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Latex is a stable dispersion (emulsion) of polymer microparticles in water. Latexes are found in nature, but synthetic latexes are common as well.
Latex as found in nature is a milky fluid found in 10% of all flowering plants (angiosperms). It is a complex emulsion that coagulates on exposure to air, consisting of proteins, alkaloids, starches, sugars, oils, tannins, resins, and gums. It is usually exuded after tissue injury. In most plants, latex is white, but some have yellow, orange, or scarlet latex. Since the 17th century, latex has been used as a term for the fluid substance in plants, deriving from the Latin word for "liquid". It serves mainly as defense against herbivorous insects. Latex is not to be confused with plant sap; it is a distinct substance, separately produced, and with separate functions.
The word latex is also used to refer to natural latex rubber, particularly non-vulcanized rubber. Such is the case in products like latex gloves, latex condoms and latex clothing.
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Latex as found in nature is a milky fluid found in 10% of all flowering plants (angiosperms). It is a complex emulsion that coagulates on exposure to air, consisting of proteins, alkaloids, starches, sugars, oils, tannins, resins, and gums. It is usually exuded after tissue injury. In most plants, latex is white, but some have yellow, orange, or scarlet latex. Since the 17th century, latex has been used as a term for the fluid substance in plants, deriving from the Latin word for "liquid". It serves mainly as defense against herbivorous insects. Latex is not to be confused with plant sap; it is a distinct substance, separately produced, and with separate functions.
The word latex is also used to refer to natural latex rubber, particularly non-vulcanized rubber. Such is the case in products like latex gloves, latex condoms and latex clothing.
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latex free adhesive and grouts.
Hi all I've been to price a job and the customer has asked if i can use products that are latex free. My local shop has advised me that all the flex products contain latex. Any help or advice please. Thanks- Gregeramics
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- adhesive aus free grout latex tile adhesive tile grout usa
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Self levelling with two different latex products!
I have to level a kitchen floor tomorrow which is about 20m2, one half of the floor has bitumen on it , which I will be using ardex arditex on, the other is just the normal level flex self levelling compound ! Thinking that the 2 products could react to each other I was planning to put an...- area tiling
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Mapei S2 Quick vs Keraquick & Latex
Is there any real difference in these two adhesives other than the price? Do they have the same flexibility when set?- Peter
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- adhesive aus grout keraquick latex mapei mapei adhesive mapei grout usa
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tiling over kitchen floor tiles - latex or not?
Hi all, Wonder if anyone could give me a bit of guidance. I'm tiling over an existing kitchen floor, about 20% of the previous tiles were cracked and sounded hollow, so I've removed them and filled in with a sand/cement mixture. I intend leaving this to dry thoroughly (will 3-4 days be OK-...- diamondrobbins
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- aus bathroom floor floor tiles floor tiling kitchen latex not over tile tiles tiling usa
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Protilers - latex screeding a floor
Evening all....just got back from screeding a 45m2 floor...... it was a really rough floor coated with a Silka DPM......... All the materials used were from Weber...........as per spec...... first off we used Weber PR360 primer.......... here is how it went: here is how it looked...- Protilers
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- aus find a tiler floor floor tiling latex screed screeding tiler tilers directory usa
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- Forum: Canada
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Ditra - 2 part keraquick latex
Good Evening. Will be laying soon some ditra matting and will be using Kerraquick and the latex. Has anybody used this combination before? If so did it bond well with the fleece and how long before it had fully cured? Thanks. Kevin- kaharrison9
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- aus ditra keraquick latex usa
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- Forum: Canada
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Latex Based Adhesive Suggestion Please
I have these Topps Stardust Red Stardust Red Xcm | Topps Tiles tiles to lay this week (well tomorrow if I can get there) which are a resin and quartz mix. The packet says use only a latex based adhesive. I tend to use only Mapei as I can get it easily but that limits me to a rapid adhesive. So...- StephenR
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- adhesive aus latex please tile adhesive usa
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Keraquick & Latex plus long setting time??
