Unsure if this is right for porcelain - help please

[mick7]

Hi everyone

Finally got someone to do my tiling for me, says he wants to use "Stone set thick bed white adhesive"! I mentioned Bal etc but he said he always uses this adhesive ( does not want to use rapid set) and its fine for polished porcelaine on a new concrete floor. I've never heard of it, any advice please.

He says he's going to unibond the floors before tiling and use Ardex C2 grout which I said i thought would need an additive so that its is flexible for porcelain.

He seems a very nice guy but just checking first.

Grateful for any advice

 

[DHTiling]

The adhesive needs to flexible or have porcel bond technology ...no ifs or buts simple as that.....the grout needs to be flexi as well and never use unibond/pva...
Only ever use tile primers........

 

[wayne]

the adhesive is made by webber and is flexible so will be fine. the grout however is not flexible so he could either put an admix in it or use the fs grout.

 

[grumpygrouter]

Hi everyone

Finally got someone to do my tiling for me, says he wants to use "Stone set thick bed white adhesive"! I mentioned Bal etc but he said he always uses this adhesive ( does not want to use rapid set) and its fine for polished porcelaine on a new concrete floor. I've never heard of it, any advice please.

He says he's going to unibond the floors before tiling and use Ardex C2 grout which I said i thought would need an additive so that its is flexible for porcelain.

He seems a very nice guy but just checking first.

Grateful for any advice

Dave is obviously correct about the adhesive, as usual. The ardex c2 will be fine but he does need to add E101 for porcelain - and he needs to get it off quick once it starts to set as it really sticks to the tiles!

Grumpy

 

[mick7]

Bit worried now as this is a 50 sq mtr job.
Adhesive is OK thank goodness and I did say to him that he needs to use admix to the grout ( bit of a worry as he's the tiler).
More the worry is in his quote is that the floor is to be unibonded before tiling. Why has he said this do you think. What should I say, just straight adhesive and then tile, or does the concrete need to be primed with a tile primer first, then the adhesive and then the tiles.
Very difficult as I'm no expert but thankfully got a lot of help from this forum.

 

[DHTiling]

Tile primers mick.....print this thread off and show him...no probs......

 

[mick7]

Can you please advise where I might get a tiler who can just do the job without me panicking and having to ask you guys all the time.
I went to my local large tile shop who said they could'nt recommend someone but could give me a list of names ! I understand the legal implications.
However from this list we had one young guy who quoted so little for the job - and so underestimated for the materials it was ridiculous. One who thought our tiles were ceramic and they are 60 x 60 non rectified porcelain!!! The last chap who wanted to use non flex. grout and unibond!
We are in middx and need the job done pref. w/c 4th Feb.
Any ideas. I tried this siteoriginally but nothing came up for our postcode.

 

[brian c]

This might be worth someone travelling too,start another thread Mick,looking for a tiler in Middlesex and im sure you will get a few replies either that advertise the job on a thread m8.BTW i would have priced the job at 1250 plus materials.

 

[Fekin]

I think I've already replied to another thread about this, but I priced same as Brian, £1250 plus materials.

 

[mick7]

Hi

Can you PM me on this forum? I've replied to your other message.