Installation Guide

FlexBond®PremiumCrackPreventionThinsetMortar/TDS115
1 Product Name
FlexBond®PremiumCrackPreventionThinsetMortar
2 Manufacturer
Custom Building Products
Technical Services
10400 Pioneer Boulevard, Unit 3
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Customer Support: 800-272-8786
Technical Services: 800-282-8786
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
custombuildingproducts.com
3 Product Description
A premium quality, polymer-modified mortar with exceptional flexibility
and bond strength for tiling difficult surfaces, such as plywood, vinyl
and laminates, and for hard-to-bond, nonporous tile, such as porcelain
and glass.
Key Features
Highly flexible to prevent cracks in tile
Excellent bond strengths
Outstanding bond to glass, metal and other decorative tile
Suitable Tile Types
Vitreous, semi-vitreous and absorptive tile: ceramic, mosaic, quarry,
cement body tile
Impervious glass and porcelain tile
Natural stone
Cement-based precast terrazzo
Brick
Thin brick
Suitable Substrates
Concrete, mortar beds, masonry, Portland cement plaster
WonderBoard® Lite cement backerboard
Liquid applied waterproofing membranes such
as RedGard® and Custom® 9240
Crack prevention sheet membranes such as Crack Buster® Pro
Uncoupling membranes such as SpiderWeb II
Surfaces treated with MBP Multi-Surface Bonding Primer
Exterior Grade Plywood (interior residential and light commercial dry
areas)
Gypsum wallboard (interior dry areas)
Existing ceramic tile (scarified)
Fully-bonded sheet vinyl flooring (scarified)
Plastic laminates (scarified)
Cutback adhesive (see preparation instructions)
Composition of Product
FlexBond®CrackPreventionMortarisadry,proprietaryblendof
Portland cement, copolymers, inorganic aggregates and chemicals
Benefits of Product in the Installation
Outstanding flexibility and bond strength for difficult substrate and tile
applications
Protects against cracking caused by minor in-plane surface movement
Isolates cracks to 1/16" (1.6 mm) and can be applied over cracks to
1/16" (1.6 mm) without additional preparation
Exceeds ANSI A118.4, A118.15 and A118.11 standards without the
need for additives
Approved for industry-recommended interior and exterior applications
Limitations to the Product
Do not bond directly to hardwood, Luan plywood, particle board,
parquet, cushion or sponge-back vinyl flooring, metal, fiberglass,
plastic or OSB panels.
When setting moisture sensitive natural stone, cement or agglomerate
tile use EBMLite™EpoxyBondingMortar100%Solids or CEGLite™
100% Solids Commercial Epoxy Grout.
Do not use to install resin-backed stone; use EBMLite™EpoxyBonding
Mortar 100% Solids, CEGLite™100%SolidsCommercialEpoxy
GroutorcontactCustom's®TechnicalServicesforrecommendations.
For clear or translucent glass, CUSTOM recommends Glass Tile
Premium Thin-Set Mortar. When setting glass tile larger than 6" x 6"
(15x15cm),contactCustom's®TechnicalServicesfor
recommendations.
When setting dimensional stone larger than 12" x 12" (30 x 30 cm),
contactCustom's®TechnicalServicesforrecommendationsregarding
subfloor deflection requirements.
Packaging
50 lb (22.68 kg) and 25 lb (11.34 kg) bags
Gray or white
4 Technical Data
Applicable Standards
AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI)—ANSIA108.5,A118.4,
A118.15 and A118.11 of the American National Standards for the
Installation of Ceramic Tile ASTM International (ASTM)
FlexBond®PremiumCrackPreventionThinsetMortar
Published Date: 7/18/2016