Best Tile Adhesive 2010 - Popular Tile Adhesive Companies In The Uk

[DHTiling]

Wot about Gypsum Based.......(you knew I would Dave)

Not really used much in 2010 Al.. maybe one for 2011's thread hey..

 

[Dan]

Well, so far it seems that BAL's old market dominance has dwindled somewhat. And Mapei certainly have the most. In 2006/7 BAL had a massive 42% of the votes (by the way, Mapei sponsored us back then too, we just had BAL reps on here doing their usual sales push) they now so far only have 10%, with Mapei having nearly 30%.

Please vote if you haven't already.

 

[kilty55]

mapei keraquik mostly and some weber also no tubbed at all

 

[jabba]

mostly webber for me but on problem floors its got to be mapei kerraquick, as is 50% more expensive round here

 

[badger]

weber is 1st choice for me but tile company i deal with sell bondmaster.decent stuff but prefer weber

 

[sgd tiling]

mapei for me,its the best by a country mile,but not keen at all on the grouts very time consuming

 

[NVH Stone & Cer]

At the age of 35 years young and tiling all my working life. I have used most adhesives out there. But i must say to all fellow tilers if you can get to use KeraKoll try it. I stand by what i say "This will become the best in the world". It puts Mapei to shame.

 

[Gazzer]

At the age of 35 years young and tiling all my working life. I have used most adhesives out there. But i must say to all fellow tilers if you can get to use KeraKoll try it. I stand by what i say "This will become the best in the world". It puts Mapei to shame.

Rubbish, tried it and its just "Ok" and the forum has had a fair share of bad reports recently using it too.

 

[borgie]

i have used Butech from porcelanosa, the most this year, on site work. if i have to buy, it's mapei, due to price.

 

[Saltire69]

Use Mapei all the time but if they keep putting the prices up the way they are will be looking to change! Still get a good deal from Tile Giant though(Thx Gillian).

 

[NVH Stone & Cer]

As a new member on here and finding my way around. Can you please point me in the right direction to the bad reports on KerKoll. As for your comment of "just ok" i have to disagree with you. Other adhesives in the poll are "just ok". Any adhesive out of Italy is well above "just ok". Am also liking KeraKoll as a company with thier push on Environment impact that our trade makes. God sounds like i work for them PMSL

 

[Dan]

I know Dave had issues with some sample adhesive he recently used, I think it was their SLC actually, and he not only had issues, he tried to get support on the issue and he got no reply from them. He was well willing to give them a good go and was let down. I can't find the thread but it'll probably be in the adhesive forum somewhere.

Clearly Kkol hasn't been used much by our members in the last few years as our annual poll's show. There's normally a reason behind that.

 

[diamondtiling]

At the age of 35 years young and tiling all my working life. I have used most adhesives out there. But i must say to all fellow tilers if you can get to use KeraKoll try it. I stand by what i say "This will become the best in the world". It puts Mapei to shame.

Well we must all be doing something wrong, that is a big sweeping comment about mapei and fully unjustified. To compare them with Kerrakoll and describe them as poor is ludicrous.
I use 4 or 5 adhesives depending on what I am fixing and where in the country I am working, I tried kerrakoll twice, it was ok and that is how I would describe it, just ok, 5 out of 10.

As a new member on here and finding my way around. Can you please point me in the right direction to the bad reports on KerKoll. As for your comment of "just ok" i have to disagree with you. Other adhesives in the poll are "just ok". Any adhesive out of Italy is well above "just ok". Am also liking KeraKoll as a company with thier push on Environment impact that our trade makes. God sounds like i work for them PMSL

http://www.tilersforums.com/tile-ad...0-help-tile-grout-kerakoll-colour-change.html
http://www.tilersforums.com/tile-adhesive-grout-substrate-preparation/38346-kerakoll-adhesive-2.html

http://www.tilersforums.com/tile-ad...ation/34827-kerakoll-rep-ran-mile-warned.html

Many more available, some are good and some bad. But none of them make statements completely dismissing them.

