Project Name Tesla Motors Showroom (Washington Square) - Portland, OR
ContractorPure Floors, Inc. - Portland, OR
InstallerParagon Tile & Stone, Inc. - Tigard, OR
Featured ProductsARDEX P 51™ Primer ARDEX V 1200™ Self-Leveling Flooring Underlayment ARDEX X 5™ Thin Set Mortar
Challenge•2,000square-footinstallationarea •Four-dayinstallationtimeframe •Showroomspacebeingconvertedafterseveralprevioustenants •Extremeheightvariationsuptothreeinches •Zerofloorheightvariationstolerated
SituationTeslaMotorsShowroomwasscheduledtoopeninWashingtonSquareMallinPortland,Oregon.The2,000square-footspacehadbeenconvertedmultipletimesbyprevioustenants.Asaresult,thefloorswereinseveredisrepair.Aftertheoldvinylflooringwasremovedtherewereheightvariationsofzerotothreeinchesthroughoutthefloor.Theseslopesandgougeshadtobeaddressedbeforethenewtileflooringcouldbeinstalled.PerTeslaMotorsspecifications,thefinishedfloorhadtobeflatandsmooth.
SolutionOndayone,thePureFloors,Inc.crewshavedandgrindedthesubfloortoachieveamedium-highsurfaceelevationthroughoutthefloor.ThefloorwasthenprimedwithARDEXP51™Primer.Thenextday,ARDEXV1200™Self-LevelingFlooringUnderlaymentwaspouredtoachieveasmooth,flat,stablefloor.ParagonTile&StonewasastoundedbytheeaseandtheflatnessresultofARDEXV1200.‘ThisistheflattestfloorI’veeverbeenabletosettileoverandI’vebeendoingthisaverylongtime!’Thefloorwasnowproperlypreparedtoreceivethetile;ARDEXX5™ThinSetMortarwasusedbyParagonTile&Stone,Inc.toin-stallthelargeformat12”x24”porcelaintilesonthewallsandfloors.ARDEXX5isidealforsettinglargeformattileonfloorsandwallsbecauseofitsverygoodshearstrengthandsagresistance.
ThecombinationofARDEXTile&StoneInstallationSystemsandARDEXsubstratepreparationproductsprovidedTeslaMotorswithafiveyearARDEXSystemOne™Warranty.ARDEXSalesProfessionals WilliamWhiteandJonEstevewereavailablethroughouttheprojecttoaddressinstallationconcernsandproviderecommendationsforbothPureFloorsandParagonTile&Stone,Inc.ARDEXhigh-performanceproductsgotthejobfinishedon-timeandonbudgetallowingTeslaMotorstoshowcasetheirhigh- performanceautomobilesinapremiumbrandenvironment. 888-512-7339
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