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    Priming with Bond It SBR

    Hi, super basic question, Okay to prime standard multifinish surface and left to dry the day before tiler comes, with Bond It SBR Admixture 1:1 with water? SBR Admixture A styrene butadiene copolymer latex, which increases flexibility of cement screeds and mortars and improves water and...
  2. G

    Priming and prepping before tiling

    Afternoon all, hope you are all having a good weekend. I am going to be tiling the splashback in the kitchen this week, which is my first attempt at tiling. The walls are plasterboard with magnolia paint on them from when it was built (2016). I am a bit confused as to what I need to do before...
  3. IHTRIQ

    Priming backer boards

    Hi everyone, I have recenly undertaken the task of renovating my bathroom and am at the stage where the walls in the wet area are cladded with abacus elements tile backer board, the joints sealed with the tape and compoud that comes in the kit. my query is, since the boards are coated with a...
  4. P

    Preparation Using primer G on anhydrite screed.

    Hi guys....just a quick priming query please. Calcium based screed... heating commissioned, heating off, dry and ready to start sanding. Question, is primer G an acceptable primer for Anhyfix tile adhesive? Anhyfix requests the use of an acrilic primer but primer g is a synthetic resin...
  5. S

    Priming a plastered brick wall

    Hi all, hoping for some advice. We purchased some splitface slate tiles from tilegiant and had them put on a brick wall that had been plastered with bonding and multifinish. 6 months on they have all come off, the adhesive is on the back of the tile but not the wall, it hasnt taken to the wall...
  6. A

    Priming when using ready mix

    Hi all I've got a newbie question here! I've got a kitchen splashback coming up soon with 200x100 ceramic metro tiles, I'll be using mapei mapegrip D1 ready mixed adhesive and have mapei probond primer. My question is do I need to prime the walls first even though it is a ready mix? I have...
  7. A

    Priming when using ready mix adhesive?

    Hi all I've got a newbie question here! I've got a kitchen splashback coming up soon with 200x100 ceramic metro tiles, I'll be using mapei mapegrip D1 ready mixed adhesive. My question is do I need to prime the walls first even though it is a ready mix? I have always primed before hand but...
  8. A

    Priming and tanking - various surfaces

    Hi all - we’re doing a bathroom refit and have some questions on best practices for tanking (we’ve bought the Mapei Aquadefense product, but the instructions are as clear as mud): (1) we’ve got plywood floor, onto which vinyl will be laid. Does this need tanking? If so, should it be primed...
  9. O

    Advice adhering quadrant tiles to existing glazed tiles

  10. Pinkybee

    Eco prim grip and liquid waterproofing

    I was wondering if it’s possible to use Eco Prim Grip either under or on top of a liquid waterproofing membrane (Mapei)? i was sold Eco Prim Grip and told I could use it over my waterproofing membrane before tiling at the shop, however I haven’t found any information online to back this up. I’m...
  11. L

    Questions about wall preparation

    Hi, Apologies, this is quite a long question... I am currently renovating my bathroom and soon to embark on tiling the walls with ceramic metro tiles. When removing the old tiles, some of the plaster / skim underneath came off in patches to reveal a mixture of bare concrete and flaking...
    • Loldie
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    • adhesive canada preparation priming questions tanking wall
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  12. N

    Priming fresh plaster

    Hi there, it's my first time trying to tile. I had to fill large holes in the wall, then had to plaster. I used gypsum easifill. I think I now have to use a plaster primer. I've seen 2 both mapaei one is plaster primer and the other I noticed was primer G, which is best.
  13. O

    Priming Brick For Mapei Keraquick Adhesive (Jackoboard)

    Hi, I'm currently working on a bathroom and have stripped the walls back to brickwork with lime mortar. For the shower area my plan is to dot and dab 20mm Jackoboard onto the brickwork with Mapei Keraquick before tiling. Does the brickwork need priming for the Keraquick? I understand PVA...
  14. J

    Priming new screed

    Hi everyone can someone help,ive primed a new screed floor with Bal primer but it seems to have soaked into the screed with no tacky surface any ideas please
  15. B

    Priming and laying No more ply

    Of the new NMP boards, which side comes already primed? The smooth side or the rougher side? Is it necessary to prime the side facing down before using the mega strength adhesive? I expect the megastrength would bond better to a porous surface so I think better to fit the non primed surface...
  16. KingTy

    Priming before tiling

    Hello I'm about to start tiling my downstairs toilet (the walls) and would be really grateful for some advice. Do I need to prime the walls before tiling and if so do I need to use undiluted or diluted primer (I have BAL Acrylic Primer)? The surface is a mixture of mostly old plastered walls...
  17. acaciaguy

    Does tile mister delta board need priming

    Hello all Does tile master delta board need priming before tiling on to? Many thanks.
  18. D

    Priming Anhydrite screed

    Hi folks, I’m just about to start tiling the ground floor of my house with Limestone tiles, the area is around 80m2. The floor has a anhydride screed which I have recently sanded and hoovered. I planned to prime the area with neat ROCATEX acrylic primer twice before I lay my decoupling mat. I...
    • DHThompson
    • Thread
    • adhesive anhydrite canada priming screed
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. T

    Priming for cement board

    Hi Firstly a big thanks to everyone who has helped me out in the past. I'm about to overlay 6mm aquapnel onto an existing 18mm plywood floor prior to tiling. I looked at the knauf installation instructions and it says to use their "Aquapanel Board Primer" before applying tile adhesive both...
  20. D

    priming self levelling compound

    i have used this to level out a bathroom floor (link below) Ultra Level It One Fibre Plus | Topps Tiles - https://www.toppstiles.co.uk/tprod45932/ultra-level-it-one-fibre-plus.html do i need to prime this before tiling ? and if so what ratio.
    • David Bingham
    • Thread
    • canada compound levelling mixing priming self self levelling self levelling compound
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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