Porcelain tiles

[enduro]

Can you only use Rapid set adhesive that is designed for porcelain on floor tiles? Or is there a brand of standard set adhesive that's designed for porcelain floor tiles?

 

[Andy Allen]

bal gold star can be used on porcelain, pot life of 5 hrs and grout after 16 hrs,

better re morgage your house to buy some though :lol:

 

[DHTiling]

Any polymer modified adhesive is suitable for porcelain... as in flexible etc..

Most if not all rapid sets and standard sets have a small amount of polymers for adhering to said tiles.

 

[Gazzer]

Mapei, Adesilex P9, Adesilex P10, Keraflex, Keraflex Maxi

All pot life 8 hours, grout after 24 hours

 

[enduro]

Any polymer modified adhesive is suitable for porcelain... as in flexible etc..

Most if not all rapid sets and standard sets have a small amount of polymers for adhering to said tiles.

Thats what i thought as i was having a disagreement with a sales guy in a tile shop today he kept saying you can only use rapid set...then his colleague said you can use Bal CTF normal set for porcelain...ok i will take some of that. This was a tile shop i have not used before as this was a rush job that had come in late this afternoon i didn't have time to go to m normal supplier...Got six bags loaded up in the van...had a quick look at the back of the bag, and what does it say NOT FOR USE WITH PORCELAIN :yikes: I went back in and said you cant use this with porcelain tiles ' That will be OK we sell loads of this adhesive to people who have bought Porcalain tiles!!! I unloaded my van and left...Poor customers :incazzato:

 

[Perfect Tiling]

I use BAL single part flex. It has porcel bond, a flex additive and a pot life of 5 hrs. Never yet managed to remove a porcelain tile when stuck to hardibacker with this stuff. Usually costs about 20 a bag for grey in 20kg. :hurray:

 

[david campbell]

I use BAL single part flex. It has porcel bond, a flex additive and a pot life of 5 hrs. Never yet managed to remove a porcelain tile when stuck to hardibacker with this stuff. Usually costs about 20 a bag for grey in 20kg. :hurray:

you must be well off to still be using that,good gear just very pricey

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I thought porcelain needed polymer enhanced adhesives (AA) I just stick, (excuse the pun) to mapei Keraquck. Works for me.

 

[DHTiling]

I use BAL single part flex. It has porcel bond, a flex additive and a pot life of 5 hrs. Never yet managed to remove a porcelain tile when stuck to hardibacker with this stuff. Usually costs about 20 a bag for grey in 20kg. :hurray:

Porcel bond...:lol: it is just polymers.. nothing magic..

 

[DHTiling]

I thought porcelain needed polymer enhanced adhesives (AA) I just stick, (excuse the pun) to mapei Keraquck. Works for me.

As in polymer modified phil....

 

[doug boardley]

I always use flexi for porcelain, sometimes rapid and sometimes standard set, depends on the size of the job.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

As in polymer modified phil....

Exactly Dave, I just think enhanced sounds a bit posh:lol:

 

[Perry]

i often still use an admix instead of spf also use it in sand & cement when i use it for grout