Bostik Flooring Unveils Ultra-Set SingleStep

Middleton, Mass. (March 10, 2010) — Bostik’s Construction & Industrial Business Unit is pleased to unveil its latest hardwood flooring installation innovation: ULTRA-SET® SingleStep™. Under development, testing and fine-tuning for the past two years, ULTRA-SET SingleStep serves FIVE functions in a SINGLE step: It’s a tenacious wood flooring adhesive that also provides moisture protection, sound deadening, crack isolation and mold protection.

ULTRA-SET SingleStep is a tacking formulation with very low moisture permeability. The high-performance adhesive incorporates Bostik’s patent-pending Thickness Control™ Spacer Technology to ensure proper membrane thickness between the hardwood and substrate. ULTRA-SET SingleStep also features Bostik’s BLOCKADE™ antimicrobial protection."A green product, ULTRA-SET SingleStep wood flooring adhesive contains zero VOC content and it incorporates post-consumer recycled content," says Phil Pitts, Bostik Hardwood Installation Products Market Manager. "This is a rare green building innovation that also saves contractors quite a bit of green — labor time and materials — by successfully tackling five jobs at once, with no limitations and no sacrifice in performance."

There are NO gimmicks associated with this adhesive. ULTRA-SET SingleStep protects against any amount of moisture on the subfloor and helps prevent mold. As an adhesive and crack-isolation membrane, it exceeds all related building standards. And as an acoustical barrier, it stands in a class of its own.

"No other single-step hardwood flooring adhesive possesses the acoustical barrier characteristics of ULTRA-SET SingleStep," Pitts adds.

Designed for the installation of all hardwood flooring types including solids, bamboo, engineered and parquet, ULTRA-SET SingleStep is a one-part, trowel-applied, moisture-cure urethane adhesive that is available in four-gallon pails.

"ULTRA-SET SingleStep is easy to trowel, develops incredible tack and holds a great ridge," says Robert McNamara, Director of Marketing & Sales for Bostik’s Flooring Group within the C&I Business Unit. "And unlike other competitive single-step products, ULTRA-SET SingleStep does NOT require special tools or care for application; standard trowels can be used."

About Bostik
Bostik, Inc. is one of the largest manufacturers of adhesives and sealants in the world. The company operates production facilities and sales offices in dozens of nations across five continents. Bostik’s parent company, TOTAL S.A., is a $246 billion-a-year conglomerate with extensive interests in oil exploration, petroleum refining and specialty chemicals formulation. Bostik’s Construction & Industrial (C&I) Business Unit manufactures ceramic tile grouts, mortars, waterproofing/antifracture membranes and mastics, hardwood adhesives, moisture vapor membranes, underlayments and cement patches, as well as adhesives for carpet and vinyl, vinyl composition tile (VCT), rubber, laminate and resilient flooring. Bostik C&I's family of leading flooring installation solutions includes Bostik® hardwood adhesives; Hydroment® and DURABOND® ceramic installation systems; and DURABOND carpet, vinyl and cement patch products. For more information, please call 888-592-8558, visit www.bostik-us.com or test drive our blog at http://flooringblog.bostik-us.com.