adhesive failure on resin backed stone

[tfs]

i used 30mm thick trav on a set of steps that had this backing and was advised by the supplier to score the web 1st,,is this the correct way guys?

I think that advice was probably correct mate as you should get a better beond to the actual tile.

to the best of my knowledge this backing is commonly found on cheaper thinner tiles but is also used on tiles that are at risk of breaking due to other weaknesses such as veins etc.

 

[Jelthetiler]

Back in the summer i had a grout go 'light' on me overnight. My punter rang me and said he wasn't happy but i persauded him to wait a few more days. In the end, his 60x60 black polished porce' fllor looked like the dancefloor from the 'Billy Jean MJ video'. The dark greygrout had almost gone white. I managed to get the company area manager to come round, dug down in several places and got him to agree with us. The consensus was that the grout was bagged wrong in the factory.
A deal was worked out between us all without money changing hands/liability accepted, but you can get the BIGGEST companies to sort you out if you prove they mess up!!

Jel

 

[TrumpersUnited]

Is it a 2 part adhesive?

I always use a 2 part adhesive on resin backed stone as moisture from a SPF can twist away from the resin.

 

[TrumpersUnited]

Also on some resin backed stone you may have to grind the back of the stone as one of mates has done at a job in London. Which is a right pain the backside.

 

[Spud]

Back in the summer i had a grout go 'light' on me overnight. My punter rang me and said he wasn't happy but i persauded him to wait a few more days. In the end, his 60x60 black polished porce' fllor looked like the dancefloor from the 'Billy Jean MJ video'. The dark greygrout had almost gone white. I managed to get the company area manager to come round, dug down in several places and got him to agree with us. The consensus was that the grout was bagged wrong in the factory.
A deal was worked out between us all without money changing hands/liability accepted, but you can get the BIGGEST companies to sort you out if you prove they mess up!!

Jel

which brand Jel

 

[Stephen@Weber]

One of the reason's they put resin on the back of the tiles is to offer a weight saving so you can fix stone onto plasterboard etc, however I've had a phone round to some of the technical lines that adhesive companies offer and they're not very happy to guarantee their products with these tiles.

Ardex didn't like them at all, if I was you I'd be very careful as to how you fix any resin backed tiles, I saw some that were only 4mm thick.