Schluter-DITRA Technical Data Sheet

UNCOUPLING MEMBRANES
5
UNCOUPLING MEMBRANES
5
Exterior Installations
It is recommended that DITRA and
DITRA-XL be allowed to adapt to ambient
air temperature before installing. Further,
if low temperatures are expected during
installation, proper care to ensure sufficient
strength gain of the thin-set mortar must
be taken.
Connection to Floor Drains
Schluter
®
-KERDI-DRAIN or Schluter
®
-
KERDI-LINE may be used to provide
drainage in DITRA and DITRA-XL
applications. DITRA/DITRA-XL is sealed
to the fleece-laminated KERDI-DRAIN
bonding flange with a section of KERDI
membrane using unmodified thin-set mortar.
KERDI-FIX is used to seal the section of
KERDI to the stainless steel KERDI-DRAIN
bonding flange.
The KERDI waterproofing collar on KERDI-
LINE is sealed to DITRA/DITRA-XL using
unmodified thin-set mortar.
Industry standard guidelines referencing
floor drains with integrated bonding
flanges include method B422 in the TCA
Handbook for Ceramic Tile Installation,
and method 326DR in the Terrazzo, Tile
and Marble Association of Canada
(TTMAC) Specification Guide 09 30 00 Tile
Installation Manual.
Notes:
1) When KERDI-DRAIN or KERDI-LINE
are used in shower applications, walls
must be waterproofed up to the height
of the showerhead. Please refer to the
Schluter
®
-Shower System Installation
Handbook for complete details.
2) Various configurations of the
KERDI-DRAIN and KERDI-LINE are
listed by UPC
® (IGC 195), CSA (B79), and
NSF (as a special engineered product
meeting applicable requirements of
ASME A112.6.3).
3) DITRA, DITRA-XL and KERDI meet
the American National Standard for
Load Bearing, Bonded, Waterproof
Membranes for Thin-Set Ceramic Tile
and Dimension Stone Installations
(ANSI A118.10), are listed by cUPC
®,
and are evaluated by ICC-ES (see
Report No. ESR 2467).
For copies of the above listings or report,
please contact Schluter-Systems at
800-472-4588 (USA) or 800-667-8746
(CAN) or by e-mail at [e-mail].
Links to the listings and report can also be
accessed at www.schluter.com.