Lost In The Adhesive/Grout Wilderness

[Ajax123]

Don't use premixed tubbed adhesive, although i did in my bathroom 18 years ago and it's still stuck fine...it was hard and messy work... Having used powdered since I wouldn't go back.

 

[jaydebruyne]

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..

Haha I'm learning that it's a very subjective area!! I'm thinking of going the P9 route as this seems to be a recommendation by a few people.

Topps are stupidly expensive for adhesive.. Or they seem it. Do you know of any reasonable stockists in London?

 

[jaydebruyne]

Don't use premixed tubbed adhesive, although i did in my bathroom 18 years ago and it's still stuck fine...it was hard and messy work... Having used powdered since I wouldn't go back.

Is it worth buying a mixer rod to stick on my drill or will a stick be ok? (Sorry for the stupid question!)

 

[jaydebruyne]

I've decided to go with 20kg Mapei P9 and 5kg ultracolour 100. Found it pretty cheap on Tile Mountain

 

[Qwerty]

I have had to amend your post above as no prices allowed in the open forums I'm afraid. If you are trade then I thoroughly recommend you set up trade accounts to benefit from better prices.

 

[jaydebruyne]

I have had to amend your post above as no prices allowed in the open forums I'm afraid. If you are trade then I thoroughly recommend you set up trade accounts to benefit from better prices.

Sorry, no problem. I'll bear it in mind for future posts.

I've applied for a couple of trade accounts this week with Topps and CTD. Do you know of any other decent merchants in London?

 

[TJ Smiler]

Use a whisk (a decent one) in your drill, mix on a low speed setting........ Dont use a stick mate. In terms of adhesive all of the ones mentioned are good products but we all have personal favorites and this is often due to who stocks what closest to where we live, for me it's Weber on everything and that is partly because it's easy for me to get hold of and partly because i am now so used to it i know how it works best.

Just for your knowledge Topps own stuff is a good product too.

 

[Stef]

Use a whisk (a decent one) in your drill, mix on a low speed setting........ Dont use a stick mate. In terms of adhesive all of the ones mentioned are good products but we all have personal favorites and this is often due to who stocks what closest to where we live, for me it's Weber on everything and that is partly because it's easy for me to get hold of and partly because i am now so used to it i know how it works best.

Just for your knowledge Topps own stuff is a good product too.

TJ, what is Topps own brand adhesive & is it ok?
I've just been asked to finish off a site for a company (36 houses) & they use Topps for everything, I had to use a 2 part adhesive last week to fix quartz & flung most of it away as it was a rapid set, it came in its own bucket.

 

[White Room]

Topps own stuff is Palace....

 

[TJ Smiler]

Yeah it's Palace. I'm talking about there Rapid and Standard set Flex in both white and grey (TopFix) is good gear mate. I aint used the two part i'm afraid but i can vouch for Topfix. I am a big Weber fan but have recently moved so it's now too far for me to go. Have been using Topps stuff on about 90% of my work and can honestly say i can't really fault it.

 

[TJ Smiler]

PS Just in case your wondering why i have one post saying i use Weber and another saying i use Topps. It's because i had a pallet of rapid Webber delivered to my lock up which is gonna be the last time i do it for a while and i'm only using it for the bigger type jobs at the mo so in the meantime i have been using Topps. If i had my choice and it was still cost effective i would stick with Weber cos it's bloody fantastic!! but until i can find another stockist closer than the Topps that is 2 miles down the road i am gonna have to switch to Toppsies..... Even though i can't stand them as a firm! Haha maybe i'm just strange

 

[White Room]

It's really what you can get local, thats why I use Tilemaster as it's only 2 mile down the road to a supplier....

 

[jaydebruyne]

Why is it that only certain brands are stocked in particular areas?

 

[Stef]

Jesus 2 miles down the road, I wish.
I'm a 60/70mile round trip to CTD, good thing is though I can get 2 deliveries a week if need be.
My closest are TG & Topps but they are still about a 32mile round trip.