 

[Dan]

Cheers Dom. Want a job? :lol:

 

[diamondtiling]

Cheers Dom. Want a job? :lol:

Just twiddling the old fingers Dan

 

[NVH Stone & Cer]

Sorry are we not all in the same game here. This is a poll to find most used adhesive and Mapei will be top next year too. At no point have i said Mapei is "Poor" in any of my comments. Mapei is the best in the world right now. Micky Mouse could start making adhesive and it could be the dog's nuts or dog's poo to use. But it could top the poll PMSL.

Have we all not had a problem with grout and colour changes in the past?

Two big companies didn't do a thing for my company this year when we had this problem. As a contractor yourself you know 9 times out of 10 we have to sort it out ourselfs. You may ask why i didn't use KeraKoll grout. A main contractor asked for a different make, and at the time of the other problem KeraKoll didn't have their new colour range out.

 

[Dan]

Sorry are we not all in the same game here. This is a poll to find most used adhesive and Mapei will be top next year too. At no point have i said Mapei is "Poor" in any of my comments. Mapei is the best in the world right now. Micky Mouse could start making adhesive and it could be the dog's nuts or dog's poo to use. But it could top the poll PMSL.

Have we all not had a problem with grout and colour changes in the past?

Two big companies didn't do a thing for my company this year when we had this problem. As a contractor yourself you know 9 times out of 10 we have to sort it out ourselfs. You may ask why i didn't use KeraKoll grout. A main contractor asked for a different make, and at the time of the other problem KeraKoll didn't have their new colour range out.

Actually, a new poll has been running annually for a few years now. And Mapei have sponsored us for the whole time, yet this year is the first year they're actually leading the poll (which still hasn't ended yet). So your claims are just your thoughts but not true. BAL has always had the lead, and that was also known within the industry (and this involved their quality and their availability). If you go to the first thread in this 2011 poll you can find links to the other polls and see the results for yourself.

Our polls are quite accurate and there isn't actually anything similar done for the tile industry by anybody else. It's nice market research for all the adhesive companies. Inc Kkoll.

 

[diamondtiling]

Sorry are we not all in the same game here. This is a poll to find most used adhesive and Mapei will be top next year too. At no point have i said Mapei is "Poor" in any of my comments. Mapei is the best in the world right now. Micky Mouse could start making adhesive and it could be the dog's nuts or dog's poo to use. But it could top the poll PMSL.

Have we all not had a problem with grout and colour changes in the past?

Two big companies didn't do a thing for my company this year when we had this problem. As a contractor yourself you know 9 times out of 10 we have to sort it out ourselfs. You may ask why i didn't use KeraKoll grout. A main contractor asked for a different make, and at the time of the other problem KeraKoll didn't have their new colour range out.

That was my mistake, I should have read back before typing.

Although "puts mapei to shame" is not much better.

 

[Dan]

Mapei are a decent adhesive and company IMO. Adhesives are brilliant, grout range is second to none and actually match their silicones which I find really good too. Though to be fair some say their adhesives are a bit stiffer than others, I tend to like it like that way but haven't used it day in day out all over summer for example.

And they're the worlds largest manufacturer of building materials with 47 factories all around the world. So you know for sure they know what they're doing.

 

[mikethetile]

I dont really understand why this has become a contentios issue the question was which addy did you use most this year

simple question just needs a simple answer

some have posted to say that for various reasons the addy they used most is not their addy of choice

but no one asked anywhere what we thought the best addy was or what we should be using

 

[NVH Stone & Cer]

Sorry Dan maybe that sounded wrong. Didn't mean the poll is micky mouse. I know it is bang on year in, year out. Just saying a new company can coming on the market and make adhesive, it can be good or bad. Some tilers will like it and other will not.

 

[Dan]

Fair enough fella. Thanks for explaining.

 

[mikethetile]

Sorry Dan maybe that sounded wrong. Didn't mean the poll is micky mouse. I know it is bang on year in, year out. Just saying a new company can coming on the market and make adhesive, it can be good or bad. Some tilers will like it and other will not.

that wasnt the question though Nigel

 

[Dan]

Anywayyyyyyyyyyyy, stonefix and timemaster don't seem to be doing well at all yet I'm sure I've seen a stonefix user knocking about this year. Perhaps they just didn't use it the most for obvious reasons?

 

[NVH Stone & Cer]

What was the question Mike?