As a habit i always use redgard for a topical membrane to use on shower walls before tile but this product is very similar.
Using aqua defense on a concrete wall.
Instead fill the seams with thinset and cover with mesh tape.
When to start finishing concrete what finishers know that you don t.
2 apply 2nd coat and let dry.
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.
I ve been using aqua defense for everything for a few years now.
Im bit worry that the wall hold 30 kg m2.
For the outside corner it depends.
When that s dry coat two coats of aquad over the thinset.
Based on that experience i don t use it on shower pans.
It s great stuff but i do have a few reservations with it.
Let dry to a dark green color.
If you want to use aqua defense for the waterproofing then that s fine.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Applying aqua defense to a shower stall in massachusetts.
Ive rang mapei again to hear that is perfectly normal and tiles won t come off as different type of pressure is applied.
Apply mapelastic aquadefense liquid 6 15 cm on both sides of the cracks control joints corners and coves using a paintbrush.
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.
Use of mapei s reinforcing fabric pretreat cracks control joints corners and coves floor wall intersections.
