Wrong Adhesive Used...

[Ajax123]

can u get ready mixed floor adhesive?

Yup..


UniBond Floor Tile Adhesive Grey 1.8m² | Screwfix.com

 

[Mr Tiler]

good reviews

 

[beanz]

In another thread the Op is asking for an adhesive for porcelain tiles so it may be that in this case the adhesive will never fully dry!

Why would the fact that the tiles are porcelain stop the adhesive from drying!?! I personally would ring Unibond, as Alan has said... No point ripping it up if you don't need to. It'll either fail, or it won't.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

is the adhesive for tiles?? or is it for wooden floors ie laminate etc?

 

[Phil Smith]

Yup..

Ajax123 - This is the exact adhesive, not the one in the earlier thread... I just read the title on screwfix and purchased it without fully reading the label. Anyway, I have 3/4 of the floor down, they are porcelain tiles which is why in another post I was asking for a recommendation.

I've checked the tiles I laid on Sunday afternoon and these do not seem like they will move without damaging them so I don't think taking them up is an option, my concern is more long/short term or whats the worse that can happen?

I have emailed Unibond to see what they say, but I will finish off with different adhesive and separate grout.

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[Phil Smith]

Hi Doug, its for adhesive for ceramic floor tiles...

 

[steve187]

here is a link - Floor Tile Adhesive & Grout: Wooden Floors - UniBond

it would seem to be for ceramic floor tiles onto 'any' wooden floor surface, would seem to be ok for floor boards, not to be used thicker than 3mm. would i use it 'no way hosay'

 

[Stef]

Hi, Sorry if I wasn't clear, it's unibond wooden floor adhesive but I used it on the concrete floor :/

The way I read it you had used wall tile adhesive on the floor.
Even so I have looked at ready mixed floor adhesive before & I would never use such a product on a floor installation.
It may be ok, it may not, I don't know enough about the product.
I see it says for ceramic tiles. The one thing I would say that it may not dry out or take longer to dry as it will be a dispersion adhesive & the moisture has to go somewhere & won't soak into a porcelain tile.
I have used plenty of flexible adhesive on concrete floors but it is always a powder adhesive.

 

[Qwerty]

Yup..

Ajax123 - This is the exact adhesive, not the one in the earlier thread... I just read the title on screwfix and purchased it without fully reading the label. Anyway, I have 3/4 of the floor down, they are porcelain tiles which is why in another post I was asking for a recommendation.

I've checked the tiles I laid on Sunday afternoon and these do not seem like they will move without damaging them so I don't think taking them up is an option, my concern is more long/short term or whats the worse that can happen?

I have emailed Unibond to see what they say, but I will finish off with different adhesive and separate grout.

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To be fair Phil, if you're not going to take them up then I would carry on with the same adhesive. I'm not saying I would ever use that adhesive for one second but you are 3/4 the way through so stick with it (or not as the case may be). The worst that can happen is the tiles will move (debond) and the tiles crack (and you fit the bill for the lot) but if it were me I would rather the whole floor did it rather than only 3/4! Are you sure it's not just the suction effect of the adhesive onto the tiles rather than the adhesive setting? My money is on you being able to take up those tiles with minimal breakage.

 

[Phil Smith]

To be fair Phil, if you're not going to take them up then I would carry on with the same adhesive. I'm not saying I would ever use that adhesive for one second but you are 3/4 the way through so stick with it (or not as the case may be). The worst that can happen is the tiles will move (debond) and the tiles crack (and you fit the bill for the lot) but if it were me I would rather the whole floor did it rather than only 3/4! Are you sure it's not just the suction effect of the adhesive onto the tiles rather than the adhesive setting? My money is on you being able to take up those tiles with minimal breakage.

I started to prise them out and your right, they came up... going to soak them and clean them now and start again with the correct adhesive..oh well, nothing like learning the hard way!
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