Adhesive advice - tiles fallen from walls

[One Day]

A disagreement isn't marked as a negative comment against you.
How can it be, the person disagreeing could be the one who is wrong!
It's a neutral comment.

I Know Marc, but I saw who disagreed and then it became clear why they disagreed!
Jokers!

 

[WetSaw]

I wonder if the OP ever got a solution to her problem....

 

[jonshep1231]

Poor workmanship

 

[Tilerdurden]

Poor workmanship

Spot fix brigade. Looks like they're fixed to damaged paper face plasterboard without priming also. Certainly doesn't look minimum 70% adhesive coverage on tile to me.

 

[Mark Frost]

I wonder if Katie got it sorted. I never heard from her.

 

[Tilerdurden]

I wonder if Katie got it sorted. I never heard from her.

Let's hope so

 

[man of kent]

View attachment 90725 Hi all,

I am looking for some advice regarding a recent tiling job I've had done.

I arrived home from work with some tiles having falling off of the wall and into the bath! The adhesive seems very thick and in blobs. Is this normal? See picture of the wall.

The tiler is coming to refit the tiles but I am concerned that it could happen again. It was a reputable company and not cheap! Any advice welcome!

Many thanks

Ok...before the blobby police get here... let me start by stating that although blobbing adhesive rather than full bed 'combed' adhesive is not the best way to tile, it will not always be the case for failure.


It could be that the adhesive wasn't the correct type, it wasn't the correct mix or that it was allowed to skin over, therefore not having the correct bond to the tile.

In the last few years, adhesive and tile manufacturers have been working better together to understand the problems that tilers and customers have.

Blobbing won't necessarily mean failure although it is not regarded as best practice.

The other guys and gals here will tell you exactly what your tiler should do on his revisit.

View attachment 90725 Hi all,

I am looking for some advice regarding a recent tiling job I've had done.

I arrived home from work with some tiles having falling off of the wall and into the bath! The adhesive seems very thick and in blobs. Is this normal? See picture of the wall.

The tiler is coming to refit the tiles but I am concerned that it could happen again. It was a reputable company and not cheap! Any advice welcome!

Many thanks

 

[man of kent]

Who ever fixed those tiles was not a tiler!
Whoever s adhesive it was is not designed to be applied that thick.
The stress that a wodge of adhesive would put on the background and the tile would cause a failure.
In a wet area the moisture will pass through the grout and run down the gaps between the tiles and the background doing unseen damage.

 

[wilbydoughboy]

By leaving voids behind especially in a warm shower area condensation will be present behind the tile. I was always taught to use the solid bed fixing method and never to use ready mixed tub adhesive as a thick bed adhesive.

 

[what]

View attachment 90725 Hi all,

I am looking for some advice regarding a recent tiling job I've had done.

I arrived home from work with some tiles having falling off of the wall and into the bath! The adhesive seems very thick and in blobs. Is this normal? See picture of the wall.

The tiler is coming to refit the tiles but I am concerned that it could happen again. It was a reputable company and not cheap! Any advice welcome!

Many thanks

looks like dot and dab plasterboard adhesive not tile adhesive