Flooring Adhesives

TEC® multipurpose flooring and tile adhesives provide you with the options you need for your most demanding flooring installations. From vinyl to carpet, wood to wall base, TEC flooring adhesives offer lasting performance and dependable solutions.

Case Studies

Here you can find case studies and read about all of ours successful projects using TEC Products

714 Premium Cove Base Adhesive Product Data Sheet

714W Premium Cove Base Adhesive Safety Data Sheet (White)

714 Premium Cove Base Adhesive Safety Data Sheet (Tan)

TEC® Products Support Expanded Cancer Care in Southwestern Michigan

More than 2,000 people are diagnosed with cancer annually—about six per day—in Southwestern Michigan’s Kalamazoo, Calhoun and Van Buren Counties. The region’s largest health system, Bronson Healthcare, saw an opportunity to enhance care for these patients when, in 2018, it was determined that medical oncology and hematology services would transition from the West Michigan Cancer Center into its own facilities in 2021.

Thinking Big: TEC Creates New Class of Exterior Adhesive

When Danny Fulton, owner of Fulton Tile and Stone in Evansville, Indiana, needed to find the perfect product to adhere gauged porcelain tile panels to the exterior of Big Rivers Electric’s new corporate headquarters, he knew who to call – his contacts at H.B. Fuller.

Adhesive Mastics

TEC® offers ready-to-use, floor and wall mastic adhesives that are designed to meet the needs of a wide variety of projects. They provide strong, resilient bonds on many substrates and come in a variety of formulas to meet your job’s demands.

The power of Silane Modified Adhesives for extreme tile installations

Silane modified adhesives (SMAs) are disrupting tile installation, providing significant  advantages for some of the most extreme applications.

How to Avoid Common Callbacks for Wood Floor Installations

Callbacks are a direct hit to a flooring contractor’s profits. Complaints not only cost the time it takes to address the issue, but also the lost opportunity to spend that time generating paid business. When we develop new flooring installation products, we look for ways to make customers’ jobs easier and more profitable. Our latest game-changing wood adhesive addresses many common reasons for callbacks and makes installation more efficient.

How to Install Engineered Hardwood Flooring Over Concrete Substrate

What do you tell your customers who have a concrete subfloor and want to install hardwood? We recommend an engineered hardwood for several important reasons. One, it’s much less sensitive to changes in humidity compared to wood that can swell with moisture and temperature. Two, it can be installed at any grade level – including below grade. And three, it’s better than traditional plank for installing over in-floor heating systems.

Moisture Mitigation Made Easy with Our Pre-Mitigation Checklist

Moisture mitigation is an increasingly important step in many large commercial flooring and tile jobs. Because the potential effects of excessive moisture vapor emission rates can be so costly, you should carefully take all jobsite conditions into account prior to the application of a moisture vapor barrier. Use the TEC® Moisture Mitigation Pre-Installation Checklist before beginning your next large installation.

TEC® Products Lay Foundation for Victory at MSU’s Spartan Stadium

Michigan State University’s football team finished 2013 undefeated in Big Ten Play and won the 2014 Rose Bowl. Its new North End Zone Complex not only celebrates the team’s previous success, but also looks toward future victories with a state-of-the-art recruiting center. The new facility features about 16,000 square feet of tile, set with TEC® products.

Mortars, Mastics, and Now...Adhesives

NTCA Webinar presented by Heather Ruhl, National Technical Manager at H.B. Fuller

Top 10 Tips for Cold Weather Tile Installation

When installing tile in cold weather, you must consider the temperature of the water, the product, the room and the surface you are installing on. This article provides tips and best practices to ensure successful tiling in the colder months.

Specialty Adhesives

TEC® specialty adhesives offer solutions for specific applications. Find unique solutions, such as Aim™ 382 Pedestal Adhesive to secure pedestals used in raised floor panel systems.  

Bee Mosaic Adorns Spectacular French Villa Pool in Oregon

A new French villa style home in Bend, Oregon became the ideal setting for a stunning outdoor pool and spa, complete with a custom honey bee mosaic. For the pool and spa tile installation, the homeowners chose Joppe Aguirre of Cascadia Tile Company LLC, who came highly recommended by their home designer.

How to Fast Track School Renovations

It’s August, which means one thing for commercial contractors: school renovations. These renovations have a hard deadline (after all, the school year will start as scheduled, whether you’re ready or not). Follow these steps to keep your school installation on schedule.

Mortars & Additives

TEC® mortars provide you with some of the most advanced solutions in the industry. No matter what your tile challenge is – large or extra-large, thick and heavy or ultra-thin, walls or floors, glass or porcelain – TEC has the right mortar for the job.

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