STRENGTH TO STRENGTH FOR
SCHLÜTER ® -DILEX MOVEMENT JOINTS
Schlüter ® -DILEX is one of Schlüter-Systems’ longest-established
product ranges, first entering the market in 1985. Since its
launch, this collection of movement joints has developed a
reputation for quality and reliability, becoming one of the
product ranges most closely associated with the Schlüter brand.
Over its 30-year history, the DILEX range has expanded to
include four different types of movement joint profile:
• Connection – Joints placed in the screed and the covering at
construction elements such as window openings, doorframes,
shower trays and bath tubs
• Perimeter – Joints placed in the screed and covering along
walls and construction elements that penetrate the screed,
such as columns
• Structural – Joints required for static or engineering reasons,
which divide a building into various movement segments
• Intermediate – Joints that create a pattern of limited fields in
large areas of screed and covering
NEW MOVEMENT JOINT DEVELOPMENTS AT CERSAIE 2018
Amongst the various announcements at Cersaie 2018 were two
advances for the DILEX range:
• New additions of Crème, Dark Anthracite, Joint Grey and Stone Grey
add further depth to the range of colours available for the inserts
of DILEX profiles. Bringing the total of options available to eight,
the new insert colours allow customers to achieve even closer
matches to their chosen tile or stone, making Schlüter’s already
discreetly designed movement joints even more inconspicuous
within an installation.
• The release of a cross connector insert for some of the most
popular joints in the DILEX range – intermediate joint DILEX-KS
and structural joints DILEX-KSBT20 & DILEX-KSBT30. This new item
allows for neater and more uniform handling of the intersections
between perpendicular movement joints.
Schlüter-Systems’ range of movement joints continues to go from
strength to strength, offering an ever-increasing range of options
to complement tile and stone. For more information, call 01530
813396, email [email protected] or visit www.schluter.co.uk.
The DILEX range works in tandem with the Schlüter ® -DITRA
range of uncoupling membranes to provide a complete
system solution for crack-free installations of tile and stone;
whilst DILEX joints manage the interactions between fields
of tile, the DITRA membranes are employed to dispel tension
in the relationship between the covering and the substrate.
This results in all-encompassing protection for tile and stone
installations.
DILEX movement joints are available in a variety of materials,
including aluminium, anodised aluminium, two grades of stainless
steel and PVC. 2017 saw the release of cove-shaped internal wall
corner profile DILEX-AHK in three of the on-trend textured finishes
of the Schlüter ® -TRENDLINE range, allowing for greater visual flow
from wall to floor.