Adhesive setting time

[-=HaZ=-]

hey guys.... just a little info if possible

Iv been using Rapid set flexi for my tiles lately as iv been doing contract work so working away alot

the only thing i dont like with this is you dont get much bucket life and i hate having to keep mixing all the time, alot of jobs i do tend to be baths out and shower trays in so the space usually has loads of cuts

I dont want to use an adhesive that takes ages to set but wondered what people would suggest using that may last about 2-3 hours in the bucket and set over night

thanks guys

 

[Qwerty]

Any decent polymer modified slowest really. Mapei P9 or Weber set plus are my choices

 

[Stef]

Same as above, anything with a decent pot life should do you.
Even with a slow set addy you could still grout the same day (some say not to) as the tile will be well stuck after an hour or so & you can get the spacers out.
I only use rapid set if I really have to.

 

[Chalker]

Tilemaster. 3 hours pot life.

http://www.tilemasteradhesives.co.uk/standardsetaflex

 

[widler]

To be honest im pig sick of fast set, i only use it on small floors now so i can grout in the same day .
It was a bit of a ' if you can't use fast set your ****' on this forum a few years ago, what they didnt tell you was how much they wasted [emoji33]
The bathroom im on at the moment, id be mixing a 1/4 bag at a time theres thst many pipes and niches [emoji16][emoji16]

 

[Dave]

hey guys.... just a little info if possible

Iv been using Rapid set flexi for my tiles lately as iv been doing contract work so working away alot

the only thing i dont like with this is you dont get much bucket life and i hate having to keep mixing all the time, alot of jobs i do tend to be baths out and shower trays in so the space usually has loads of cuts

I dont want to use an adhesive that takes ages to set but wondered what people would suggest using that may last about 2-3 hours in the bucket and set over night

thanks guys

hi , I see you are in Darlo , pop into CTD, next door to howdens , you will get weber set plus for £8.99 +vat.

I am am but a few miles from You.

 

[demi34]

Bal single part flex for me.

 

[jonnyc]

depends how much adhesve you order at a time i guess, but i order tilemaster setaflex white rapid and they retard it for me by an hour or so it when i ordera pallett.
this is particularily usefull when setting stone as the moisture does not migrate through the stone and cause blooming.
i never fix any limestone in a normal set . travertine is ok

 

[Turkish tiler]

Mapei keraflex white mix 9 o'clock in morning still use 4 o'clock at afternoon

 

[On one]

depends how much adhesve you order at a time i guess, but i order tilemaster setaflex white rapid and they retard it for me by an hour or so it when i ordera pallett.
this is particularily usefull when setting stone as the moisture does not migrate through the stone and cause blooming.
i never fix any limestone in a normal set . travertine is ok

Thanks for that tip about the Travertine, I have always used RSF and had to work like grease lightning to get everything sorted/squared up before it sets in the bucket.

 

[andyb1]

Never use rapid unless i really have too, weber or benfer for me.

 

[-=HaZ=-]

hi , I see tun are in Darlo , pop into CTD, next door to howdens , you will get weber set plus for £8.99 +vat.

I am am but a few miles for. You.

Cheers mate
I like about 400 yards fr CTD and iv aactually never been I'm.... Keep meaning to but never got round to it cos iv been too busy

Think I'll pop in tomorrow and have a chat with them


Thanks for the advice guys....... Means a lot
Most jobs I do tend to be tile and grout same day these days.... Putting a 1700x700 shower tray in then 3-4m² tiling around it unless job specifies otherwise
I'll take a look at them products tomorrow and see which I'm best suited to

 

[-=HaZ=-]

To be honest im pig sick of fast set, i only use it on small floors now so i can grout in the same day .
It was a bit of a ' if you can't use fast set your ****' on this forum a few years ago, what they didnt tell you was how much they wasted [emoji33]
The bathroom im on at the moment, id be mixing a 1/4 bag at a time theres thst many pipes and niches [emoji16][emoji16]

I did a floor a few weeks back and knew that was my only visit as I was away the next day.... Discussed this with them so I managed to lay a few tiles and grout them then next few tiles and grout and continued..... Came up really well and it still looks great now.... This way I used 1 mix

 

[Rookery]

I mostly use Mapei P9 on walls it has a pot life of just about all day. I'll still grout same day if I have to as it sets chemically. If I need to use a fast set I'll use Keraquick. As long as it's not too warm I can get 40 minutes out of a mix. Useful for a kitchen floor in an occupied property.

 

[RDTiling]

I used to use rapid for most things but I've started to`adopt the attitude of 'why rush'. I used to waste so much adhesive (and mixing buckets) because the adhesive set far too fast while i was messing about with cuts etc.

I pretty much dry lay all my floors now and then number each tile and cut and the relevant space for it on the floor. Some people say I'm doubling my work, but it means if i do need to use rapid set (such as a kitchen floor as Rookery said above) it pretty much is just a case of laying tiles.

Back to your question, I use Weber mainly as CTD is the nearest distributer to me, however I've used Tilemaster a couple of times. My preference is the Tilemaster, as it lasts well in the buckert, but its more of a trek to pick that up.