mixing brands

[Spud]

I was just wondering how many tilers mix brands while fixing and grouting ie. stick with bal then grout with mapei and how many use the same adhesive and grout from the same manufacturer ?

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Good question Gary, I do mix adhesives and grout ie. Mapei adhesive, Norcross grout etc. The only thing I would never do is use a different primer. If I use say Keraquick adhesive I always use primer G

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

pretty much the same as phil only i prefer to use bal grouts as i find them easier to work with not sure why but i do. always use the same primer as adhesive
chris

 

[doug boardley]

very rarely I cross brand Gary, but my suppliers all seem to stock the one brand anyway

 

[White Room]

Mix all the time concerning adhesive and grout, the best price takes me to different outlets.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I use whatever is cheap!
At present I find Webber very competitively priced adhesive but I've never used their grout.
If the colour is right I use Mapei grouts but will use Sovereign white grout.
Always use Mapei Fibreplan.

 

[hillhead]

Most customers supply over here so its mostly same all round,i don't be afraid to mix personally.

 

[marke]

Tend to always use BAL but thats to do with location more than anything , but no concerns over mixing, Mapei do the best grouts IMO but its not always possible for me to get to TG :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Andy Allen]

mapei adhesive ,bal grouts, bal slc

 

[Thespanishtiler]

I dont like to mix brands of addy and grout,

Currently I use Benfer products,

I prefer to have a consistency of product that i Know the characteristics of.

 

[david campbell]

i mix quite a bit nowadays,depending where the job is i tend to use different suppliers,i use mapei grout more nowadays(except white) and still use toppfix an awful lot

 

[Aston]

yes i've mixed different adhesives with different grouts but i have to admit, i am trying to keep consistant lately so my guarantees regarding mapei have the required backing.
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[Peter]

I mix quite a bit depending on the purpose of the adhesive and the shade of the grout - ie depending on if I need a light or dark grey, fine or full bodied grout. Same with selecting the shade of ivory etc. Most brands seem to differ in shades slightly, which is good for situations where you want to tailor the grout to an individual sitation.