Quartz 600x300 wall tiles

[Dave UK]

Hi,

Can anyone please tell me if Quartz starlight Ivory tiles 600x300 are safe for the walls. My builder will be using untracolour 299 limestone alupak grout and fast setting flexible quartz tile adhesive white 2 part. As informed by the tile store we will also prime the tiles.[h=1][/h]These tiles will go in my kitchen between the top and bottom kitchen units on newley plastered, skimmed walls. The only reason I am asking this is because of the weight of each tile and as I have children I am concerned they may fall off and cause an injury.

Any answers will be much appriciated.

 

[cam_low]

In a quick reply before I hit the hay, then yes, the application seems fine although I assume you mean your builder will prime the walls, not the tile (unless you mean seal the tiles). Do you not have a tiler ? Or does your builder have a tiler ? Watch out for whoever is fixing them to use the correct method (A trowel with teeth) of fixing and not dotndabbing the tiles onto the wall (5 blobs of adhesive of the tile and squished into place)

 

[Dave UK]

Hi,

I assume my builder will either sub contract to a tiler or will do himeslf. Yes I did mean seal the tiles, could you please tell me what material will be needed to prime the walls.

many thanks

 

[cam_low]

you will need an SBR primer or Acrylic primer mixed with water to a ratio of 3 or 4-2-1

 

[Andy Allen]

I would say your going to be exceeding the maximum weight limit for skimmed plaster. ..
Which is 20kg per m2 including the adhesive and grout.
How much does a meter of your tiles weigh. .?

 

[Andy Allen]

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[cam_low]

surely there is only going to be around 0.5m between the bench and the units ?

cant see it overloading a splashback? correct me if my sums are wrong !

 

[Stef]

These tiles will be fine for a splash.
The only problem you are going to encounter is your electric sockets as your going to have to cut them into the middle of a tile or get them to land on a grout line or you start with a half tile from the worktop.
As said you should have about 480mm between worktop & wall unit, cut the tiles in to suit.

 

[Andy Allen]

Your wrong im right. ..lol

Joking aside....good point ...should think the op has at least 4/5 m2 of tiling and will probably only have 1 full tile and just over half of another tile stacked. .at least its not in a bathroom if it did fail...but would make sure the skim plaster is well fixed.

 

[Stef]

Your wrong im right. ..lol

Joking aside....good point ...should think the op has at least 4/5 m2 of tiling and will probably only have 1 full tile and just over half of another tile stacked. .at least its not in a bathroom if it did fail...but would make sure the skim plaster is well fixed.

Agreed Andy, if it was in a different room then yeah he would be taking a risk.
I fixed red quartz as a splash in a kitchen behind the cooker & came off them with porc 600x300s but all sockets were moved to suit.
Looked nice with minimal grout lines.

 

[Dave]

And they won't need sealing .

 

[Lithofin BOB]

Some will require an impregnator dependant on quality if resin and type of bound agglomerate , check with your supplier just to make sure; tile magic starlight recommend ltp, cdt would be our mn. Just worth a check.

 

[Dave UK]

Many thanks to everyone for all the info, my next thought is to cut the tile down to a 300x300 for the walls. How easy are Quartz midnight tiles to cut. If they are cut then they have less chance of falling off. I assume a water cooled tile saw with a diamond tile blade will do the job, but are they easy to cut?

 

[SJPurdy]

. If they are cut then they have less chance of falling off.

Why?

 

[pete f]

as said above prime it and tile it don't cut em