Any ideas in what adhesive to use

[Gary freeman]

Hi there im new on here and just starting as a tiler I have a job on to tile a kitchen floor. I need advice on what adhesive to use and what make

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome.....what substrate is the floor and what tiles are being fixed.

 

[cam_low]

Hi Gary what is your background and why dont you know this ?

 

[Gary freeman]

Hi there it is a concrete floor in a new build house. I recently done my tiling course but would just like to see and hear from other tilers. I would use flexi rapid set. The tile is quarts granite

 

[cam_low]

big expensive stone to be using on your first, (or not) outing ! How long has the house been built?

 

[suave]

welcome!

 

[Gary freeman]

The house has been built aroubd 2 month ago. Not yet lived in. The customer has chosen them tiles, yea I know they are expensive tiles to be starting out with. Any reccomendations or tips

 

[Rookery]

If they are the resin based tiles with sparkly bits (like Gulfstone) you'll probably need a 2 part adhesive such as Keraquick mixed with Latex Plus.

 

[cam_low]

Well to start I would be questioning the depth of the concrete. 60 days would say me that it has only just set if the concrete is 60mm deep as it takes 1 day to set 1mm (some people say dry out).
This information should be obtainable from the builder. (my bad I misread the fact the house has been ready for two month so concrete should be ready to tile)

After finding that information out, tiling straight onto it would be out of the question in my opinion. Does the house need time to 'settle' ?

I would be belt and braces approach all the way with flexible adhesives and grouts (BAL, Weber, Mapei) also using a decoupling membrane such a Ditra Matting or Durabase to take the strain of any lateral movement.

Has there been any talk of undertile heating ? If so you will have to research your tile to check its suitability for UTH.



(ps, always back butter (skim) these tiles, as they need a good bond and Rookery is correct, a 2 part is best for quartz/resin tiles.)

 

[Dougs Third Go]

assuming everything is hunky dory and ready to tile I would use a 2 part adhesive too, keraquick with latex plus, as already mentioned would be a good choice. Is there any underfloor heating? as these tiles can sometimes curl up with ufh.