Cement not drying

[Petal]

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[DHTiling]

Is this a genuine question or are you bored ?

 

[Andy Allen]

Really...? you need to use FLOOR adhesive that you mix yourself

 

[Andy Allen]

got to be a wind up...no ones that stupid, are they ?

 

[Petal]

wow Dave, thanks, that was soooooooooooooo helpful. If it helps, I'm not a tiler, I have never tiled anything before. I'm not a tradesman, I'm a mum who cannot afford the luxury of paying someone else to do something for me.

 

[DHTiling]

wow Dave, thanks, that was soooooooooooooo helpful. If it helps, I'm not a tiler, I have never tiled anything before. I'm not a tradesman, I'm a mum who cannot afford the luxury of paying someone else to do something for me.

The word wall tile adhesive didn't make you think then ?

It is highly unsuitable and will not stop down and very unlikely set.

Lift the whole lot up and use the correct product.

 

[Petal]

Thank you, a lot more helpful. Since knowing nothing about tiling I stupidly thought that if it would stick to the wall, then it would stick to the floor. Could have probably whipped up a batter that would have done a better job. Will I really need to take it all up? The top end of the kitchen seems to have set but not the other end.

 

[Gazzer]

It may have set but i doubt it will last.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

no need to take them up Petal,,,,,,they'll come up all of their own accord. Whats beneath the tiles, ie what kind of floor? wood,concrete,etc?

 

[Ajax123]

Thank you, a lot more helpful. Since knowing nothing about tiling I stupidly thought that if it would stick to the wall, then it would stick to the floor. Could have probably whipped up a batter that would have done a better job. Will I really need to take it all up? The top end of the kitchen seems to have set but not the other end.

Cor I wouldn't want to be at yours on pancake day...

seriously though wall and floor tile adhesives are made to very different specifications because they have to deal with very different stresses although there are probably some that would do the job. If you think about it the major stress on a vertical wall is shear stress due to gravity where as the floor tile has to cope with compressive and flexor all stresses due to physical loading.

Sadly I agree that the tiles would be best removed and re laid using the correct type of adhesive.