Adhesive issue for Granite tiles in bathroom

[zak]

Hi All

Am a newbie here and needed some advice... Am going to be involved in tiling a bathroom with Ivory Brown granite stone and have used Mapei Adhesive Adesilex P9 (it comes in a bag powdered) for ceramic tiles in the past.

Is it ok to use the same adhesive with this natural granite stone ?

Someone told me that it could stain natural stone ?

We have done part of a wall using this and it made the tile go darker in colour
🙁 but not sure if when it dries up it will go back to normal colour or if the colour change is permanent ?

If it has stained the stone can we fix this someway or is it a retile job ?

Please help I am worried !!

Thanks so much

Zak....

 

[Perry]

when it drys it will be ok but let it dry before you grout its the water from the adhesive making the tile dark😛ete

 

[zak]

Also am doing some marble too...go the wet cutter.... How do I knw if the marble tiles need sealing or not ?

Also what else needs to be done to the granite ...does it need sealing too ?

What grout from Mapei would you recommend ?

Thanks again 🙂

 

[zak]

Cheers Pete on average how long would it take to dry ?

Is the adhesive for ceramic tiles ok to use with natural then ?

 

[Perry]

check about sealing with the suppler i sometimes use stainstop once finished some hardily need it some do depends on lots of things can always test it first mapei grout i don`t like it

 

[protilers]

i think you said brown granite.....i have not come across one of them....but if you have marron imperial (brown with a white flek and vein) its a marble.....
anyhow lithofin recommend you use stain stop with any marble/limestone or granite.....they even reccomend it for slate if its in a wet area....but they make slate seal and slate oil......doh!
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oh and if it is marron then i would use choclato 144

 

[Perry]

i think you said brown granite.....i have not come across one of them....but if you have marron imperial (brown with a white flek and vein) its a marble.....
anyhow lithofin recommend you use stain stop with any marble/limestone or granite.....they even reccomend it for slate if its in a wet area....but they make slate seal and slate oil......doh!

Dont forget pro most of the guys here are newbs 😛ete

 

[DHTiling]

Some stones do darken from the adhesives used..so it wise to back-skim to get a uniform colour or the ribs can show as dark lines etc...and if the darkening is patchy it is not guaranteed to dry out either it could be stained....100% coverage is always best .....

 

[protilers]

Dh is totally right, by buttering the tile backs you are covering the whole area...this may darken the tiles but at least it will uniform in colour .....
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a good practice is dark tiles dark adhesive......

 

[zak]

Thanks for he geat reponse all 🙂 So...

1)

I assume you are saying using the wrong adhesive could stain the tile ?

2)

Is there any way to get this stain out ?