Newbie in Ireland

[MrRush]

Hi folks - asked the guy supplying the tiles to give me a good adhesive, but no idea if it'll be 'tubbed' - I kind of assumed they all came in tubs - I'll hunt around on the forum to check what's what with the adhesive. Any quick advice/brands would be very welcome though.

Thanks,
Dave

Hunted around there and it seems I should be mixing up bagged adhesive - BAL or Mapei or similar. The place I went to for the tiles seemed to stock a lot of BAL products - certainly sealants and tanking kit at least. I'm hoping my adhesive is also BAL - if so, is tubbed so bad considering my inexperience? I did ask for an adhesive that remains somewhat flexible since I'm working on 2 internal stud walls.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Hi Dave

A tubbed adhesive will be ok providing that you're not bedding the tiles into more than 3mm of adhesive. I think I caught wind that some of your walls were emulsion/painted, so you need to sand as much off as you can before priming. A very dusty job I can assure you.

Give your tile shop a ring and ask them what adhesive they're sending you. Tubbed stuff is great (well speaking from experience with Mapei only here) because you don't have to get stressed out about mixing the right consistency.

sorry if you've said this before, but how high up the walls are you tiling?

GRR

 

[MrRush]

Hi there,

Thanks for the reply & advice - I'm prepared for the dust and thankfully the room hasn't been touched other than stripped of sanitary ware since the builders painted with a quick coat of emulsion, so I'm hoping the paint won't be too thick.
I'm tiling up to the ceiling, but I have the fear now that you're asking (I'm imagining the subtle shake of the head, slow intake of breath and then 'up to the ceiling, eh? Well that's a different story...' ;o)

When priming the sanded wall, is it 1:1 with water or neat - should it be left for a day to dry before tiling?

Thanks a million,
Dave

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Hi there,

Thanks for the reply & advice - I'm prepared for the dust and thankfully the room hasn't been touched other than stripped of sanitary ware since the builders painted with a quick coat of emulsion, so I'm hoping the paint won't be too thick.
I'm tiling up to the ceiling, but I have the fear now that you're asking (I'm imagining the subtle shake of the head, slow intake of breath and then 'up to the ceiling, eh? Well that's a different story...' ;o)

When priming the sanded wall, is it 1:1 with water or neat - should it be left for a day to dry before tiling?

Thanks a million,
Dave

It's going to come down to choice regarding adhesive then seen as you're tiling up to the ceiling. In the main, tubbed adhesives need air flowing around the adhesive to allow them to set properly, otherwise they can take longer than expected to set. If you're going for a tubbed adhesive, stick to a good brand like Mapei or BAL.

Bagged adhesives set by chemical reaction so as soon as you've mixed the powder with water, the chemical reaction is already happening. Most tilers on here would use a bagged adhesive if tiling to full height where there may be a risk of tiles falling onto people's heads.

As for primer, I've only ever used it neat, two coats before tiling. You can tile as soon as it's dry, and I've been known to use a hair dryer to get the primer to dry quickly 😳

sorry I can't be of much more help. I'm not a pro tiler myself, just an enthusiastic diyer

 

[MrRush]

That's great advice - thanks a million. Might just ditch the tubbed for bagged just in case, although I could keep the cloakroom clear of people for a week or two after tiling to see how things set (what's a week or two after 6 months of it beinga no-go area ;o).
As the room is so small I can probably aid primer drying with some portable heat as well.

Thanks again,
Dave

 

[brian c]

the primer should only take 15 mins at the most to dry,I would use mapei kerraquick adhesive and a flexible grout and as Liz says sand and score the painted walls(scor with a stanley knife,alows better adhesion)

 

[Ken Bruty]

Welcome to our world. Take your time and enjoy!

 

[MrRush]

Thanks a million All - all this good advice is really very much appreciated.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[colin178]

Welcome to the forums Mr Rush

 

[faithhealer]

welcome aboard dave, only thing I'll add is if using a rapid set don't mix too much at once, or you'll end up wasting adhesive