to handle today’s most challenging installations including setting large format porcelain, glass, quarry, most natural stone, ceramic and all types of mosaic tile for exterior and interior installations.
Tile and Stone Mortar
ARDEX X 4™
The ideal everyday tile and stone mortar delivering performance and value. A very easy to mix and apply, polymer-modified mortar with good sag resistance and strength. Use over common interior surfaces and horizontal exterior installations of porcelain tile over concrete or masonry surfaces.
Grouts and Sealers
Epoxy Grout and Adhesive
ARDEX WA™
A revolutionary solvent-free, two-component epoxy grout and adhesive with a unique creamy consistency. It is particularly suited for installations in swimming pools, hot tubs, showers, bathrooms, breweries, food processing facilities, industrial, restaurant kitchens, hospitals or any installation requiring high standards of hygiene and chemical resistance. Use for setting all types of tile including glass tile.
Rapid-set, Flexible, Sanded Grout
ARDEX FL™
Highly-versatile grout with a revolutionary creamy and fluid consistency. ARDEX FL is extremely easly to apply and covers large areas in significantly less time than other grouts. Can be used with porcelain, glass, quarry, ceramic, mosaic and most natural stone tiles.
Sanded Floor and Wall Grout
ARDEX FH™
Weather resistant, available in 30 colors. Ideal polymer-modified grout for use with most all common tiles including porcelain, glass, quarry, ceramic, mosaic and most natural stone tiles. Mix with water only.