use adhesive instead of grout

[doubletiger]

hi, yesterday, i made a DIY mistake. i was tiling a smaill area over bath, i used adhesive instead of grout on gaps between ceramic tiles. i realized this was a mistake. what will happen if i leave it as it is now? what should i do now?

please advise.

thank you for help.

 

[Ian]

What adhesive have you used? Was it a ready mixed (tubbed) or, a powdered (bag) one?

 

[The D]

remove it and use grout

 

[Qwerty]

Evening,
Welcome to the forum :welcome:
Come and introduce yourself in the new members section.


If it is a dispersion (tubbed) adhesive then you should be just fine but if a cement bagged adhesive then I would be removing it personally.


Thread moved to the adhesive & grout section

 

[White Room]

Is this a shower area...

 

[Mr Tiler]

Why would dispersion be ok compared to cement Geoff? Cheers mate

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Adhesive is adhesive, grout is grout.

There are chemists all over the world working hard to perfect adhesives and grouts to work in any scenario, trust them, it is what they do.

 

[widler]

Adhesive is adhesive, grout is grout.

There are chemists all over the world working hard to perfect adhesives and grouts to work in any scenario, trust them, it is what they do.

Unless its one of them horrible ready mixed adhesive/grout concoctions, them chemists who invented that want sacking

 

[Andy Allen]

if is just a small area, I would be inclined to start again and do it properly or at least remove the adhesive and use grout, but like I said could be easier to just start again..

 

[The D]

Evening,
Welcome to the forum :welcome:
Come and introduce yourself in the new members section.


If it is a dispersion (tubbed) adhesive then you should be just fine but if a cement bagged adhesive then I would be removing it personally.


Thread moved to the adhesive & grout section

WHAT really why do we bother????? Dispersion adhesive as grout and you will be fine come on

 

[The D]

Dispersion adhesive will not be fine used as a grout it will let water pass through it and offer no resistance. the water will then pass in to the sub-straight and start to damage it. if you leave it uncorrected in 6 months time you will have big problems so remove the adhesive and use grout.

 

[Qwerty]

WHAT realy why do we bothe????? Desperion adhesive as grout and you will be fine come on

I never ever use them Deano, but some companies are making that horrible all in one rubbish that acts as both!!!

You are quite right though.....why do we bother when there is stuff like that on the market. As I said I would remove it.

Yes you are all right (and I agree) that grout is grout and adhesive is adhesive, but the OP is clearly DIY and has more than likely used the all in one dispersion tubbed gear which is why it could be ok as they are designed to be (didn't clarify that in my comment....sorry!)

 

[Qwerty]

Dispersion adhesive will not be fine used as a grout it will let water pass through it and offer no resistance. the water will then pass in to the sub-straight and start to damage it. if you leave it uncorrected in 6 months time you will have big problems so remove the adhesive and use grout.

Totally right. Lost count how many times I have stated this to people over the years but tile sheds keep pushing it and even see new builds full of the stuff.

A total waste of time as you say but if a DIYer has made the decision to tile themselves then sadly there is every likelihood that tubbed gear will be involved somewhere.

 

[The D]

I never ever use them Deano, but some companies are making that horrible all in one rubbish that acts as both!!!

You are quite right though.....why do we bother when there is stuff like that on the market. As I said I would remove it.

Yes you are all right (and I agree) that grout is grout and adhesive is adhesive, but the OP is clearly DIY and has more than likely used the all in one dispersion tubbed gear which is why it could be ok as they are designed to be (didn't clarify that in my comment....sorry!)

i was referring to your post with the why do we bother as in with advice like that why do we bother??

 

[Andy Allen]

op states they used an adhesive as a grout......if they had used the fix 'n' grout rubbish then I assume they wouldn't be on here asking questions....but who knows ...lol