Tubbed ..... again..

[dboden]

You will see me on here more and more.. learning more each week, and keeping at it.
I have quite a few kitchensplash / bathrooms to do in student accommodation (shower only in bathrooms)
I normally just use powder gear, but was thinking of using tubbed.. as CTD has Bal Greenstar on offer.. And it seems quite appealing, (as its tidier)
How many of you would use this, for this?
A simple vote, and any horror stories welcome. I know a lot of people are against using tubbed, and I know it has its place! but will be keen to hear you back it up.

ps, white brick sized ceramics throughout, onto plasterboard, and new plaster.

Cheers.

 

[cam_low]

Its expensive compared to tubbed. I never use it.

 

[Diggy]

Greenstar is good as a hop up , wouldnt tile with it tho myself , skins over , trowels badly.
As tubbed stuff goes 2 of the contractors I sub to supply me with Biscem showerproof. Don't know what it's long term durability is like, but as a working material I find it one of the best out there.
Use CTF4 on my work tho.

Diggy :+)

 

[The D]

its ok for kitchens and domestic showers

 

[AliGage]

Greenstar is unsuitable for wetareas.

 

[dboden]

Even tho it says.. "n For domestic areas including showers/kitchens/bathrooms" on technical data sheet.

 

[AliGage]

It certainly wasn't advised (on the tub) for wet areas last time I used it. Was a while ago mind.

 

[AliGage]

Fair play. Depends how you interpret "intermittently wet". Personally, any shower running from a pressurised supply of hot and cold makes the shower area a heavy use area. Put a family in there using it and its not so intermittently wet really.
If I had to use tubbed gear I'd at least opt for White star. But would more likely go with Grip.

 

[The D]

Intermittently wet areas (e.g. domestic showers/kitchens/bathrooms) apposed to total immersion areas (e.g. swimming pools)

 

[AliGage]

Family of Four, each have a shower, it's a huge amount of water. Use what you like, just saying I wouldn't.

 

[The D]

Family of Four, each have a shower, it's a huge amount of water. Use what you like, just saying I wouldn't.

it is still Intermittently wet not total immersion and the tiles are 100 by 200 so no problem. what exactly is your issue with it??

 

[widler]

With being on here a few years and watching,a few posters bitched about tubbed and the sheep followed,giving it a bad name .
When I was doing council reverbs it was tubbed in kitchens and bathrooms, all with showers,I'd say I did about 2000 ,no problems in any to my or the contractors knowledge .
I still use it in kitchens and showers if I'm not supplying

 

[Stef]

I wouldn't have a problem using tubbed adhesive with that size of tile.
I wouldn't use green star in the shower though, switch to white star.
Green star is a D1 adhesive that will break down with water, white star is a D2 that won't.
I've used hundreds of tubs of Bal tubbed addy over the years without problem.
We even used to fit 500x250mm tiles with it, it's not the done thing but we were subbied to a company & that's what they used for years.
I don't use a lot of tubbed now purely down to cost.
You will get 2 tubs out of a bag of adhesive & the price CTD are doing green star just now will cost you more money.

 

[stusgsx]

I use tubbed where I can. Not cheap stuff though always Bal white star or grip which are both suitable in wet areas. Never had an issue. Shouldn't be used with porcelain but have used it on 10x10's in kitchens and it sticks rock hard. Only time I will use powder on small tiles is if I need to grout same day. Obviously I'm talking about walls only!

 

[Rookery]

Loads of new build bathrooms and social housing re-furbs use tubbed. I'm not a fan of green star so on the odd occasion I choose to use use tubbed, ie splashbacks, I use white star as its better to work with and only a fiver dearer.