Note: The recessed face accepts tile widths up to 2' (51 mm).ĥ. The tiled surface should be flush with the outer edge of the profile. Press the back-buttered tiles into the face of the profile, making sure to force thinset mortar fully into the dovetailed grooves. To set tile along the face of QUADEC-FS, apply thin-set mortar to the back of the tile using a margin trowel.

Leave a space of approximately 1/16' – 1/8' (1.5 – 3 mm) between the profile and the tile.Ĥ. Note: QUADEC-FS may also be attached to the substrate with fasteners.ģ. Leave a space of approximately 1/16' – 1/8' (1.5 – 3 mm) between the profile and the tile. Using a notched trowel, apply a sufficient amount of thin-set mortar to this area and/or to the back of QUADEC-FS and press the profile into the mortar and align. Set tiles up to the area where QUADEC-FS is to be installed as a feature strip.Ģ. Note: Matching inside corners/outside corners/end caps are available. The profile may also be attached to the substrate with fasteners (e.g., where the profile is not surrounded by field tile). QUADEC-FS is anchored in the mortar bond coat between tile courses via its cross-sectional shape and can be used with thicker tiles by building up the setting material behind the profile. The top and bottom edges of the profile are square and designed to integrate with the QUADEC profile. The profile is available in anodized aluminum and features a 2' (51 mm)-wide recessed section with dovetailed grooves to which field or accent tile up to 5/16' (8 mm)-thick is bonded.

Schluter®-QUADEC-FS is a double-rail feature strip profile for producing accents in tile fields on walls, chair rails, and various other decorative applications.

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