The owners and their architect selected top quality porcelain tiles for this pool terrace, but they wanted to be sure the pointing would not discolour or stain the expensive tiles, and that the grout was durable, especially for use in the narrow >3mm joints between these larger format porcelain pavers.
They had seen other quality porcelain terraces that were effectively ruined by poor quality pointing, including cement based ceramic mortars/grouts that left a lot of residue and also soon picked up staining from spillages, or by using ‘brush-in resin’ grouts that blew out after just a few jet-washes, which are essential to keep external porcelain in pristine condition.
Online they found GftK’s vdw 815+ Paving Joint Mortar from NCC Streetscape, which is ideal for narrow joints and porcelain, plus non-staining and highly resistant to jet washing.
GftK’s vdw 815+ is unique and ‘state of the art’, 2-part epoxy resin and purpose designed for narrow joints.
Application is quick and easy by wet-slurry application, which means no waiting for dry weather to prepare, grout, cure and open the area. The grout then cures rapidly and is highly durable, plus it looks great with top quality porcelain.
