Bostik Vitriflex Grey rsf

[andy8758]

Laid a floor using this adhesive on Thursday. You see, I have never been impressed with bostik tiling materials, then on Wednesday, last mad rush to stock before starting new job the next day.

Popped into CTD at ten to five, and the manager talked me into this. Apparently its dead cheap (cannot price it here, but its cheaper than all the "trade" rsf's). Apparently "all the local tilers are using it.... they spec for a higher priced adhesive, then buy this."

So I give it a try. Goes off quick, pot life of 20-30 minutes, so mix less then a bag at a time, unless your are "Supertiler" (you know the guys, 20 sq m per hour, airport terminal tiled before breakfast...). Set hard enough to grout after 3 hours. All ok. Which begs the question.

If you can buy an adhesive dead cheap (and I mean cheap), it does the job, and only requires a little compromise in your working practices, then why buy an adhesive at twice the price, (because it handles lovely?).

Discuss anyone?

 

[WetSaw]

I can only go by what I've used here ( Spain ). I can get a Spanish brand SPF porc adhesive for around €6. It does the job but is quite coarse and "sandy". Kerakoll H40 No Limits €12. Smooth, creamy, stickier than a sticky thing on a sticky day.
Leave some of both to go off in the bucket. Spanish one crumbles and cleans out easily. H40 is like iron and stuck to the sides of the bucket like a very sticky thing.
No very scientific but it convinces me!

 

[On one]

Personally I will never use Bostik products again after a problem with their floor grout many years ago.
The floor grout went crumbly,and when they tested the grout it was proved to be perfectly OK. ........my a**e!

 

[hmtiling]

for me, confidence in a product comes first, then price.

 

[peteablard]

^^^^^ Yep, me too!

 

[One Day]

sand, cement and polymer = tile adhesive

water, barley, hops = beer

Simple ingredients, but it's the quality and quantities which make ALL the difference.
Carling Black Label or Duvel???

 

[andy8758]

sand, cement and polymer = tile adhesive

water, barley, hops = beer

Simple ingredients, but it's the quality and quantities which make ALL the difference.
Carling Black Label or Duvel???

Yeah right. I ain't about to swallow some tile adhesive to see which tastes better....!

 

[Spare Tool]

Been recently toing and froing between TM setaflex and Ultra standard set, depending which shop I'm in..
The ultra 30% cheaper on price and not much difference in performance from what I can tell, both do exactly what it says on the bag!

 

[Rich Midge]

I have to order Ultra extended set but the rapid ProFlex and Setaflex are price matched locally. I tend to sway toward TM just because I prefer the grouts.

 

[Kyle Knowles]

I'm currently using tilemaster it's basically buy 2 get 1 free compare to weber from ctd