anyone used pci flex 20 add

[TT Tiling]

got to a new job today about 145 sm limestone to lay on a dittra matting ,and the customer had supplied this add ,pci flex 20 in the white of course ,well started cutting the dittra to suit the rooms ,got ready to mix up and hey i have never used anything like this ,it didnt want to stick to the floor and as for the dittra well ,put it this way ,i told the customer to change it or im off , they could see for them selfs it wasnt right ,so off they went ,2 hours later they got back with some gramfix flex and it was go like mad to get all the dittra down
has any one else used this add , as i cant see it sticking anything down ,went to clean out my bucket gave it a tap the bucket was clean , picked up a handfull of the add and rubbed my hands together it just came clean off ,the same with the trowel , tryed mixing it wetter the same ,you could put your hand in the bucket covering your hand then give your hands a rub all clean ,
anyone used it and had the same probs :yikes::yikes:

 

[Perry]

do you mean floorfast 20 ?

 

[DHTiling]

Floor fast 20 was it..?.. That is the pourable thickbed one..

 

[Andy Tiler]

i dont rate pci gear its no good imo, ive used it a few times ,and the grout,s crap to.the screed,s not bad though?

 

[Perry]

i dont rate pci gear its no good imo, ive used it a few times ,and the grout,s crap to.the screed,s not bad though?

what grout have you used because i find the grouts the best on the market imo

 

[TT Tiling]

Floor fast 20 was it..?.. That is the pourable thickbed one..

yes thats the one thanks dave

 

[TT Tiling]

o my god ive got the grout to look forward to lol ,

 

[Perry]

yes thats the one thanks dave

have used about 800 tons of it best thing since sliced bread lol by its PTB

 

[TT Tiling]

have used about 800 tons of it best thing since sliced bread lol by its PTB

do you think i had a bad bag ? bags

 

[Perry]

do you think i had a bad bag ? bags

no but is PTB not the best thing to put ditra down with but it will do it will take at least 3 hours to dry but it will be the best thing to tile on the top of it what tile are you fixing ?

 

[DHTiling]

PCI grouts are ok.. Nothing to rave about but ok..

Used floor fast 20 once.. not keen on it compared to other PTB's.. but did it's job.. I agree with pete, it is to sandy( coarse) to stick ditra down with..

 

[kilty55]

pci gear is quality,grouts are the best ive used,nanolight and floor fast 20 are all good quality as are the silicones

 

[Perry]

what grouts do you use Dave ?

 

[DHTiling]

I have switched to Ultra colour plus pete.. faster setting than pci ones and yes even quicker than pci's new grouts..

I have used the pci grouts a bit last year and early this year, manily due to my stone supplier having stock and customers seeing the grout in displays.. so they wanted that colour but after mike left for norcross and pci never followed up with another rep he moved to mapei on my recommendation and the customers like them better as well.. a much better colour range..

 

[Perry]

now ultra used to use it for a short time but they were bad tech wise and never had the range

 

[Tony B]

I have used a lot of Floorfast 20 lately and its crap, ive had to put the more expensive PCI flexi adhesive on the jobs because the floorfast 20 wont stick to a blanket IMO,it wont go hard, No tacky replies lol

 

[DHTiling]

Watch the language Tony please mate..

cheerss..🙂

 

[Tony B]

No probs sorry mate, maybe i should get the lads to mix it with viagra !!!!

 

[DHTiling]

That bad was it..:lol:

 

[Spud]

i havent used the adhesive mentioned on this thread but have used other products in the Pci range and found them to be good adheives and good grouts not my favorite but very useable ,Mapei top of the tree at the moment imo

 

[Perry]

I have used a lot of Floorfast 20 lately and its crap, ive had to put the more expensive PCI flexi adhesive on the jobs because the floorfast 20 wont stick to a blanket IMO,it wont go hard, No tacky replies lol

what is the more expensive flexi adhesive ? dont forget the PTB is coarse adhesive and wont have as much polymers in it and lakes a lot longer to dry and if its a summer mix as its getting colder i have known rapid to take up to a day to dry but not PCI lol