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tom76
Hi Everyone,
First time I've tried tiling and I'm having problems getting the tiles to stay up. I'm using Unibond non-slip wall tile adhesive (ready mixed) and even after a couple of days they will lift off the wall very easily with a fingernail, so no chance of grouting. Strange thing is that the adhesive is stuck really well to the wall but comes clean away from the tile. I can see lots of impressions from the back of the tile so I think I've been making good contact. Any idea what I've been doing wrong?
I've had a look at a few other posts and seems that Unibond isn't everyone's favourite, so if it's a case of using a better adhesive what would be good for:
I'd like to use a ready mix as it's quite a small room/job and saves on mess etc. But near me (north London) I can only see stockists that sell BAL Green star (from a well know tile store £20 for a tub) and Mapegrip D2 (£20) MapeStik (£8) or Mapegrip D1 (£12) from a builder merchant. Or Mapei ultramastic which looks like I can use on the floor too (£30). Any of these a better choice than the Unibond and might fix the issue?
Sorry for long post. Also, if there's any knack to getting existing adhesive off ply I'd be interested to know!
Thanks!
First time I've tried tiling and I'm having problems getting the tiles to stay up. I'm using Unibond non-slip wall tile adhesive (ready mixed) and even after a couple of days they will lift off the wall very easily with a fingernail, so no chance of grouting. Strange thing is that the adhesive is stuck really well to the wall but comes clean away from the tile. I can see lots of impressions from the back of the tile so I think I've been making good contact. Any idea what I've been doing wrong?
I've had a look at a few other posts and seems that Unibond isn't everyone's favourite, so if it's a case of using a better adhesive what would be good for:
- Tiling the walls of a downstairs WC (i.e. no prolonged water contact)
- Walls are mix of plasterboard and ply (I've primed the ply with acrylic but as above there doesn't seem a problem sticking to the walls so much as the tiles themselves)
- Ceramic tiles 200 * 250 * 6mm
- Using a 6mm square notch trowel
- ready mixed
I'd like to use a ready mix as it's quite a small room/job and saves on mess etc. But near me (north London) I can only see stockists that sell BAL Green star (from a well know tile store £20 for a tub) and Mapegrip D2 (£20) MapeStik (£8) or Mapegrip D1 (£12) from a builder merchant. Or Mapei ultramastic which looks like I can use on the floor too (£30). Any of these a better choice than the Unibond and might fix the issue?
Sorry for long post. Also, if there's any knack to getting existing adhesive off ply I'd be interested to know!
Thanks!
