Supporting New Builds and Retrofits Alike

At Licata, we design our smoothing adhesives to suit both new build projects and retrofit installations. Whether you’re starting from scratch with fresh concrete walls or improving existing facades, our smoothing compounds deliver consistent, reliable results. They’re easy to apply, saving time and effort during the floor preparation stage.

With proven reliability, our adhesives bond securely to a wide range of materials, including ceramic tiles, wood, and previously painted surfaces. This means flooring contractors can rely on our solutions for versatile performance every time, no matter the condition of the substrate.

From timber floors to uneven masonry walls, our smoothing compounds are highly effective for levelling and bonding, ensuring your project remains stable and visually appealing. The excellent adhesion of our products means surfaces are durable, lasting longer with fewer repairs.

Compatible Surfaces and Panel Types

Our smoothing compounds are formulated for superior performance on diverse surfaces. They bond effectively to common construction materials, including brick, steel, old adhesive residues, bitumen, and even damp surfaces if adequately prepared. This versatility simplifies your project by reducing the need for different adhesive products.

Licata smoothing adhesives also excel when used with external insulation materials like expanded polystyrene (EPS), rock wool, and autoclaved aerated concrete. These compounds create a strong bond and even surface for applying finishes such as renders or external paint.

When dealing with old adhesive residues or challenging substrates, our smoothing compounds offer a straightforward, reliable solution. This saves you both time and resources, allowing quicker project completion.

Tested for Strength, Flexibility and Lasting Results

Licata’s smoothing adhesives have been extensively tested to guarantee high performance and durability. Our products are fast drying and provide a strong, flexible finish that effectively prevents cracks and imperfections, ensuring lasting results.

Our compounds feature low odour and fast curing properties, making them suitable for indoor applications where minimal disruption is critical. They also offer excellent resistance to impact, moisture, and ageing, ensuring your surfaces stay pristine and stable long-term.

Customers appreciate that Licata smoothing compounds dry quickly, significantly reducing waiting times between the levelling and finishing stages. Our consistent product quality helps flooring contractors deliver superior results with fewer complications.

Raso W160 Characteristics

Licata Raso W160 demonstrates outstanding adhesive qualities. When you want a safe and durable bond on all kinds of panels W160 answers the call. It can also be used as either a skim coat or an adhesive and its smooth and consistent finish makes for easy and reliable application. In addition, because it is fibre-reinforced it will minimise cracks and fissures in the substrate and, due to its balanced grain size, you end up with a compact, fine-textured surface that is uniform from edge to edge.

About licataTHERM Sheet Insulation

While we often hear of smoothing adhesives talked about in reference to subfloor finishes, Licata smoothing adhesives are intended primarily to be used for the bonding and levelling of panels in the licataTHERM system. licataTHERM is a line of products intended for external wall and roof thermal insulation. Those products include:

licataTHERM EPS 100/36_CAM

licataTHERM EPS T 100/036_CAM is a type of thermal insulation sheet fashioned from expanded polystyrene (EPS). EPS is typically used in the walls and roof of a structure to reduce heat transfer with the outdoors. Licata EPS 100/36_CAM thermal insulation is unique in that it undergoes “detensioning” which reduces the amount of stress left over from the cutting process which, in turn, improves accuracy and reduces the amount of ancillary work necessary. Licata smoothing adhesive is used to smooth over the often abrupt and potentially leaky point where sheets of insulation come into contact with one another.

Other notable characteristics of this type of expanded polystyrene insulation include:

• It is remarkably lightweight and 100% recyclable, complying as it does with the Minimum Environmental Criteria for the reuse of raw materials as established by the Environment Ministry.
• It has excellent insulating capabilities characterised by low thermal conductivity. As such it is an ideal insulation for both interior and exterior applications.
• It also exhibits outstanding mechanical performance including noteworthy dimensional stability, high tensile strength and high mechanical strength.
• And it is remarkably durable with a high resistance to ageing, humidity and rot, which makes it a stable and long-lasting solution.

Make Sure to Select Licata Smoothing Adhesives

To ensure the integrity of the licataTHERM insulation system it is important that you choose a compatible smoothing compound, which is where our Raso W160 and other smoothing adhesives come in. Whether a new build or a refurbishment Licata smoothing compounds are here to ensure your insulation provides optimal benefits with minimal need for maintenance.

Licata smoothing adhesives are designed to save contractors time and money and to ensure the long-term satisfaction of their customers. It is easy to mix and apply, exhibits excellent resistance to impact damage, dries quickly, saves time and money and provides a resilient insulation solution that will benefit customers in both the short and long term.

Experience the Licata Difference

Since our founding in the 1960s we at Licata have prioritised customer service. Our belief has always been that happy customers equal a successful business. As such, every day we rededicate ourselves to doing our utmost to ensure you, as a construction professional, have what you need to do your job in the best and most effective way possible.

If you have any questions or concerns related to any of our smoothing adhesives or the licataTHERM insulation system as a whole our highly-trained and dedicated customer care team is here to help. No matter how technical your inquiry, we can provide the information you seek. It’s all part of our commitment to 100% total customer satisfaction.