Correct adhesive for plaster bathroom walls?

[rockin79]

Hello All,

Firstly like many others I am new to this forum.
Please could I ask for help in my diy bathroom project.


I have mainly plasterboard walls and skimmed. I have ceramic tiles that are 45cm x 32cm.
In my haste to buy buy buy at my local B&Q I purchased Unibond readymixed wall tile adhesive.

Q. Will this be ok? Or should I try and return the 2 tubs (bought in Jan) for a better adhesive?
Would the Bal Single Part Flex be any good as I have that for the floor tiles?

Q. What primer should I use before tiling as some threads suggest it is not needed?

Many Thanks.

 

[aph257]

1. No way should you use that addhisive with those tiles, they're too big for ready mixed. You will need a single part flexble (SPF) cement based addhesive.

2. the plasterboard doesn't need primeing but the skimmed wall does, get the primer with the addhesive.

If you have a Tile giant local, they sell Mapei which is good stuff something like Adesilex P9 or Keraflex and use thier Primer G.

 

[Del W]

If your going back to b&q.see if they stock buildfix products.same as mapei.

 

[aph257]

the buildfix products are made by mapei but are simialar, there isn't an exact like for like.