hi all sorry i have to ask this.
i have 2 bathrooms to tile in 600 x 300 travertine tiles.
the toal sqm of walls is 30sqm with 8 sqm floors.
all walls are being rebuilt with aquapanel and the floors are being removed and (22mm) marine ply relayed.
i normally use bal products for my work but have seen on the forum that alot of you use mapei. my local tile supplier has just started to supply mapei now. from what i have gleamed from the forum it would seem to be as good if not better than bal (and it is a bit cheaper), my question is(finally sorry)....what is the sqm coverage from a 20kg bag of keraquick flex (approx of coarse). also would adesilex p9 white be ok for the walls
or would you stick to flexible. still going to prime aquapanel.
cheers
chris

walls...2-3 kg per m2

floors.....3-5kg per m2

this is for keraquick.

thank you brian so at 3 kg pm a 20kg bag should do about 6 sqm walls
and say 4-5 sqm floors.
what is the bucket life like on this product?
thanks
chris

30mins approx.

Mix it with Latex plus if using it on wooden floors.

Would use the keraflex maxi for that size tile, the keraflex and P9 should not be used for over 300mm x 300mm

thanks will do as a ufh system will have been layed as well so the more flex the better. 30mins bucket life means mixing smaller amounts more frequently as im not the quickest tiler in the business but hey ho.
as an after thought would keraflex maxi white be any good for the walls.

Originally Posted by whitebeam

Would use the keraflex maxi for that size tile, the keraflex and P9 should not be used for that size tile

never new that whitebeam.Any spec on that as this is what my local shop sells to everyone and for all tile types..as far as im aware they havent had any failures..nor have i but thanks for raising the point and if you have any info i will read with interest,i will check the spec if i can find it .

P9 should not be used for that size tile

Why's that...?...It's fine for wall tiling......

It say it in their little black book Brian

keraflex maxi will allow for a 3-15 mm bed wheras the keraquick might not but would need to check this out.

Originally Posted by Dave

Why's that...?...It's fine for wall tiling......

The tiles are 600x300 dave

Originally Posted by whitebeam

The tiles are 600x300 dave

It's still fine....on floors then i would use another adhesive...P9 is a highly flexible adhesive and will cope with those tiles no probs on walls....

P9 is a C2 adhesive...more than capable...as long as you are not exceeding the maximum bed thickness then no probs...

I bow to your knowledge Dave

Honestly mate it is fine.......If you need to use a thicker bed then maxi is great on floors......but on the walls then you want them flat anyway... or we hope they are....

thanks guys, will i get the same coverage from all these mapei products?
b.t.w this is a really great site.......now if you could only come up with one to pay my credit card bill...without having to pay it.lol

Originally Posted by Dave

Honestly mate it is fine.......If you need to use a thicker bed then maxi is great on floors......but on the walls then you want them flat anyway... or we hope they are....

dave all the walls and floor are being replaced by a builder so ill have to let you know about that...lol

The coverage depends upon what trowel you use and how flat your substrate is...

600 x 300's you should get around 4 to 5 mtrs a bag with a 10mm trowel...this will bed back to around a 3 to 4 mm bed ..again depending on how flat your substrate is..

Most cement based adhesives will bed to around 6mm and 10 mm in located area's...any thicker then you want a thick bed adhesive and the maxi mentioned above beds to around 15mm.....

whitebeam...i had a look..it says max tile size 900cm but doesnt give width or thickness..this is for keraflex.

p9 spec doesnt mention any tile size.

Im not undermining you as clearlly i am unsure myself ,so please dont take this personally.

Originally Posted by CJ CERAMICS

dave all the walls and floor are being replaced by a builder so ill have to let you know about that...lol

Good luck.......

Do some pics for Dave he loves em

Pics...pics...did someone mention pics.......

will do

The pot life for keraflex maxi is 8hrs CJ so worth the extra cash as this means less mixing