Adhesives for large tiles

[tubby]

Can anyone offer some advice please. I've just bought some large 590x310 porcelain wall tiles from Porcelanosa and they convinced me to buy their Butech one-flex adhesve too.

Looking at the Bal technical tips they suggest that water based adhesives should not be used with such large tiles due to slow water absorption rate, and epoxy resins should be utilised. Is this true for the average person, or are they simply thinking about professionals who want to move quickly?

Also I am going to tile across a concealed cistern, and have got one of those "S-Frame" setups from Bathstore. Is heavy duty plywood (say 15mm) the best material to cover the S-Frame with or should I be thinking of using plasterboard and skimming it?

Thanks.

 

[brian c]

WELCOME TO THE FORUMS.....used spf for those tiles,dont need to skim plasterboard if you are going to tile over it.

 

[White Room]

Is the Butech a tubbed ahesive

 

[doug boardley]

I've used the butech tubby, it's ok! on your concealed cistern as Brian says, don't bother skimming if you use plasterboard. oh yes might be an idea to introduce yourself in the "new members say hi " section mate, you get more responses that way!

 

[doug boardley]

Is the Butech a tubbed ahesive

it's a powdered spf whitebeam

 

[White Room]

For that size tile I'd go for a powdered addy

 

[White Room]

it's a powdered spf whitebeam

Ha, ok thanks for that:dizzy2: