Project Name Falling Rock at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort - Laurel Highlands, PA

InstallerColucci Tile & Marble, Inc. - Pittsburgh, PA

DistributorBest Tile Distributors, Inc. - Wexford, PA

Featured ProductsARDEX AM 100™ Rapid Set Pre-Tile Smoothing and Ramping Mortar ARDEX 8+9™ Waterproofing and Crack Isolation Compound ARDEX X 32™ MICROTEC® Fiber Reinforced Rapid Setting Thin-to-Thick Bed Mortar ARDEX FL™ Rapid Set, Flexible Sanded Grout (Slate Gray)

Challenge•Naturalstonecrackingandcrumblingcreatingsafetyhazardforhotelguests •17,000square-footinstallationarea •Two-monthinstallationtimeframe • Installationhappeningsectionbysection,partsofarearemainopentopublic •Earlyspringinstallationwithcooleveningtemperaturesandshortenedworkdays

SituationNemacolinWoodlandsResort,locatedintheLaurelHighlandsofSouthwesternPennsylvania,isoneofsixresortsintheworldtohostForbesFive-StarandAAAFive-Diamondratings.Atributetotheorganic architectural style of Frank Lloyd Wright, Falling Rock sits on the 18th green of Mystic Rock, a PGA-tour- testedgolfcourse.GuestsofFallingRockenjoyfinediningatAqueous,Nemacolin’sAAAFour-Diamond andForbesTravelGuideFour-StarSteakhouse.ThestylishAmberBarandtheoutdoorSunsetTerrace,overlookthehotel’sInfinityPool.AreassurroundingtheexclusiveInfinityPoolwereinneedofcompletedemolitionandrepairs.Barriersin theexistingwaterproofingsystemfailedtokeepwaterfrompermeatingbetweennaturalstonetilesand surfaces.Thenaturalstonesurroundingthepoolanddeckareaswasfailingafteryearsoffreezingand thawing.UnsightlyanddangerouscrackingstonescalledforexpedientrenovationastheInfinityPoolwas toopenforupcomingMemorialDayfestivitiesjustweeksaway.

SolutionARDEXSalesProfessionalTimAheimermetwithColucciTile&Marble,Inc.,owner,CarlHilbert,todiscussoptionsforthisuniquerenovation.Afterademolitionoftheentirepoolarea,newnaturalstonewastobeinstalled.Decorativetrencheswereutilizedtoaccommodatetheneedforwaterproofinginsomeareas. BestTileDistributorssecuredmaterialsandexpediteddeliverytoNemacolin.ARDEXX32™MICROTEC® Fiber Reinforced Rapid Setting Thin-to-Thick Bed Mortar and ARDEX AM 100™ Rapid Set Pre-Tile Smoothing andRampingMortarwereusedtoallowsamedaygroutinstallations.TheColuccicrewusedARDEXX32tosettilewithbuildsfrom1/4”to1”inonestep,savingtimeandmoney.TheresultwasaluxuriousstonepoolthatallowedNemacolinWoodlandsResorttoopenfortheMemorialDayholidayweekend.ThecombinationofARDEXTile&StoneInstallationSystemsproductsprovidedNemacolinWoodlandsResortwitha10-yearcomprehensiveSystemOne™warranty.

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