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So basically theres no need to waterproof the concrete substrate? Is this correct
That’s correct, there’s no need to water proof a concrete patio. The whole concern is avoiding water pooling or gathering in a volume that when it freezes starts the process of expanding and forcing the tiles to break from the adhesive. The first ‘gap’ created gets bigger and when the second freeze occurs this problem gets bigger and so on and so on until there is a failure, so the emphasis is on draining the water away so as to prevent this in the first place.
 
Good morning,

We would only recommend the use of DITRA-DRAIN for outdoor use. If you would like to speak to our technical team regarding this please feel free to contact them on 01530 813 396 and they would be happy to help!

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