Best Tile Adhesive for Walls and Floors? Voting is now CLOSED - Results are in!! Well done MAPEI!

[Drastik Lee]

Ardex all the way for me kinda helps weve got an ardex factory just up the road

 

[Time's Ran Out]

In statistical terms a truly unbiased poll would have the choices in alphabetical order.
Although some may say this is a random selection of order.
The result should be the same.

 

[Darren Best]

For me it was Mapei every time. I like the whole range

 

[Dan]

In statistical terms a truly unbiased poll would have the choices in alphabetical order.
Although some may say this is a random selection of order.
The result should be the same.

Statistically only the top one should have more votes due to it being the top one. It doesn't work as in the 2nd one down would have the 2nd lead votes. And that fact has a name but I forget what it's called right now.

The way we've done it is put the ones we expect to see top near the top (to save scrolling down a lot) and then as we've added some before now, and those go on the end at the bottom, we've not bothered with alphabetical, as we couldn't then add to the poll.

 

[sandsy]

Bal or ardex

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Bal or ardex

 

[Dan]

Have you voted on the Poll too?

 

[K30yne]

Bal and Palace for me, although Topps tiles own stuff is also very good

 

[terence7556]

Topps dude

 

[sean12]

Was mapei all the way, had a few problems on a very large contract, felt very let down by tech back up, or lack of it, still no positive answers, have now switched to Kerakoll, products very good does what it says on tin type thing, i like Tilemaster, just worries me they could be to cheap, still can't knock Ardex, Bal just to expensive

 

[Qwerty]

Was mapei all the way, had a few problems on a very large contract, felt very let down by tech back up, or lack of it, still no positive answers, have now switched to Kerakoll

This surprises me..... Mapei have some of the most advanced products on the market and the tech back up is second to none. I have been in Mapei tech dept at their HQ in Halesowen when a tiler phoned up with a complex scenario. They really couldn't do enough to help him out!

 

[Spud]

This surprises me..... Mapei have some of the most advanced products on the market and the tech back up is second to none. I have been in Mapei tech dept at their HQ in Halesowen when a tiler phoned up with a complex scenario. They really couldn't do enough to help him out!

I have to agree with Blocko their technical support is really good

 

[Turkish tiler]

I do use mapei products all the way
I agree with blocko and gary about mapei tech. I have meet couple of them when I been in halesowen great guys

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Can't fault Mapei, good products, good technical support imo.

 

[DHTiling]

Well a good result for Weber this year..

 

[Ian]

Well a good result for Weber this year..

I'm fully converted to Weber now, supreme quality adhesives and the prices just keep getting lower.

 

[Gazzer]

I had actually expected Weber to do better but I am also surprise with how well BAL is doing too....always makes good reading these figures.

 

[stevenflynn]

I've been using Weber as my main choice... really its down to where I purchase. Can't complain with Mapei either. For me the 2 best in it.

 

[TTS]

Benfer is brilliant

 

[albert243]

Mapei for me. Quick to mix and easy to use.

 

[afright]

Just a thought, is it because Mapei is more available on the market that it is the most popular, in my area there are a few that stock Mapei where as Weber is only stocked at one outlet but my opinion is that Weber is far better adhesive but I do use Mapei as it would mean a 80 mile round trip if I needed more weber on the day,I do think Weber should be stocked in more outlets.

 

[DHTiling]

I agree on the Weber comment, CTD have kind of took hold with Weber as they are both owned by Saint-Gobain .. so are Weber are shooting themselves in the foot by making it harder for other retailers stocking their products .

My supplier PHG Stone enquired about being a weber stockist and he was told he had to use CTD... Unless you are prepared to buy in mass stock then they will not let him buy direct.

I know of one other supplier up here and that is westerhope tiles and Leo was selling Weber before CTD tried to take up the Weber market here in the northeast.

IMO retailers should be allowed to buy direct from any adhesive comp without these kind of deal with CTD only rules.

I know tile town sell weber as well but any others on here who are stuck to dealing with CTD since they became stockists.?

 

[Dan]

Ctd have always been distributors of tiles and adhesives. Topps even used to by from them.

Id assume the rates from Ctd as a retailer would be the same if you bought from weber directly if you're only buying one shops worth of gear.

Ctd have the supply chain already setup for small pallets of stuff whereas weber probably only cart whole truck loads around.

 

[DHTiling]

Ctd have always been distributors of tiles and adhesives. Topps even used to by from them.

Id assume the rates from Ctd as a retailer would be the same if you bought from weber directly if you're only buying one shops worth of gear.

Ctd have the supply chain already setup for small pallets of stuff whereas weber probably only cart whole truck loads around.

Not at all no... but any retailer should be able to buy direct and not be pointed towards a stockist :lol: ... but CTD prices are very good on weber but more choice of stockists would be even better.

 

[afright]

What I do like about using CTD is one phone call and its delivered to the job even if I am not there but make arrangement with the customer,theres not many stockist in my area that will do that.yes but do agree on more stockist for Weber,you can get it from Jewsons but have to order at a higher price and they are the same company,For any tiler who has not used Weber try it you wont be disappointed.

 

[DHTiling]

Ye, CTD also do the same for me.. and no charge