Hi all,

Planning on fitting 600x300 porcelain tiles in a bathroom onto 2 walls plasterboard and 2 walls brick/cement id much prefer to use tub adhesive if possible just to save time on contsamtly mixing powder type

Any reccomendations on whats best to use

yes ive googled and yes ive gone through many pages on here

Regards

Kev

Its a big no to using ready mixed adhesive. Cement based adhesives only and you need one that is suitable for porcelain.

Originally Posted by Sir Ramic

Its a big no to using ready mixed adhesive. Cement based adhesives only and you need one that is suitable for porcelain.

Sir Ramic, point taken certainly will be using cement based, is this because of size or type of tile ??

Both, Dispersion adhesive wont dry with a tile that size, no air can get to the centre and it needs to be modified (polymers) for porcelain. Cement based will let you build out if needed too

PS, dont forget to prime all surfaces before using cement based adhesives ..NOT PVA !

Originally Posted by Sir Ramic

PS, dont forget to prime all surfaces before using cement based adhesives ..NOT PVA !

Any recomendations on a decent primer then

i can get 20kg weber rapid set spf white for £1.95 + vat is this a good price

Thanks very much for the info and you knowledge

Kev

Originally Posted by kevhky

Any recomendations on a decent primer then

i can get 20kg weber rapid set spf white for £1.95 + vat is this a good price

Thanks very much for the info and you knowledge

Kev

At that price..buy a pallett...

Originally Posted by Dave

At that price..buy a pallett...

woops ha ha ha my mistake should have been £ 11.95

id have bought a truck load at that price

Personally i think you will better with a standard setting adhesive, it will give a lot longer bucket life and less wasted adhesive.

Originally Posted by Dave

Personally i think you will better with a standard setting adhesive, it will give a lot longer bucket life and less wasted adhesive.

Dave i think your absolutely right mate, the rapid set is just the product that the tile shop offered me

ill ask for the standard one, is the price okay and is it a decent brand

As long as it's suitable for porcelain then it should be fine...I only use the mapei adhesives at present and the weber ones i haven't used on porcelain..

Originally Posted by kevhky

Any recomendations on a decent primer then

i can get 20kg weber rapid set spf white for £1.95 + vat is this a good price

Thanks very much for the info and you knowledge

Kev

Mapei primer G

mapei isgood idea. i'm very glad not bal. hurt tilers pockets