Hello! Tiled 4mtrs quartz starlights today - 300 x 300 tile hq ones - on my bathroom floor. 22mm floorboards screwed to joists overboarded with aquapanel, glued and screwed... so far so good... Finished laying at 4.15, just checked and still hasnt set :helpsmilie: All mixed as Mapei...- charliesw4
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- aus keraquick latex setting time usa
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- Forum: Canada
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Advice for self-levelling over old tile adhesive, using Wickes latex?
Hello all, I'm helping a friend decorate her new place on a very tight time limit as she's been moved at short notice by the housing authority. The flooring in most of her new place is old florr tiling with a sticky black adhesive residue on it, we are thinking that the old tenant had some...- almightymat
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- adhesive advice aus latex levelling old old tile over tile tile adhesive usa wickes
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- Forum: Canada
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Latex Gloves
Normally i use latex gloves for grouting and washing off but they tear easily, today my hands were freezing in and out of water what do you guys do in the winter to stop hands getting frozen -
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Is latex slc recommended over water based slc?
Kitchen floor has 90 % of the bitumen taken up, there`s no loose stuff left and whats left is staying down. The floor is uneven and I will be applying sbr/cement slurry first. Should I use a latex slc or will a water based slc be ok. ? Thanks- John the tile
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- latex over slc usa water
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latex gloves
Anybody know of a good source to get decent latex gloves at a low price? :smilewinkgrin: i normally get myn from pharmacy.- rooders
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- gloves latex usa
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Mixing Keraquick and Latex
I am Tiling my Daughters bathroom in coming weeks and have been trying to gain more knowledge by reading advice given on this website. The floor is chipboard overlaid with ply and screwed every 200/300 mm. I have brought keraquick and latex to give more flexabillity on the wood. I know this...- Mick_c
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- keraquick latex mixing usa
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- Forum: America
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keraquick + latex plus drying time
Wonder if anyone has experience of long setting times recently or if I have a bad batch of keraquick... Fixed a layer of durabase ci with adhesive yesterday evening, to aid adhesion I placed 2 floor tiles at several places round the edges. When i removed tiles this morning adhesive still wet... -
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sika latex
I have just laid sika latex over my electric underfloor heating mats, on the packet its says suitable for underfloor heating but on the back it says not to be laid directly over the wires, I have put this directly over the heating mat, any advice? i have been told by sika it may crack. advice please- wooferdog
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- latex usa
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Latex floor ?
Recently I saw a floor , the client said it was a Latex floor, with wet UFH. Who ever laid it supplied some epoxy primer to use before tiling. Having never come across a latex floor I am assuming to treat it as an Anhydrite or Gyvlon screed ???? Mind you so much for these floor being flatter...- Gazzer
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- floor floor tiling latex usa
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External 2 part Latex SLC
Hi Everybody, I am having some extensive work done in my back garden and have now reached the final stages before laying porcelain tiles outside. My builder has asked to me to get in a 2 part Latex levelling compound to prepare the substrate for tiling. I am fortunate enough to have a family...- gavc0122
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- external latex slc usa
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what latex?
hi there new member on this site! just a quick one , i am a floorlayer but not really a ceramic tiler, and have a job that someone wants me to latex over devi ufh mats (concrete screed) does it matter what compound i use like say arditex ,fball or tremco??? any help appreciated.- tommynett
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- latex usa what
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How much Latex plus?
Hi All, Have just under 8m2 of quartz tiles to lay and im going to use Keraquick with the Latex plus additive. I dont normally use Mapei products, so my question is how much Latex plus do you need per 20kg bag of Keraquick? As i side note, i notice that Mapei prices vary wildly. Best ive...- Bushwhacker1
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- how latex much usa
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latex slc ufh and hardi
reading through all the threads on slc as appossed to addy for ufh, advise needed, can i slc over the hardi without priming? can i slc over ply if fixed as reccommended,this stuck in my mind from years ago as a no no but i suppose products develop ive been told from the local supplier the weber...
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