tiles spacers for quartz tiles? - TilersForums.com

[cjscos]

what size spaces do i use to lay quartz floor tiles? which size would look best 2, 3, 5 mm ?

 

[cjscos]

also when applying my arcylic primer do i wait till its totally dry before tiling or are you supposed to let it dry a bit (30min say) then tiles over the floor?

 

[cjscos]

it on a concrete floor sorry....

 

[White Room]

Allow the primer to dry before tiling, it's on a screed floor why prime or is it dusty

 

[Dontiler]

i would use 2mm spacers for 300x600 600x600 tiles, quartz tiles usually good quality, not vary in size so much, if concrete is dusty dilute 1:3 primer with water or clean with water and can start tiling,
good luck

 

[david campbell]

2mm on concrete or very secure wooden surfaces if not then 3mm,i personally think 5mm will ruin the effect,only use a diluted primer on dusty concrete floors

 

[cjscos]

the tiles are 300mm x 300mm

I thought it has to be primed first so the adhesive fixes properly when laying the tiles?
The floor is in good condition though but slightly dusty (built 1960)
I was going to use an acrylic bonding & priming agent ( granfix is its name). is this the corrrect stuff?

I got pva but after looking on here it was not recomended...

 

[david campbell]

priming isn't actually for concrete surfaces to allow the adhesive to stick,it's the dust that will prevent the tilie bonding to the adhesive and the floor

 

[White Room]

It just seals the floor

 

[cjscos]

oh right......

I was told by many that it STOPS the concrete base sucking water out of the adhesive so they fix better and stronger to the floor?