Installation Guide

Countertops

Plywood must be installed flat and level. Framing spacing

should not exceed 24

9 o.c. Install minimum

⁄29 exterior-

grade plywood on top of supports spaced a maximum of

9 o.c. Provide support on overhangs on cantilever counters

to prevent movement.

Apply leveling bed of latex portland cement mortar to plywood

using

⁄49 notched trowel.

Laminate clean, dry DensShield to base (gray side up) and

fasten every 6

9 to 89 o.c. in both directions into plywood

while leveling bed is still fluid. Use either 1

⁄49 galvanized

roofing nails or 1

⁄49 rust-resistant drywall screws. Stagger

joints of DensShield panels with those of the plywood base.

Butt DensShield joints tightly. Tape all joints and corners

using 2

9 wide self-adhering fiberglass mesh tape. Embed

tape with latex portland cement mortar (ANSI A118.4).

Install tile, expansion and control joints and grout in accor-

dance with ANSI A108. Use latex portland cement mortar

to set tile.

COUNTERTOPS

RESIDENTIAL

DS006

Visit our Web site at www.DensShield.com for complete

DensShield information or call

1-800-361-0486 for product

warranty information.