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| Adhesive | | What do you prefer powdered or tub adhesive...and reasons why. |
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| Re: Adhesive | | Suppose it depends on the job really. At the mo Im a tub man on wall tiles unless there too bog of course. Havent had that yet like.
I can see the advantages of using powdered though on a wall, quicker drying times etc, no need to go back 2 days later to grout.
But how does the time measure up for mixing and then using etc as powdered only has a short working time cmpared to tubbed.
For those of you that use powdered all the time and I know there are a few, how much do you mix up at a time etc?/ | | |
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| Re: Adhesive | | Use both myself as I am still new to the game, but can see the advantages of powder stuff and will in all probability end up using it all the time, eventually.
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| Re: Adhesive | | I mainly use tub adhesive on the walls. But when i am doing floors i prefer to mix my own so you can get it just how you like it.
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| Re: Adhesive | | will be using spf on walls from now on, especially with brickbond patterns so if walls are not quite true i can go up a notch size on trowel. I also find cement adhesives clean up better off wall tiles. |
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| Re: Adhesive | | bagged all the way for me.....go with small mixes to start..some rapidsets have longer a bucket life than others..advantages are dries quicker, can be used to flatten the wall/floor, can be applied thicker to even out discrepensies..Mark. | Plastering & Tiling Solutions. |
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| Re: Adhesive | | Powdered always, just got use to it. | | |
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