Advice on laying 600 x 600 Quartz please

[tfs]

no less than 12mm trowel mate, be sure to lift every few tiles that you lay to ensure goo coverage/bond to the floor. Get a prybar or some old chisels to help lift these tile when checking for good coverage as the suction created when laying these is pretty strong.

I dont own the dewalt 24000 but, Im sure it would cut through these tiles with ease mate.

 

[tfs]

I would also reccomend using insulation boards as even though your concrete has a insulation board it still takes time to heat up etc and the boards will help your heat up time as well as give you more efficiency with the UFH by reducing heatloss etc.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

as I have not been supplied a pourable adhesive am I still back skimming these 600 x 600, and what trowel would be most suitable?
cheers for any advice

also does the dewalt 24000 cut a 600mm length tile in one pass

Yes with ease I have cut 1m with mine:hurray:

 

[kaharrison9]

When looking into fixing the quartz tiles i earlier mentioned Keraflex Maxi was the adhesive i was hoping to use.
Have used it often,it's an S1,ideal for large tiles and great for the bed depth it can go to.
I rang the Mapei technical department who were very helpful and they were adament it had to be a latex based adhesive-keraquick with latex,granirapid or elastorapid-in the mapei book both of the later it clearly says is for conglomerate marbile and resin tiles.
Elastorapid appealed to me as it has an exstended pot life of 60-75 mins.
The concerns of Mapei were the water in Keraflex and also the keying of the adhesive to the back of the quartz tile why they were reccommending it had to be a S2 addy

 

[kaharrison9]

Also 4x4 take into account as well on which adhesive your tile supplier has reccommended as well.
Good luck
Kev

 

[4x4]

thanks Kev for your help,
can the "Latex Plus" additive be added to the Keraflex Maxi I've been supplied with I wonder, Latex Plus 6kg Additive For Use With Keraquick - Floor Tile Adhesive - Tile Adhesive & Grout

when I read what the keraflex maxi could do, I failed to read on the spec on the granirapid or elastorapid, but as you say these 2 may sound more suited,
I feel a bit out my depth on this job really, theres just so many adhesive products it can be become mind boggling for a newbie

any other opinions from other members would be greatly appreciated

cheers mate

 

[4x4]

right this is the spec on the tiles, sorry to sound a bit dense but does this clear up whether keraflex maxi is ok or not?:mad2:​

Miraton is virtually unaffected by heat, freeze-thaw, and acid. ​

Superior strength compared to other products making thinner tiles possible
High resistance to impact, abrasion, and chemicals
Low porosity makes it highly resistant to extreme temperature conditions ​

Installation methods

• Traditional laying method using mortar(Cement/Mud) : Not permitted for Miraton ​
• Cement based adhesives (Latex modified portland cement thinsets) ​
• Rapid set liquid latex / acrylic modified thinsets ​
• Epoxy ​

 

[jay]

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a good read

 

[kaharrison9]

Unfortunatly latex cannot be added to the kerraflex maxi.
The customer in the end decided with having a floating floor,wet ufh,quartz tiles and the exspense of the correct adhesive to change and go for polished porcelain and not face the possibility of future problems.
I do know of where quartz has been put down using an S1 type adhesive(without ufh) and they appear totaly fine but that's a risk you've to decide on