Flex adhesive on wooden floor

[PJS Sully]

Hi,

My 1st post, here goes....

Have been tiling for 2 years now but come across a problem today that has never happened before. Am tiling onto a wooden chipboard floor that that has been overboarded with ply and primed. I have used a single part PALACE rapid set flex adhesive as movement seems to be minimal. When I came in the next day, the adhesive had stuck rigid to the wood but not to the tiles. The tiles just simply popped up. The house is 500 years old (yes 500) and I have also had a problem with the wall tiles drying because of condensation. I spoke to another tiler who said it was either an incorrect mix (never had a problem before) or condensation which seemed a bit of a coincidence. Any ideas please before I attempt to re-lay the floor tomorrow morning? Cheers

 

[doug boardley]

there's been a lot of problems on forum lately mate with palace, was it from topps tiles? get in touch with them and don't let them fob you off with contaminated ply, insist on a test, if you still have a bag with batch number etc make a note of it. good luck!
Doug:santa_cheesy:

 

[david campbell]

would have used bal rapidflexi myself never once had a problem with it,if there is a major condensation problem then you are tiling onto a wet wall,would prob try using a rapid set for this:santa_cheesy:

 

[PJS Sully]

interesting...yes it is from Topps, only use it when I have to as normally use BAL or Howtex but never had a problem with it before. Did speak to Topps today and they are doing some tests on the batch and rep is coming to look at tile? Have not heard anything yet. Will use BAL single part flex for the re-lay. Cheers

:santa_cheesy:

 

[DHTiling]

Sully...did the palace adhesive harden..allow though it didn't stick to the tile...?

 

[PJS Sully]

Yes Dave, the adhesive hardened and set fine to the wood but not the tile? Its a ceramic tile

:santa_cheesy:

 

[DHTiling]

just trying to gather your methods thats all....

what size notch trowel and what about adhesive consistency...was the tile back profiled...?..

 

[DHTiling]

OH!! and how long was your adhesive bed down before placing tiles into it..?

 

[doug boardley]

was wondering as well wether it's "skinned"

 

[mike62]

marine ply is the best to tile on the old ply must have rippled also double fix the tiles