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schakal

Hi all , I am after a bit of help in order to restore my Edwardian hallway tiles. As seen in the photos I have an area of missing tiles and I would like to relay reclaimed tiles on here to restore this section. The old bedding seen in photos are fairly hard and sturdy. Could you recommend what to use for sticking the missing tiles back on ?
Pva glue , SBR , some kind of tile adhesive ?
Many thanks in advance.

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schakal

Vacuum and then prime with SBR at correct ratio for priming. Then relay with cement based bagged tile adhesive.

Thank you

Do you mean to prime with SBR slurry (SBR + CEMENT ) What is the correct ratio ?

Also will the tile adhesive not create a higher bedding for the tile which will make it sit higher than the original ?
 
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schakal

No, there is no need for a slurry. Just prime the substrate underneath.

Only you will know if it will increase the height....but looking at the picture it possibly will as it looks like the old cement is still there as I can see the indentations left by the tiles. You may need to remove the old cement first


This is the problem. The 100 year old “cement” is only 10mm thick underneath is ash and rubble and ideally I don’t want to disturb it if I don’t have to.
Hence I was hoping for a flexible glue that is strong and thin enough to do the job.
 
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schakal

Thanks for all the replies. Very good points made there ^

Also the tiles are butted up to each other with no set amount of a gap and grouted with something that looks like pure cement.
Trying to separate tiles from each other is almost impossible without breaking them.
Am I correct thinking I can grout whatever the tiny gaps are left using cement mixed with water only ?
Any other tips for grouting ?
 
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schakal

Personally I would apply a very small amount of the tile adhesive to the sides of the tiles.
Squish together so it squeezes up and wash off flush with top of tiles.
Use a slow-set adhesive if your a novice and you’ll have plenty of working time.!


Brilliant , thank you very much.
 

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