Installation Guide

Product Performance Properties (for Mapeguard 2)
Thickness 0.04" or 40 mils (1 mm)
Maximum crack movement capacity 3/8" (10 mm) wide, in-plane
Fabric color White
VOCs (Rule #1168 of California's SCAQMD) 0 g per L
Shelf life
1 year when stored in a dry area in original shipping container at
between 40°F and 95°F (4°C and 35°C)
ANSI A118.12 (Crack-Isolation Membranes for ............................................... 4.1 – Fungus and micro-organism resistance:
Thin-Set Ceramic Tile and Dimension Stone Installation)
4.1.2 – 14-day incubation: Pass
5.1 – Shear strength to ceramic tile and cement mortar
5.1.6 – After accelerated aging: Pass
5.2 – Point load test:
5.2.3 – Point load resistance after 28-day cure: Pass
5.3 – Robinson floor test:
MAPEI Corporation and MAPEI Inc. certify that the following
Robinson tests (for tile) were conducted and warrants the systems
noted.
Mapegu
ar
d
™
2
Mapegu
ard
™
2
ASTM C627 Service Rating (Robinson)
Residential Applications Commercial Applications Industrial Applications
Actual rating Extra heavy rating Extra heavy rating Extra heavy rating
MAPEI grout Keracolor
™
S Opticolor
™
Kerapoxy
®
IEG
12"x 12" (30 x 30 cm)
unglazed solid-body porcelain
(with 1/4" [6 mm] joints)
Yes Yes Yes
MAPEI mortar Ultraflex
™
2 Kerabond/Keralastic
™
Granirapid
®
Mapeguard 2 Yes Yes Yes
MAPEI SM Primer or MAPEI
SM Primer Fast
Yes Yes Yes
6" (15 cm) concrete slab Yes Yes Yes
ANSI A118.12 (Crack-Isolation Membranes for ............................................. 5.4 – System crack resistance test:
Thin-Set Ceramic Tile and Dimension Stone Installation)
5.4.9 – Standard performance: Exceeds
5.4.9 – High performance: Exceeds
ASTM Standards for Sound Reduction; MAPEI Corporation and MAPEI Inc. certify that the following sound tests (for tile and wood flooring) were
conducted and results supplied by NGC Testing Services, Buffalo, NY.
Sound-Reduction Ratings (Over 6" [15 cm] Concrete Slab)
Solid Porcelain Tile
1
Engineered Oak Flooring
2
ASTM Test
Methods
Type of Sound
Transmission
Measurement
Suspended Ceiling
3
No Suspended
Ceiling
4
Suspended Ceiling
3
No Suspended
Ceiling
4
E492-04 (IIC) Impact sound 64 47 71 51
E2179-03
(Delta IIC)
Impact sound N/A 16 N/A N/A
E90-04 (STC)
Airborne
sound
66 52 66 51
For sound-reduction ratings, higher numbers are preferred over lower numbers.
1
12" x 12" (30 x 30 cm) solid-body, unglazed, porcelain tile installed with Ultraflex 2 mortar (with 1/4" x 3/8" x 1/4" [6 x 10 x 6 mm] square-
notched trowel) and Keracolor S grout
2
3/8" x 3" (10 mm x 7,5 cm) engineered, prefinished oak flooring installed with Ultrabond ECO 980 (with 3/16" x 5/32" [4,5 x 4 mm] sawtooth
trowel)
3
Drywall grid suspension system consisting of 5/8" (16 mm) Type X gypsum board (2.3 lbs./sq. ft. [11,2 kg/m
2
]) attached with screws
12" (30 cm) on center to suspended grid suspension system; and 12" (30 cm) plenum with 3-1/2" (8,9 cm) lay-in fiberglass insulation
(0.16 lbs./sq. ft. [0,78 kg/m
2
])
4
Bare concrete ceiling in room below