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I've not used tubbed gear for years. I'm not va tiler by trade so strictly diy but I find bagged much easier. As I said...just my experience. I've caused unibond tubs, bal tubs, bostick tubs, wickes very own. At various times and on various projects. Never had a ctile fall off as a result of adhesive failure though.
 

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A lot of tubbed is good for kitchens wirh smallish ceramics. Always liked the white star by BAL myself. Never used any other brands. Think I might have used some Mapei of similar spec for a kitchen I randomly did a few years ago for a close friend thinking about it. They're still stuck solid.
 
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The walls were tiled before and they lasted for years before being removed. The tiles and addy layer (assumed) have been removed but any old primer that soaked into the plaster wall to reduce suction (if necessary) before the old tiling is probably still there. The ready mixed addys are designed to be used on plaster walls but if the wall is absorbent they need priming (to reduce suction) so that the moisture in the adhesive isn't sucked away to quickly leaving a (very) weak bond.
If all the tiles but the one that came loose are firmly fixed then I would assume that they will stay that way. The one tile that popped out may have done so for another reason eg a blob of contaminant in the addy.
 

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Which tile adhesive brand did you use most this year?

  • Palace

    Votes: 9 5.8%
  • Kerakoll

    Votes: 15 9.6%
  • Ardex

    Votes: 11 7.1%
  • Mapei

    Votes: 46 29.5%
  • Ultra Tile

    Votes: 19 12.2%
  • BAL

    Votes: 37 23.7%
  • Wedi

    Votes: 4 2.6%
  • Benfer

    Votes: 2 1.3%
  • Tilemaster

    Votes: 21 13.5%
  • Weber

    Votes: 18 11.5%
  • Other (any other brand not listed)

    Votes: 17 10.9%
  • Nicobond

    Votes: 7 4.5%
  • Norcros

    Votes: 3 1.9%
  • Kelmore

    Votes: 4 2.6%

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