Posted a Thread earlier regarding the hassle of removing some floor tiles on chipboard .
One of the responses is from Gaztech stating these could have been applied with a 2 part adhesive and just wondering how many out there are not using ply or backerboards and just using a 2 part adhesive and...
hi again,
ive got a situation where my customer needs to fix a toilet to a polished granite tiled floor. we cant screw it down as theres undertile heating under it! (what the customer asked for!) can anyone reccomend anything to fix it to the floor with as his plumber has tried a few things that...
hi all yes its me again haha,,i have been using granfix tubbed adhesive flexi which states its self primer does this mean i dont have to prime? ccheers:stupid:
Had a flyer through the post yesterday from Ardex giving details of 3 new adhesives just introduced.
They all give extended "open Time" of 60 mins and fast setting, 90 min to grout and traffic. They also have double" the slump resistance.
Don't know prices yet but they look interesting...
grumpygrouter
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Hi there
Moving to NZ shortly and have been trying to find out anything I can about tiling methods/products used over there, particularly with regard to adhesives available etc, but not having much luck. I know they have Dunlop and possibly Ardex (which would be good) but don't know what else...
Hector
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Hi Just a quickie
would it be ok to use a Palace primer with a bal product. Its just I have a bathroom to do tomorrow and I have an almost full bottle of palace primer and I'm using Bal Whitestar.
I know priming isnt required with whitestar as such but I like to be extra cautious.
thanks...
Doing a hotel job at the minute and the adhesives and grout supplied are Norcros!
anyone rate it or used it?
It has a TTA stamp on it so must be good,very nice to use too.
Joe
Hillhead Tiling
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I've found an independent tile store 3 minutes down the road from where i live
He's offered me PCI rapid set for £17 a bag with a promise of getting it down to £14 once i've bought a few bags
I've heard good things about PCI, being good and light to work with
What do you guys think about...
hello everyone got a job coming up doing pub toilets,owner isnt wanting to close on a night time which is understandable just wondering what everyone thinks is quickest setting adhesives and grout,could get a good bit done by 3 o clock each day opening up at 8 ish.your recomendations would be...
jjj
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hey there im new to tiling, ive got a job to do its a patients toilet, the room is empty and the walls are ply wooded,
first of all do i need to apply pva bonding to the ply wood before tiling it or is the adhevise just go straight onto it, (never tiled onto a play wooded wall before)
second of...
Hi,
Iknow its a questions that pops up all the time but ive just opened an account up at CTD, very friendly..
They said you get 20% but maybe more the more you use them.
I can buy the Greenstar for £10.79 and Whitestar for £17.12. Is this good ?????
I was wondering what you other guys pay...
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We all know that you should prime a plastered wall when using cement based adhesive to stop reaction...well as I was plastering a wall yesterday it got me thinking (yes painful, especially as I had a hangover), I had done an internal render of sand and cement and was going over it with...
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Was looking through a book, believe it's published in America written by M Byrne, and it refers to different adhesives as:
Organic Mastic.
Thinset Adhesive.
Polymer-modified Thinset Adhesive.
Can anyone tell me what these adhesives equate to in UK.
As there have been several threads with the title, what is favoutite brand or adhesive, I am asking all the pros to give all new tilers a little more info
so if you feel inclined could you post your answers to this thread
many thanks
andy
explain why in few words as why this is your...
I was on a job this week,and used Bal green adhesive,as supplied by the customer. I have used it before and it seems pretty good. What I would like to know is what is the differance between Bal blue and Bal green....apart from the price! Also, on the subject of price...the customer supplied all...
theplumber
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