opinions on pre mixed tile adhesive - Tile Advice

[Ian]

I totally agree, SPF for everything, used to use white star all the time until I saw the light. It is a good tubbed adhesive but costs a fortune, probably 3 times the cost of a quality SPF.

 

[Rich]

So I think to answer your question, if mixing up is a problem and if you are using small ceramics on a flat wall with no building up and you do not need to grout the same day, then tub adhesive is fine but not what most professionals would use given the choice.

If on the other hand you can mix up or you need to build up, grout the same day or the tiles are anything larger than 300x300 or not ceramic. A powder adhesive all the way.

 

[Stef]

Rich, you hit the nail right on the head,

"If you know its limitations"

This is where a lot of people trip up on tubbed addy.

I know so called tilers that have stuck 600x300mm porcelain on with tubbed addy. :mad2:

 

[Rich]

I can beat that mate, very successful firm round here (I would love to give their name on here but cant ) will use nothing else but tub, they refuse to even use powder on timber floors. Needless to say they get a lot of failures.

 

[Stef]

Rich, that is unbelievable.

"On Floors" Oh Dear.

On the plus side it will keep you busy.

 

[Rich]

:lol: Tell me about it! Putting their work right is my bread and butter work!

 

[John Benton]

I can beat that mate, very successful firm round here (I would love to give their name on here but cant ) will use nothing else but tub, they refuse to even use powder on timber floors. Needless to say they get a lot of failures.

I did a bathroom refurb in an old hotel converted into apartments. It was only 3x2m in size and if I was at one end of the room and the plumber walked in, I could feel myself being raised up there was so much deflection in the floor. Again the developers had used tubbed addy for the floor and the tiles were coming up very quickly. Luckily the customer wanted it all out and replaced. Nice job.

 

[BossieMossie]

I think it's wonderful stuff!
You open the lid and out wafts that clean scented aroma of creamy paste just waiting to be spread like butter onto a perfectly flat plastered surface.
You gently push the tiles into its moist surface, gently twisting as you go, and one after another a tile is held in position waiting for a cursory wipe with a damp sponge.
What could be more perfect.


That's my opinion anyway!

Stop sniffing the glue !