Price advice for BAL fastflex

[Confiteor]

Hello

I'm just a DIYer with no trade account.

I'm needing BAL fastflex to cover 5m2, and I reckon I will need two of the 7.5kg powder/5L liquid sets.

Topps quoted £92 for EACH set!!!!i.e. £180+ for what I need.

A local trades place is quoting £60 for the two sets (£30 each).

Is that a good price?


I know many would say I need to ply first, but....I'm tiling straight on to well secured chipboard in the bathroom with 600mmx300mm porcelain tiles. So what primers and grey grout should I be looking for?

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers.

 

[CJ]

Cheaper option would be overply then use single part flexi adhesive and flexi grout.

Trade price for fastflex is........wait for it

























£33 for bag and bottle :icon9:

 

[DHTiling]

use bal bond sbr to prime the ply and grout with bal wide joint grout with bal GT1 admix. I agree the cheaper option is to ply then use rapid flex adhesive and same grout as i mentioned...

 

[Confiteor]

Thanks for the replies.

Plying really isn't an option because of depth constraints, so I'm going to hope the BAL fastflex/chipboard combo works.

£60 for two bags and two bottles suddenly seemed like great value when Topps wanted £92 for one set!!!
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P.S. How important is the GT1 admix, as that's the one thing I didn't get today.

A quick look suggests another £20 for that. I'm haemorrhaging money here!

 

[Bixley Tiling]

I'd say you definately need it mate if going straight onto chipboard.

The last thing you want is for cracks to appear in your grout. This will then mean even more expense!!

GT1 admix is the dogs and if used correctly will give you no problems.

Hope this helps and good luck...Mark...

 

[DHTiling]

totally agree GT1 is the biz.................dave..

 

[GazTech]

Thanks for the replies.

Plying really isn't an option because of depth constraints, so I'm going to hope the BAL fastflex/chipboard combo works.

£60 for two bags and two bottles suddenly seemed like great value when Topps wanted £92 for one set!!!
----
P.S. How important is the GT1 admix, as that's the one thing I didn't get today.

A quick look suggests another £20 for that. I'm haemorrhaging money here!

I would have replied 2 weeks ago had I not moved house and struggled getting back on line ,how did it go or hasn't it yet ?

 

[Confiteor]

I would have replied 2 weeks ago had I not moved house and struggled getting back on line ,how did it go or hasn't it yet ?

Got enough of the floor tiles down so I could install the new toilet and sink above. Looking good, and seems very firm.

And I remember the advice to wear gloves when using the BAL flex adhesive, as it's very messy. Unfortunately, I only remembered once I had half of it stuck to my fingers!!!

Still to grout though. I'll try to track down some of that additive. For some reason the place (in Dundee) that sold me the BAL grout does not stock GT1.

Thanks again for all the advice chaps.

 

[GazTech]

Always a pleasure:teeth_smile::teeth_smile: