Lost In The Adhesive/Grout Wilderness

[jaydebruyne]

I'm doing a job for a mate and re-tiling the walls in her bathroom.

They are 20x25cm white ceramic tiles.

They will be bonded to hardiebacker board, roughly 6m2.

What is the most cost effective, decent adhesive/grout to use in a shower/bath area?

Do I need to use an adhesive with a colour that matches the tile colour? And the same with grout? Does the grout also need to be waterproof/flexible like the adhesive? Does the grout need treating after application?

I've read so many posts on this stuff that I'm now lost!!!

Any help is extremely gratefully received. Budget is not on her side so ideally, a decent enough adhesive/grout that won't break the bank.

Cheers
Jay

 

[White Room]

A single part flexible to stick the tiles, if using a light grout then go for a white adhesive, if going the darker grout route then a grey adhesive.

 

[jaydebruyne]

Are there any brands to steer clear from? There is a 'no nonsense' brand adhesive from screwfix that has good reviews.. Is cheap as chips. Is it wiser to go for a bigger brand?

 

[jollyroger]

As above...A good single part flexible adhesive and a flexible grout. I would go for Mapei P9 Adesilex which has 8 hour pot life, and Mapei Ultracolour Plus. I know budget is tight but my advice is get a good quality addy and grout. Not essential that you seal the grout but it won't do any harm if you do, just make sure you push the grout in really well around the shower area.

 

[Stef]

I was using P9 today on a marble kitchen splash back, hadn't used it for a while but It's a good adhesive with a great pot life & CTD are doing a good deal on it just now.
I personally like Bal wall grout, easy to mix & easy to use.

 

[Rookery]

I'd use Mapei P9 white and Bal microflex white.

 

[jaydebruyne]

I was using P9 today on a marble kitchen splash back, hadn't used it for a while but It's a good adhesive with a great pot life & CTD are doing a good deal on it just now.
I personally like Bal wall grout, easy to mix & easy to use.

I've just had a look at the CTD site, I can't see the price as not a member :/ I've just applied for a log in but takes a couple days. But thanks for the recommendation Stef, much appreciated

 

[Stef]

I've just had a look at the CTD site, I can't see the price as not a member :/ I've just applied for a log in but takes a couple days. But thanks for the recommendation Stef, much appreciated

Get yourself an account as they do some cracking deals now & again..

 

[Qwerty]

P9 is a great adhesive as is Weber set plus. Both are very similar to each other and are perfect for your requirements
Weber joint pro white grout would be my choice

 

[jaydebruyne]

Thanks for all the replies, I really appreciate the help! :hurray:

 

[White Room]

Ultra single part flex is good adhesive as well....

 

[jaydebruyne]

Ultra single part flex is good adhesive as well....

Who makes that one Whitebeam?

 

[White Room]

http://www.ultratileadhesives.co.uk/products.jsp?productCategoryID=11

 

[jaydebruyne]

http://www.ultratileadhesives.co.uk/products.jsp?productCategoryID=11

Cheers mate I'll look into it

 

[Andy Allen]

Lol ask ten tilers about adhesive and grout and you will probably get ten different answers..

Mapie
Weber
Bal
Tilemaster
Ardex
Are all good makes. I would go to a tile shop to get it and avoid the diy sheds..