By Henry Rothberg on
8/6/2009 8:22 AM
Agglomerate stones have been around for years and are notoriously difficult to fix if the adhesive material used is not correct.Resin agglomerates are typically a matrix of polyester bound chips, quartz or marble. Due to the varied nature of the different types of granite agglomerates on the market, understanding the nature of the specific reactivity for each type of product should be the key in the approach to writing an installation specification, recommendation or troubleshooting customers"™ queries.Asking questions such as; do these products have high or low moisture sensitivity? Do they have high or low coefficient of expansion? How dry is the substrate you intend on tiling over? Do you expect concrete substrate shrinkage to be a significant issue? What sort of temperature range will the tiles be exposed to?When you find yourself working on a project that uses agglomerates, some important considerations are as follows:1. Color/type of stone chips.2. Size of the stones (facial dimensions).3. Type of resin...