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  1. K

    Help please - Knocking tiles, crumbly adhesive and tiles coming up in one piece

    Hi Everyone, I'm new here and was really hoping for some professional advice. I bought a new build 21 months ago. Within a couple of months we noticed hollow tiles that knocked and tapped when walked on. After 18 months the builder finally agreed to redo a number of the tiles for us as a gesture...
  2. I

    Replacement Floor with Existing Adhesive and Backerboard

    I've had my floor tiles lifted in my ensuite as there was a leak in the toilet. It's a newbuild house so the builder is doing the work. The floor tiling was done by my own contractor who used 6mm hardies backer board. The builder hasn't stripped the adhesive or backer and I think he is...
  3. W

    Replace glass tile - which adhesive to use?

    Dear all, as a homeowner, I have had to hack off a glass tile which is backpainted from a wet room. It seems that the tile was pressed into a cement like glue as there are no visible trowel lines and it was really difficult to remove the remains of the old tile without hitting it very hard in...
  4. D

    norcros ultim8+ tubbed adhesive

    Hi Guys I recently bought 600x300 wall tiles direct from Johnsons and the above adhesive is what they advised and sold to me. I queried it and they insisted it was the correct one. Just wanted opinions on this as a 6mm trowel doesn't seem much adhesive for such a large tile. Thanks for your help
  5. T

    Best tile adhesive to use on schluter

    Hi, Can anyone recommend a good tile adhesive for bonding a schluter pre formed shower tray to a timber suspended floor. I asked Schluter and they recommended using Ardex S27 for the adhesion of the tray and X77 for tiling on Kerdi board. Trouble is none of the tile shops local to me stock...
  6. B

    Preparation adhesive and leveling

    hi im in the process of floor prep for ufh. the floor is out by up to in 15mm in places and wondered if i could level up with tile backer boards on deep bed tile adhesive? if so which tile adhesive would be best?
  7. Dave

    Bal Allstar adhesive.

    Watched a video on this. Anybody used it ? Thoughts ? View: https://youtu.be/ZmfnomDRKiQ
  8. J

    10cm x 20cm ceramic tiles - trowel size and adhesive recommendation

    Hi I'm fixing 10cm x 20cm ceramic tiles to Jackoboard in a tanked shower area would be grateful for a recommendation on the ideal trowel notch size and a slow setting adhesive - preferably one that is availble from CTD. Many Thanks Martin
  9. H

    Best tile adhesive for Heavy Terrazzo tiles On wall

    I am installing heavy terrazzo tiles (size 400mm x400mm, and 20mm thick) onto lower part of bathroom wall up to height of 1200mm and also on the bathroom floor. They weigh 48kg/m2!. I am using the approriate backer boards on the floor and wall. But I am unsure as to the best adhesive to use...
  10. J

    What size trowel to create 5mm adhesive bed for wall tiles

    Hi Due to start a DIY tiling job in my kitchen this weekend. Have had worktops fitted and in some places there are 10mm gaps between wall and worktop (where walls are out of square and all over the place). Using 100x200mm metro tiles which are 5mm thick and would like to put down a bed of...
  11. B

    s1 or s2 tile adhesive

    Hi, I'm getting mixed opinions on what class of adhesive I need. I am tiling my bathroom, hallway and kitchen. I've had blown screen throughout, mostly because of an old Gas pipe which had rusted. It had blown the screed and it just came up in sheets. It's an 1950's bungalow with no...
  12. C

    Hexagonal Floor Tiles; Which adhesive was used for this floor?

    Hi! Which adhesive did you use for the floor tiles as I am also using the same bathroom floor tiles. Thanks!
  13. Davethefish

    Adhesive for 9mm ceramic tiles?

    i've always used BAL adhesives in a tub for any tiling i've done in the past. apart from some large format porcelain floor tiles, which i used a fast setting cementious flexible adhesive. but most places i look now have only mapei... what adhesive would you recommend for 600 x 300 x 9mm...
  14. C

    Large format tiling adhesive question

    Hi, new to this forum, I have a question, I am laying a lot of wood effect 240 x 950mm ceramic tiles on an poured Alpha Hemi Hydrate screed that is fully dried on Underfloor heating, I will seal the floor before tiling. I wanted to use the evo-stik Technik LFT ( large format tile ) adhesive...
  15. S

    Strong adhesive to fix plastic fan casing to porcelain tiles

    Our fan extractor has previously been attached to porcelain tiles in bathroom using adhesive but came away this morning. I did not put this up. Whatever adhesive was used it stuck well to tiles but not the plastic and has come away from the casing. Can anyone recommend a good strong adhesive...
  16. S

    Build up level under hardiebacker with adhesive?

    Hello, I'm soon to be tiling my bathroom floor. It was tiled by a previous owner directly on to T&G floorboards, and miraculously no tiles ever cracked. The floor is quite stable and surprisingly level; I've replaced some damaged floorboards and removed the previous flexible adhesive, and...
  17. A

    Green screed adhesive

    How de we feel about Mapei green screed adhesive? anyone had any bad experiences with it ?
  18. P

    Laying ceramic tiles on self adhesive vinyl tiles.

    Hi I am just after some advice. Can I lay ceramic tiles straight on top of self adhesive tiles? These vinyl tiles have also been laid on old brown linoleum. It is a concrete floor and the self adhesive tiles have been down on top of this linoleum for about 15 years. I attempted to lift the...
  19. M

    Recipes for adhesive and grout cement

    Dear team , we are looking to learn how to make adhesive and grout cement , Could you please help me to get the proper way for that your support highly appreciated regards Mustafa Hashim
  20. M

    Adhesive Thickness

    Looking for a bit of help. I am tiling with 900mm x 150mm porcelain floor tiles with a thickness of 9 mm. They will be tiled on top of solid ply sheet that has been tanked. Most advice given on floor tile adhesive thickness seems to be based on tiles that are 600 x 300 or 300 x 300. Due to the...
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