when should slow set floor adhesive be used?

[Mr T]

is it just a personal thing or is there a reason slow set is still around?

 

[prceramics]

don't know what you mean by floor addy ? but slow set or es is great on stone kitchen splasbacks

 

[foggy34]

dont usually use slow set but enjoyed using it on trav walls the other day!

 

[Dougs Third Go]

I still use it on floors from time to time, especially if there's a lot of awkward cuts and I know I won't be grouting the same day.

 

[Andy Allen]

i used it last week on a kitchen floor, there was a large island in the middle of the floor and the tiles had to mach up around it, using slow set allowed me to make adjustments before it set...

 

[Del W]

Depends on what & where your tiling.I like slow set for walls if I dont have to grout the same day. Rapid for floors if I think some muppet might walk over it when I leave site.
Slow set for conservertory floors in the summer. When we have one !

 

[Peter]

Use slow set for the majority of work. Find it holds large formats in place better without slumping. Only use rapid set when I really have to.

 

[area tiling]

I use slow set on complete bathroom wall tiling projects and , fast set on all floors! If am tiling a shower cubicle i'll use fast set on walls as I know I'll be grouting same day !!

 

[Peter]

Which rapidset do you all use on walls? Hard to get one that'll stay on the trowel. Find that most slow sets will have tightened up on a wall in less than an hour anyway. Larsens being the exception :lol:

 

[peteablard]

on big floors I prefer slow set, it means I can mix a huge bucket that keeps me going for ages

 

[Mr T]

ok thanks i meant why do people use slow setting adhesive on the floors... is there a reason or is it down to prefference as ive seen rapid set used a few times and if you wait around for a couple of hours you can just grout it same day.

 

[charlie1]

I use slow set on walls, one bag can last from 1 hour to one day depending on what I'm doing. Rapid set on floors (always) my favourite slow set is either Webber or kerraquick

 

[area tiling]

Which rapidset do you all use on walls? Hard to get one that'll stay on the trowel. Find that most slow sets will have tightened up on a wall in less than an hour anyway. Larsens being the exception :lol:

Panabond or benfer

 

[White Room]

If there large and heavy tiles then a rapid/fast set on the first row of tiles then a standard set for the remaining.....

 

[The D]

I use slow set on walls, one bag can last from 1 hour to one day depending on what I'm doing. Rapid set on floors (always) my favourite slow set is either Webber or kerraquick

Do you mean KERAFLEX? kerraquick is a rapid setting adhesive

 

[charlie1]

Do you mean KERAFLEX? kerraquick is a rapid setting adhesive

no dean,just being a little sarcastic mate,I've been finding kerraquick quite useful as more a medium setting adhesive lately, i swear the stuff is getting slower!

 

[Dougs Third Go]

not sure if newbies are aware of the fact that manufacturers actually adjust the ingredients for seasonal varations..

 

[The D]

no dean,just being a little sarcastic mate,I've been finding kerraquick quite useful as more a medium setting adhesive lately, i swear the stuff is getting slower!

Ahhhhh I'm with you 3 hours is not so rapid is it hahahahahahaha

 

[charlie1]

not sure if newbies are aware of the fact that manufacturers actually adjust the ingredients for seasonal varations..

I didn't know that Doug! Someone certainly messing around with the kerraquick, it was never the quickest but I swear its getting slower, I really would class it as a medium setting adhesive and for that reason I like it!

 

[Rookery]

I use Keraquick (rapid set) on floors and Adesilex P9 (slow set) on walls. Most tiles I fix these days are large format porcelain and these adhesives are good to work with. The P9 has a pot life of just about all day and its on offer at CTD at the moment. I'd use it on a floor if it was a complicated layout or on a large commercial sized floor if I could be sure no one would walk on it.

 

[BuilderMCR]

I hate slow set, with a bit of planning and only mixing what you need fast set is far better in my opinion