Adhesive

[enduro]

What do you prefer powdered or tub adhesive...and reasons why.

 

[GatesheadCol]

Suppose it depends on the job really. At the mo Im a tub man on wall tiles unless there too bog of course. Havent had that yet like.

I can see the advantages of using powdered though on a wall, quicker drying times etc, no need to go back 2 days later to grout.

But how does the time measure up for mixing and then using etc as powdered only has a short working time cmpared to tubbed.

For those of you that use powdered all the time and I know there are a few, how much do you mix up at a time etc?/

 

[grumpygrouter]

Use both myself as I am still new to the game, but can see the advantages of powder stuff and will in all probability end up using it all the time, eventually.

Grump

 

[Cosgair]

I mainly use tub adhesive on the walls. But when i am doing floors i prefer to mix my own so you can get it just how you like it.


Will

 

[Ric]

will be using spf on walls from now on, especially with brickbond patterns so if walls are not quite true i can go up a notch size on trowel. I also find cement adhesives clean up better off wall tiles.

 

[devonmark]

bagged all the way for me.....go with small mixes to start..some rapidsets have longer a bucket life than others..advantages are dries quicker, can be used to flatten the wall/floor, can be applied thicker to even out discrepensies..Mark.

 

[Fekin]

Mainly tubbed for walls and cement for floors, though I keep meaning to try cement for walls but find tubbed far cheaper for me.

 

[Deleted member 15]

Powdered always, just got use to it.