Schlüter-DILEX-EP  Movement joint profile for floating or bonded screeds

Schlüter-DILEX-EP is a pre-fabricated movement profile for the installation of bonded screeds or screeds over a separating layer (floating screeds).

The side sections are made of recycled rigid PVC with a top and bottom connection made of soft CPE. The profile is positioned in such a way that it will be in direct alignment with the surface movement joint placed later during tile installation. The top edge of DILEX-EP serves as an ideal screeding guide for the screed surface. Furthermore, the profile is suited for use in self-levelling screeds.

The side flanges of DILEX-EP anchor the profile to the screed. The soft movement zone absorbs compressive, tensile, and shear stresses.

1. Schlüter-DILEX-EP on the substrate and adjust according to height and alignment (congruent to the surface movement joint later installed in the tile).
2. If the height needs adjustment, place a thin layer of mortar or other suitable base underneath.
3. Secure profile with mortar to prevent movement. The top edge of the profile also serves as a screeding guide for the screed surface.

Schlüter-DILEX-EP consists of side sections made of recycled rigid PVC with a top and bottom connection made of soft CPE acting as a movement zone.

Material properties and areas of application

The profile is resistant to most chemicals encountered in tiled environments.

In special cases, the suitability of a selected material type must be verified based on the anticipated chemical, mechanical, and/or other stresses. The CPE movement zones of the profile are UV resistant and free of plasticisers.

DILEX-EP is installed as a movement joint in screeds and flowing screeds. The profile separates individual covering fields and equalizes occurring compressive, tensile, and shear stresses in the soft CPE movement zone.