Which tile adhesive to use with Schluter Ditra - Tile Advice

[Old Mod]

Thank you for posting the result of your enquiry, so often we’re left wondering the outcome.

You do realise several hundred tilers just breathed a sigh of relief! 😁

thank you.

 

[Dave]

The phrase “ I told you so “ 😂😂

 

[Dillygaff]

Hi , what reason are you using Ditra for firstly and as for adhesive, yes your info is American based , schluter uk say modified adhesive is fine.

Apparently its flexible for laying the ditra and standard for fixing the tiles as the ditra is designed to take the movement and the tiles are set on the dovetail of the matting. Makes sense to me I'm not a tiler. ?

 

[Chris1]

Hi , what reason are you using Ditra for firstly and as for adhesive, yes your info is American based , schluter uk say modified adhesive is fine.

schluter states when sticking ditra to concrete use a unmodified adhesive and when using ditra on top of plywood use MODIFIED

 

[Dave]

schluter states when sticking ditra to concrete use a unmodified adhesive and when using ditra on top of plywood use

It’s been discussed clearly enough above.

 

[Yammar]

Hi and thanks for the reply. I'm aware of how to install the Ditra and what trowel to use, what I am unsure of is which tile adhesive to use. Have you used flexible adhesive or polymer modified to install tiles on top of Ditra? As the previous posts explain Shluter don't recommend using a modified mortar. Thanks again for your input.

 

[Lou]

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