Porcelain 600mm x 600mm. Same adhesive for floor and walls? - TilersForums.com

[Jay K]

Looking for some adhesive advice...

DIY bathroom job, 600 x 600 porcelain tiles 26kg per sq metre plus weight of adhesive (pick my Sigma 3c3m up tomorrow).

Tiles going on floor and halfway up walls both on 6mm hardie backer (unless plaster board will take weight of tiles going up the wall halfway?). Was thinking of getting BAL Rapid Flex One adhesive from CTD. Question is will this be a good adhesive for the walls also or would I be better going with a slow set?

For grout I'm looking at going with Tilemaster grout 3000 (anyone had any experience with jasmine colour - the tiles are a creamy off white colour).

Final question - I'm looking at getting a levelling system, should I get 2mm clips (minimum width recommended by Tilemaster) or should I get smaller clips and use 2mm spacers? I've read about this latter method but wondering what the advantage is?

Sorry for so many questions, just making sure I get the right materials for the job cheers!

 

[Dumbo]

I would get slow set for walls .
1mm clips plus larger spacer . ( more room for clip to come out with out damaging tile edge also more room to adjust tile spacing if needed ) .
If your wall is skimmed no chance. Bare plaster board 32kg a metre .

 

[Jay K]

I would get slow set for walls .
1mm clips plus larger spacer . ( more room for clip to come out with out damaging tile edge also more room to adjust tile spacing if needed ) .
If your wall is skimmed no chance. Bare plaster board 32kg a metre .

Cheers for the quick response. Currently there is ceramic tile on the walls (halfway up) that will be removed and replaced with porcelain so do you think I'll get away with it or best to chop it out and screw Hardie onto the noggins?

 

[Dumbo]

Hardie straight to stud would be best . You could do plaster board straight to stud no skim. You should support join between old and new with horizontal noggin .

 

[Jay K]

Hardie straight to stud would be best . You could do plaster board straight to stud no skim. You should support join between old and new with horizontal noggin .

Thanks, good advice. I might try and get a backer board same depth as the plaster board then (10mm?)

Can I ask why slow set is better for the walls and also what are your recommendations for a slow set from CTD? Is the CTD slow set Ultra Trade white a decent addy or would I be best going with something else?

 

[Dumbo]

I dont shop at ctd. Slow set gives you more time . Your plaster board should be 12.5mm