dunlop flexible rapid set failures - TilersForums.com

[Branty]

Didn't get your call strummer.

 

[Droopy]

I use this quite a bit doing limestone and marble. Had a failure with it, did the job about 2 years ago onto existing ceramic tiles. Had to go back a few weeks ago to change a few of the porcelain I laid as they had smashed. Took up the tiles and the adhesive just crumbled in my hands, fell off of the back of the tiles and lifted straight off the floor. I sent samples away to BAL to be tested, but haven't heard back yet. If you get no joy with them go to Ceram research. There is an inherant problem in trying to mix white adhesive at the factory, lost count of times I had to throw not only bags but pallets away due to the mix being wrong and the stuff going off as fast as you could mix it.

What type of tile did you tile on top of?
Glazed ceramic, quarry, fully vit'...?

 

[strummertime]

Hi
I'm a product support technician from BAL.
Give me a bell, and I'll arrange to pay a visit, and get some of the adhesive tested.
I take it the job is in the south east.

07800550460

cheers branty m8 i will be in touch.......an fanx again to everyones input....i will let u all know outcome

 

[DHTiling]

cheers branty m8 i will be in touch.......an fanx again to everyones input....i will let u all know outcome

Please do and we wish you all the best...

 

[Olz]

Hi
I'm a product support technician from BAL.
Give me a bell, and I'll arrange to pay a visit, and get some of the adhesive tested.
I take it the job is in the south east.

07800550460

Now thats what you call service..

 

[MrSpoon]

Now thats what you call service..

an old school friend of mine once haggled with a lady and only cost him £8 now thats service :lol:

 

[Marekcygan]

Hi mate

I can not believe that much experienced tiler would do such an error.

Recently we used mapei super flexible .

This same story tiles just coming up , the adhesive after three days is still wet , we have used their adhesive in past and all was fine but this time it looks like they put their normal adhesive in super flexible pack or something like this but for sure it is adhesive fault, mayby bad proportion during manufacturing.

 

[Tyson Tiling]

floor is about 106m2......600x600 porcelain.......the client is a total mare so alot of cost will involve kitchen being taken out as he is not likely to allow me to chop back to kickboards..same goes for all skirtings/architraves....this is the whole of ground floor bar 3 rooms...i was trying to do the right thing by the actual builder who provides a good 60-70% of my work...all large prestigious luxury homes.....but now i have realised this could cost me my business i no longer see why i should take the blame.......if it is a fixing problem i will hold my hands up....but as never had this happend like this before i dont understand.

 

[Tyson Tiling]

What type of screed was used. I’ve seen this happen before with a pourable flo screed if the screed hasn’t been primed. I use bal primer on all floors now