BAL bal flex bone 2 easy

[Tile Fix Direct]

Indicative prices ex VAT/m2 are £6.50 for Ditra, £10.99 Flexbone 2 Easy. You would save on the adhesive to stick it down and the labour cost of spreading (say £1.20 + £2.50 = £3.70). The other main benefit is the easy of spreading adhesive onto the surface, it is twice as fast, so that would be about £1.25m2 in labour. Overall this will come in with a slight overall cost saving, and a significant time saving. Post some job pictures on the installation of the month and you could win a roll to try! The costs of the new BAL One adhesives are also much more cost effective.
Equally Ditra is a great product!

 

[Dumbo]

We have sold quite a lot and getting a lot of interest. Feed back from those that have fixed it is good. Screed needs to be flat with no major deviations. If fixing on gypsum/anhydrite it needs to be under 1.5% moisture content (Ditra and other de-coupling systems require less than 1%). BAL technical rep will come and visit site FOC to do a carbide moisture test. Ring BAL to arrange. Of course, we also sell the product!
Don't forget, blue side up and tape any cut length joints on floor.
BAL Flexbone 2Easy Matting - https://www.tilefixdirect.com/product/BAFBONE-2EASY

Schluter claim they can go on anhydrate at 2% by volume

 

[widler]

It’s ok, I doubt I will be using it again, you can tell which one is which when you tap on a bedded Matt and the flex , the flex sounds slightly hollow .
Price wise, possibly a bit cheaper, but I wouldn’t say it makes much difference.
Bloke I used it for bought it off someone called tile fix or something, was about £200 for a 10m2 roll

 

[One Day]

What's it called in the States again?
Want to compare prices....

 

[hmtiling]

Ardex flexbone 720

 

[One Day]

Ardex flexbone 720

Thank you!

 

[One Day]

About the same £10+ equivalent in the US.
Too expensive for too little benefit I think (so far).

 

[widler]

It’s £12 plus vat if you buy loads , bloke on my job paid £200 for 10m2 , he was trying it on a floor before he did the rest , 160 odd m2, he said it was too expensive and didn’t sound right to walk on compared to a little toilet I did in tm matting.
So he bought the tm matting, was cheaper to buy and lay than flex .
Apparently it’s been used for years like Harry said,so it must work though

 

[Flintstone]

Spending more on products and less earnings on labour, doesn't appeal to me.

 

[hmtiling]

I'm speaking to someone about getting it specced with warranty using the gutjahr branded one and a different adhesive . Bal are a company I refuse to line the pockets of.