Flexible Adhesive

[widler]

How did avoid all the pipes.. ect

I closed my eyes and preyed

 

[hmtiling]

Last one I did I used

Last floater I did I plugged and screwed right through the wood/insulation into the block and beam then ,hardie glued and screwed
Made it solid as a rock.

I used blanke permat and a load of fibre slc. The blanke stuff is pricey but very good at adding strength

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

Last one I did I used
I used blanke permat and a load of fibre slc. The blanke stuff is pricey but very good at adding strength

top advice the blanke mat is as good as it gets

 

[One Day]

How much is the Bal s2 per bag? Very pricey i'd imagine. Everyone does a single part s2 now so i'd shop around. As @Andy Allen says, use an admix with your grout for increased flexibility

BAL Fastflex is the most flexible adhesive there is. S2 isn't really a measure of flex, but more of flexural strength (i'm told anyway)
Some situations call for massive bond strength - so use TM Ultimate for that.
Others call for more flex - BAL FastFlex for me in that case.

I'm with Andy Allen on this one. GT1 with the BAL grout too.

 

[lmkitchens]

I did a small one a few years ago

I drilled the chipboard with a 6mm bit.
Poked a screwdriver through to feel for pipes below
Drilled with 6mm SDS
Fixed with 120mm Frame fixings
Put 6 or 8 a sheet of chipboard
Fixed NMP over the top and tiled

Its been fine for the last 3 years

It just depends how solid you can pull the chipboard down I guess.

 

[hmtiling]

BAL Fastflex is the most flexible adhesive there is. S2 isn't really a measure of flex, but more of flexural strength (i'm told anyway)
Some situations call for massive bond strength - so use TM Ultimate for that.
Others call for more flex - BAL FastFlex for me in that case.

I'm with Andy Allen on this one. GT1 with the BAL grout too.

Every day's a school day

 

[One Day]

Every day's a school day

Hey! I might be wrong mate. Just what i was told and what I've seen. It is very pricey too!

 

[hmtiling]

Hey! I might be wrong mate. Just what i was told and what I've seen. It is very pricey too!

I've seen it in 12kg bags at Topps and dread to think what it equates to at 20kg. I've heard it's a bit like the old Weber wf21 when mixed.

 

[Rookery]

I probably wouldn't tile onto a floating floor but if I did, adhesive wise, I'd use Keraquick and latex.

 

[Andy Allen]

I've seen it in 12kg bags at Topps and dread to think what it equates to at 20kg. I've heard it's a bit like the old Weber wf21 when mixed.

Biggest big you can get is 12.5 kg but as it's an elastomeric you will still get approx 4 to 5 m2 from a bag with 10mm trowel.
Can't use it with the new bal decoupling mat though..

 

[Lee@emctiles]

it's a bit like the old Weber wf21 when mixed.

blimey, theres a blast from the past, WF21!

 

[hmtiling]

blimey, theres a blast from the past, WF21!

That was horrible gear to use and wash off but there was never any doubt it would stick and flex.
Weber set plus and ad250 replaced it and that is hard to beat for flex and bond imo, although not as user friendly as the new(ish) single part s2s

 

[Andy Allen]

Thought it was howtex wf21
Or is howtex weber..?

 

[Dan]

Fastflex and gt1 in any grout. You could bend the floor and it not crack.

 

[Lee@emctiles]

Thought it was howtex wf21
Or is howtex weber..?

i think you may be right @Andy Allen it was howtex......before they became french!