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The substrate system

Key Facts

1 Gypsum plaster

Suitable substrate for water penetration class W1-I. Adequately dry and not polished or finished with a felt pad in a dry environment and proven substrate.

2 Gypsum Plasterboard

Suitable substrate in internal area up to water penetration class W1-I. Tiles fixed direct. Observe manufacturer's loading statement.

3 Cement-based fibreboard

Suitable substrate in internal areas up to water penetration class W3-I. Resistant board substrate. Ideal for commercial kitchens or areas with high water penetration.

(Photo: © James Hardie Europe GmbH)

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5 Tile

Acceptability in the system dependent on the substrate beneath the existing tile finish. Firmly bonded, free from dirt, dust, grease and plaster residues, a problem free substrate in renovation.

6 Concrete

Suitable substrate for mechanical stresses and high water penetration. Adequately old (as a rule after ca. 6 months) and free from laitance layers, binder rich areas and adhesion reducing materials. A substrate for the industrial environment.

7 Substrate with adhesive residues

Acceptability in the system dependent on the substrate beneath the existing tile adhesive.

8 Cement-lime render

Suitable substrate in internal and external area up to water penetration class W3-I. Roughly finished and not smoothed, an absolute Allrounder of substrates.

9 Cement-based render

Suitable substrate in internal and external areas up to water penetration class W3-I. The most pressure stabilized and non-sensitive amongst render/plaster substrates.

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11 Tile

Floor

Application as a system dependent on the substrate beneath the existing tiling.
Well bonded, free from contamination, dust, grease and plaster residues, a problem free substrate for the renovation.

Our product recommendations for you

Primer: ASO-Unigrund-S
Smoothing compound: SOLOPLAN-30-PLUS

12 Concrete

Floor

Suitable substrate for mechanical stresses and high levels of water penetration. Adequately old (as a rule after ca. 6 months) and free from laitance layers, binder rich pockets and adhesion inhibiting materials. A substrate for an industrial environment.

Our product recommendations for you

Primer: ASO-Unigrund-GE
Smoothing compound: SOLOPLAN-30-PLUS

13 Screed (cement bound)

Suitable substrate in internal and external area up to water penetration class W3-I. Installed in conventional damp-earth consistency or as a flowable variant. Optional as a special construction as an accelerated or rapid screed.

14 Substrate with adhesive residues

Floor

Application as a system dependent on the substrate beneath the existing tile adhesive.

Our product recommendations for you

Primer: ASO-Unigrund-GE
Smoothing compound: SOLOPLAN-30-PLUS

15 Timber construction

Suitable substrate in dry internal area. Solid, screwed, free from deflection, levelled and uncoupled. Functional renovation.

16 Asphalt screed

Suitable interior substrate up to water penetration class W3-I. Adequately firm, unheated and protected from strong sunlight. Suitable to take tiles and thin layer smoothing compounds (<10 mm).

17 Screed (calcium sulfate bound)

Suitable interior substrate up to water penetration class W1-I. Applied conventionally in a damp earth consistency or as a flowing consistency. After abrading the surface and drying, it depends on the tile format!

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Suitability for rooms with water penetration dependent on manufacturer. Suitability varies in accordance with manufacturer's information. A substrate with versatility. As a dry screed or as a hollow floor for direct installation of tiles or with wet construction with a calcium sulfate based screed. (Photo: © James Hardie Europe GmbH)

19 Accessories

Additional accessories for the substrate system from SCHOMBURG