powers shower/bath

[bugs183]

That's quite expensive Kilty, even at retail that lot should only cost £59.00.
But i depends where you go, you really have to badger Topps to get a sensible price out of them.

 

[kent tiler]

hi mate,so 84 pounds for 1 tub and 1 bag of grout and a litre of sbr?

AND 5 M2 of tiles too

 

[kent tiler]

any one know how much thay paying for topps own brand wall tile addy powdered gear white

 

[kent tiler]

i really dont want to tank it mate just prime and tile will do nice.
as for powdered gear then what shall i use then and grout?? cheaper side of things is better for me in the long run.
as for topps gear i dont want to get my pants pulled down on the price
what are most peeps paying for it at the mo?
ill use powered gear i think as you all are saying the same thing about green star

 

[kent tiler]

what about bal grip tile addy

 

[kent tiler]

i just called topps and ill get topps trade white wall/floor tile addy (top fix) at trade price 20kg bag £11.65 rrp £25.99p on there website.
not to bad im opening a trade account tomorrow think it mite be good
i had a right moan at the guy about him trying to sell me crap tile addy (green star)
he said he will give me a tub for free to try out and see if i like it or not

 

[bugs183]

£11.99 that's a good price, that'll easily do your job.
I don't want to run Bal down,but the Grip isn't up to much either. Years ago it used to be full of ammonia (terrible with a hangover),but they reformulated it, and it's just too stiff. White Star is loads better.
See what you think about Green Star!!

 

[paul flight]

most pro tiler will use a cement based powder adhesive .most DIY tilers will use tub adhesive . work it out!!!

 

[kent tiler]

still done answer my question tho im a pro tiler not diy but still some pro tilers use or have used tubed gear !!!!!

 

[Ian]

Dispersion adhesive (tubbed) relys on air to dry it out and will soften again when it comes in contact with water. Cement based adhesives (powdered in a bag) set chemically and will not break down when they come in contact with water, next time you mix some up, put a blob of it in a bucket of water, it will be rock solid the following day.

 

[paul flight]

brian has just given you a clue why PRO tilers use powder adhesive .........

 

[bugs183]

It's just that some folk don't like change kent.
Ok the old style tubbed adhesive has worked for donkeys years, but things have changed.
Porcelain and large format tiles have become the norm, you cannot used tubbed for these.
Showers have become way more powerful, so more water sloshing around means potentially more water absorbing through the grout, no cementious grout is waterproof, it' waterproof. so any little weeps of water on tubbed adhesive will wreck the job. Cementitious is more water resiliant.
People want tanked showers and wet rooms, you cannot fix tiles to these as the tanked substrate won't absorb the adhesive.
So there are some major factors here for not doing any showers in tubbed.
I wouldn't rule out tubbed adhesives, I still use some tubbed on small ceramic tiles as it suits the job nicely, but only in dry areas, never showers.