Tile Adhesive Poll 2007 - Best Tile Adhesive For Floors And Walls? - TilersForums.com

[TheWrightTiler]

addys

as i dont really have a preference for addys il go where the job is,

if in edinburgh east its bal, expensive but good
if in edinburgh west its dunlop, cheap and never had any problems
if in fife west ts granfix, very good and good prices
if in fife east its nicobond or dunlop again never had any problems

i think that as bal has a good name, people will use it, it is expensive and with a good guarantee but people balk at the price that you can get it for even at trade rates

for dunlop i pay roughly a half of what bal is, same for nicobond and granfix so easy way to make a little pocket money on addys and still give punter a good discount etc

andy

 

[Perry]

bal ptb costs me £13.53 + vat my last job used 600 bags there guarantee is good until you have a problem i found they only help if it dosnt cost them anything so if i can get a good product at a beter price 600x4=2400 nice beer tokens

 

[Dan]

I've added Larsen PCI and Weber to the Poll. Obviously BAL seem to be taking the lead a bit.

 

[GazTech]

I've added Larsen PCI and Weber to the Poll. Obviously BAL seem to be taking the lead a bit.

I wonder why ?

 

[Perry]

I've added Larsen PCI and Weber to the Poll have I got it Gaz :lol:

 

[CLAYS TILES]

I've been using BAL good quality and a good range of addy's etc.

 

[Perry]

carnt aford it :lol:

 

[OLEG99]

Just to clear up the confusion ...Ardex bought BAL 3 years ago. Bal own the brandname Dunlop. Staff from Bal left and formed Norcros Adhesives which is now a seperate adhesive company. Howtex was bought by Webber and Broutin and then swallowed up by St Gobain group which includes CTD.
Mapei are the largest in the world and still a privately owned family company

Cliff Cliff Cliff..... you should know your competitors at lot better then this!!!..... The Ardex Group acquired BAL in 2001. Ardex UK and BAL operate as independent companies in the UK under the common Ardex Group banner. (incidentally the Ardex group is also a family owned group!)



I think the poll shows that whether Mapei are the world's largest (largest what by the way) makes little difference as the UK market for tiling is so different to anywhere else in the world. Maybe that is why the company that has been at the forefront of UK tile adhesives development for 45 years leads the poll despite the number of ex staff working for Norcros, although strangely not as many ex BAL staff as work at Mapei!

 

[geehippy]

I'm halfway through a bathroom, the customer provided all the mats........ unibond addy and B and Q 10 by 8 plain white tiles.
The addy holds the tiles like grease, and I've had to grade the tiles like slate cos they're all different sizes.
I've also got to tile over tiles, so I'm insisting on bal white star for that.
Its early days for me to pick a preferred addy but I've found one I really don't like.

 

[DHTiling]

B&Q 10x 8 whites are nightmare to work with arnt they!!!!!...