Hi I am John Faithfull, a self buider.
I feel complelled to join your forum to warn against the use of a product that has caused me condesirable concern. I have just laid a slate floor using Granfix fast set flexible adhesive, but none of the slate tiles have adhered, and I have just lifted over...
got to a new job today about 145 sm limestone to lay on a dittra matting ,and the customer had supplied this add ,pci flex 20 in the white of course ,well started cutting the dittra to suit the rooms ,got ready to mix up and hey i have never used anything like this ,it didnt want to stick to the...
Hi. im looking at buying a polisher/ and or Grinder for profiling and honing Polishing Stone. What Is the Best thing to Go for as i have been asked a few times to Bullnose doorsteps and half bullnose porcies instead of trim.it is something id like to be doing. Is it best to have 2 seperate...
Where can i get good prices on this. I have been using ultra @ £21 a bag and bal is £35 roughly i am trying to find good prices on a white single part flex suitable for plywood / cement boards etc overlay. Does not have to be rapid set either
I am looking to finish my kitchen floor with Granfix ultimate flex grout, has anyone used this.
Its going onto Porcelain tiles with non-slip (gritty) finish and i am a bit concerned that it is going to be a right game to clear the grout off them.
Was looking at getting a grout gun just to...
Had a pull from a customer today on a job I did before xmas..grey super flex grout has very slight dark patches. nothing outrageous just here and there..deffo not adhesive in the joints..The whole floor was grouted outta the same mix from the same bag..just wondered if y'all have had anything...
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Have laid flagstones throughout house and needed advice.
UFH needs to be considered and the adhesive was flexibe. I understand that a flexible grout is the product to be used but the size of the joints are quite big and the flags are between 300x300 and 900x600.
Wanted to know if there was any...
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Has anyone used the Bal single part fast flex with hardibacker for floor tiles and if so do you need a primer? I can see it is recomended for use with Fibre reinforced cement boards and lightweight tile backer boards, but i'm not sure hardibacker is either of these. Also i cant find what...
tiling 600x300 porcelains onto plasterboard. just wondering why it has to be single part flexible does it have to be flexible? and cant be cheaper rapid set or whateva is on offer? cheers
Hi, I'm about to tile a small bathroom floor and have been advised by the man at Topps that it's OK to use their 2 part flex adhesive either side of their waterproof membrane.
The original floor is T&G floorboards which appears to be in a solid, stable condition with no perceptable flex.
I...
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Hi everyone,
Im planning a job where i have to tile over existing tiles, ive been recommended to use BAL rapidset with the AD1 additive, im finding this hard to get hold of, but can get hold of Rapidset Flexible easily, which says it has additive added.
Would this be ok for the job? Or would...
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Hi,
My 1st post, here goes....
Have been tiling for 2 years now but come across a problem today that has never happened before. Am tiling onto a wooden chipboard floor that that has been overboarded with ply and primed. I have used a single part PALACE rapid set flex adhesive as movement...
Wot do you reckon?
I have been to see a job........kitchen/diner.
U shaped room plyed in Kitchen, New Chipboard in diner. Had a builder in after I noticed major bouncing in diner, and apparantly the joists were strengthend and chip layed. Cannot detect anymore movement.....but that...
playing devils advocate here.
why are we told to use flexi grout and addy with porcelain.
now dont get me wrong i use flexi grout and addy on porcelain.
if you have ever taking up a porcelain tile that has been grouted with flexi grout it will snap off the edge the same as it will when snapping...
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Hello fellow tradesman of the highest kind (went onto Shakespear mode then) Can someone confirm that porcelain floor tile onto existing porcelain floor tile will need flexi addy even though it is on a concrete floor.:thumbsup: