Benfer Adhesive and tiling products.

UK Tiling Forum; Established 2006

Welcome to the UK Tiling Forum by TilersForums.com, built in 2006 by Tilers, run by Tilers.

View all of the UK tiling forum threads, questions and discussions here.

Tilers Forums Official Sponsors

C

Corky

Looking into the tile stores in the last few weeks and it seems most around here stock larsen producta.This AM I came acroos a shop that stocks Benfer addy, grouts etc and the sales who knew me from some work done for the family said she would give me 40% trade discount on their products.
I know she was trying to make a customer of me but if this Benfer (direct from Italy no less :hurray🙂 range is ok it would definitey make a good markup on any tiling jobs for .
Do any of you lads have an knowledge of this range.
 
I have heard of it but never used it. I can't recall hearing anything bad about it. Why don't you give it a try and get back to us and tell us what you think?
 
I use Benfer and love it, never had a problem or complaint in the many years I have used it.
 
i just used some benferflex to lay some 600x600 polished porc and i thought it was fine. seemed to take a bit longer to set than dunlop or pci that i normally use but it is cold it the room i was working so i put it down to that
 
i just used some benferflex to lay some 600x600 polished porc and i thought it was fine. seemed to take a bit longer to set than dunlop or pci that i normally use but it is cold it the room i was working so i put it down to that

Why do they mention a max tile size of 40x40 in the instruction booklet?
 
Seen a few issues with benfers acrylic primer on anhydrite but am fairly convinced they have been application issues e.g. over diluted, not enough coats etc and then cement addy placed on top leading to the dreaded ettrignite. Other than that I have not come across them much - I understand they are very cheap though so worth considering in this current ecconomic climate. Would prefer to see calcium sulphate addy on anhydrite. Benfer do one called Benfergyps.
 
Why do they mention a max tile size of 40x40 in the instruction booklet?

That will be for the cheaper internal small format stuff (black bag). Still a nice addy, used it on a multi colour slate job recently.

I normally use Benferflex though. The orange bag is grey addy and the pink is the white addy, both are great and well flexible. Can be used with porcelain, UFH and on timber floors :thumbsup:.
 
I've not used the C2 (yellow bag, I think?), myself, but have been told it is very good.

Let us know how you get on with it, please. And don't forget some pictures, too.
 
very nice addy, the spf has a nice bucket life, a bit longer than most. the white is the whitest spf i have come across, the grout comes in a wide range of colours including red, pink, blue etc the plastic bags it comes in are rubbish though and split easy in the van. i would have no problem recomending the gear but still prefer mapei
 
I've not used the C2 (yellow bag, I think?), myself, but have been told it is very good.

Let us know how you get on with it, please. And don't forget some pictures, too.
Will do.
I've opted for this as I'm no pro so pot life was important. I've used Mapei grout before and found it too rapid setting. Got there in the end and the tiles looked great but I'd prefer something with a larger window for working.
 
The Benfer adhesive waas superb, easy to mix to a dough like consistency and didn't go off for about 2hrs (I was tiling during the heat wave!). I just mixed the entire bag in a flexi tub, took my time and had enough scope to make minor adjustments later if I wished. Rubi spacers were also much better than the Wickes stuff.
Job isn't complete (1st job, 50sqm, 5 days) and I'll grout after cleaning and sealing but am a bit stuck on 2 things:
1. White or silver grey grout (2mm spacers)??
2. Is there a grout out there that doesn't snap set like Mapei Ultra without colour variation issues? I'm unlikely to do the whole lot in one day!
Cheers,
BH.
 

Attachments

  • ed.jpg
    ed.jpg
    38.6 KB · Views: 157
  • ed2.jpg
    ed2.jpg
    25.5 KB · Views: 144
  • P1030430.JPG
    P1030430.JPG
    46 KB · Views: 136
  • P1030431.JPG
    P1030431.JPG
    46.9 KB · Views: 146
  • P1030439.JPG
    P1030439.JPG
    34.1 KB · Views: 136
That looks a lovely job you've done there Barclay - well done!

I'd avoid white grout if you can, although Ardex FS is dirt repellent, so not too bad for floors. I'd see what makes of grout you can get locally and make a decision from there.
 
That looks a lovely job you've done there Barclay - well done!

I'd avoid white grout if you can, although Ardex FS is dirt repellent, so not too bad for floors. I'd see what makes of grout you can get locally and make a decision from there.

Thanks again. I'd never have attempted doing this without the wealth of knowledge on this forum! Think I'll go for a silver grey Ardex FS but does it set as quickly as Mapei?
 
Thanks again. I'd never have attempted doing this without the wealth of knowledge on this forum! Think I'll go for a silver grey Ardex FS but does it set as quickly as Mapei?

Ardex should give you a 2 hour bucket life, so a little longer :thumbsup:.
 
Where is this shop that sells Benfer. I know of stockists up north but need someone in the Mids and South
 
Where is this shop that sells Benfer. I know of stockists up north but need someone in the Mids and South

Not exactly the Mids, but I can give you the details for two outlets in Cambridge, PM me for the details mate.
 
My supplier is in Hertford and has very good service. I can PM the details if you want.

Yes Please. On the basis that Benfer are 1 of only 2 manufacturers I know of who make Gypsum Based Addy and supply the UK the more outlets I know of the better.

Ta

If anyone knows of any other Gypsum Based adhesives I would appreciate the info.
 
Thanks to all who have responded to this thread. It is most usefull. I have now been in direct contact with Benfer allbeit their English is far superior to my Italian. Anyway they are supposed to be sending me a list of all their UK outlets so I should have all the info I need.

Many thanks one and all

Ajax
 

Advertisement

Thread Information

Title
Benfer Adhesive and tiling products.
Prefix
N/A
Forum
UK Tiling Forum
Start date
Last reply date
Replies
29

Advertisement

UK Tiling Forum

Thread statistics

Created
Corky,
Last reply from
Ajax123,
Replies
29
Views
14,708

Thread statistics

Created
Corky,
Last reply from
Ajax123,
Replies
29
Views
14,708
Back