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  1. C

    adhesives vs. thinset

    I notice everyone mentioning adhesive for setting tile. I've used it on walls but always used thinset on concrete floors. Do pro's call thinset an adhesive or is it totally different?
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  2. Dan

    Make Huge Savings on Tiles, Adhesives and Grouts in the January Sale

    Don’t miss out on the fantastic Walls and Floors January Sale! It runs from December 21st, through to January 31st. With some amazing tile discounts across the site, up to 60% off! Make some great savings on all of the in-demand products and brands. The Laura Ashley, BCT, Versace, Minton...
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  3. C

    BAL Adhesives - are they worth it?

    Hi all, Up to recently I've used BAL tubbed adhesive for small format tiles and Topps Trade cement-based adhesives for large format. I find when starting tiling from the middle of the wall the Topps Trade adhesive lets the tiles slip too much, no matter how hard they are twisted and pressed...
    • cr0ft
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  4. J

    Pallets of Adhesives

    Hi. Does anyone buy full pallets of adhesives from anywhere? Find im spending a canny bit each week on adhesive and grout. Price of materials go up but the pay don't! Sucks! haha
  5. D

    Adhesives and primer

    Hi I'm renovating my en suite. I have removed the wall tiles, which were laid directly on to plaster board they have come off very cleanly, leaving very little adhesive, I was thinking of removing the remaining adhesive and then priming with BAL Prime APD and then applying BAL WP1 before...
  6. C

    FAO TILERS IN ESSEX...Where do you shop for your adhesives ?

    I have just received my Selco catalogue and see that their prices are not particularly great and their range of tiling materials is one or two pages in their catalogue. I know I could get better prices in store but I am really looking for someone who stocks webber. After using CTD for 5 years...
    • cam_low
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  7. L

    Mapei Adhesives compare all the variations.

    I've been using Mapei Keraquick and Keraflex for good few years as I can trust them and other brands gave me skin rush. Recently I tried Mapeker which I think bonds stronger to plywood than Keraquick but it slip so much more and floor tiles tend to go down a bit after a while. Generally very...
    • Lukass
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    • adhesive adhesives aus grout mapei mapei adhesive mapei adhesives mapei grout tile adhesive usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  8. T

    Palace Chemicals

    Hi All, Has anyone had any experiance of using Palace products and what are there views on there quality? In addition, has anyone had any dealings with there MD Charles Clapham if they experiance a failure on fixing? Cheers
  9. D

    Do you buy adhesives based on price alone.?

    When purchasing your tile adhesives, do you buy on price alone or do you buy on what you know works etc.. With jobs/contracts getting harder to win , are you switching to cheaper brands to compete.?
  10. C

    Adhesives for hardie backer board?????

    Hi lads, this is following on from my post the other night where i have decided to use hardie cement boards instead of plywood due to the poor quality of ply now available. Anyway, i would like to use the 6mm board (because of raising height issues) for floor overlays but BAL (my prefered...
    • cityone
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    • adhesive adhesives aus backer board board hardie tile adhesive tile backerboard usa
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  11. gamma38

    Adhesives, grout prices

    Hi there, I currently use Topps for all my supplies. But I went into my local Al Murad store the other day. There prices for adhesives, grout, tiles etc were not just cheap but crazy cheap. I couldn't believe what they quoted me. I went back to Topps but they couldn't even think of getting close...
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    Tilemaster adhesives & Grout ?

    Hi, Usually need to take a 15 mile round trip to Tile Giant or Star for the favoured Mapei or Granfix however A new tile shop has opened just a 5 min drive away..They only stock Tilemaster products at present and the prices quoted were very reasonable.I never used any Tilemaster products before...
    • ianflem
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Hello to the world of tiling - Views on best tile adhesives

    Dear All I would explain that I am about to embark on tiling a conservatory floor - using expensive random pattern porcelain tiles The floor is concrete with a 75mm screed over. There is to be installed an underfloor electric mat system hence there is 10mm of insulation to go down before...
  14. A

    lip products, adhesives ,grouts etc

    hello everyone,,,iam thinking about buying a small shipment of lip tile adhesives and grouts and level compounds for for the tiling in 10 new builds which i have won the contract for.,,has anyone heard of (lip) its a danish company.they are supposed to be number one in parts of europe but have...
    • accurate curtis
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    • adhesive adhesives grout products tile adhesive tile grout usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  15. L

    Authoritative book on adhesives and tiling

    I am in dispute with some monkeys who tiled my bathroom using 34x25 cm ceramic tiles on new very smooth 2 days old gypsum plaster, with Bal White Star and Topps Trade Rapidset adhesives. They did not use primer, despite having written in a letter that they used Bal Primer. Am I right to think...
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    Travertine tiling job - preparation, which adhesives etc. Help!

    Hi, I’m still planning my first proper tiling job (in my own house) and have been trying to get everything straight in my head in advance, but my head is struggling! The current thing is working out which adhesives etc to use. So, I thought I’d put a post on here, and hopefully all you...
    • _Adrian
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  17. R

    Ultra Tile Adhesives | Ultra Cement Based Adhesives

    Evening all, thought I would put up a little bit of info on the Ultra range of powder adhesives for anyone who may find it useful. Ultra ProSet SS - Standard Set Tile Adhesive Suitable for walls and floors Bed Thickness - 3-12mm Open Time - 1 hour Set Time - 24 hours Conforms to EN12004...
    • Rich
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    • adhesive adhesives cement tile tile adhesive tile adhesives ultra usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  18. D

    Weber adhesives etc.

    I have been using quite a bit of Weber adhesives lately. and the last one was Weber thick bed. I was really impressed with it and it held it's shape and body really well and no slumping and excellent coverage on the tiles.. 60x60 porcs.. Anybody else been trying Weber recently or are already...
    • DHTiling
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    • adhesive adhesives tile adhesive usa weber weber adhesive
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  19. C

    adhesives and trowels

    just finished what i thought was a wee job, ended up having to re plaster walls. i had to use a 10mm notched trowel for the 250mm x 400mm tiles and it just eats up the adhesive but what i was wondering was why is normal adhesive not adequate for large format tiles, whats the difference betwwen...
    • CRAIG G
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    • adhesive adhesives tile adhesive tiling trowel trowel trowels usa
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  20. B

    adhesives for stone

    afternoon all being stuck out in deep dark devon im very limited on the adhesive i can get my hands on. basically BAL, BAL , BAL a bit of norcross and mapei as long as i wait for delivery. i know its personal preference but when using marble or travertine on solid screeded floor which would...
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