hi, i've recently just finished my c&g course in tiling and went in to topps tiles to set up a trade account. after talking about there bal products, they mentioned about the toppfix adhesive they also sell. can anyone tell me if they have used it and if its anygood? it is quite cheaper than bal, so obviously this raised my suspictions a bit. any info would be helpfull.
thanks.

welcome a1

ive used it and had no problems with it, I feel that bal is a good product but overpriced

do you have a tile giant near you as they stock mapei

Hello A1. Are you the A1 tiling in my area by any chance?
The toppfix is ok, it is made by palace but has the topps logo on the bag. IMO not as good as BAL and BAL is not as good as Mapei. Tile Giant would be my first point of call. If you are the A1 in my area pop in to the christchurch branch and have a word with Martin

cheers guys.
no, im from kent area dylante.
yeah i went in tile giant the otherday and got an application form. its further than topps, so thats why i've been going topps.
will mapei from tile giant work out alot cheaper than bal from topps then?
also, i was in b&q the otherday and noticed an adhesive that had mapei on the bag. when i looked closer it was a buildfix mapei. i take it this is a no no, and is more for the diy tiler?
thanks

yes mapei from tilegiant is cheaper than bal from topps and buildfix is mapei, you will pay more for buildfix than mapei from tg , so really it depends how much further tg is from you

ok, thanks for the help lads

I have always found that the best part of a topps store is the exit door.

hi a1

yeah im starting to think that way diamond!
cheers gooner.
thanks for your help people

Hi and welcome

Had no problem with the Toppfix gear.

There is nothing WRONG with toppfix, just as there is nothing WRONG with any of the other lower priced adhesives out there. The problem I have is that I get Mapei Keraquick for the same price as a bag of toppfix. Althought the manager of topps tried to convince me that the toppfix (Palace) is as good if not better than Mapei... I just dont see it.

A1, if you can get a decent price from Tile Giant then go with Mapei every time, I doubt youl ever need to use another manufacturer

And dont forget that if you gain access to the TF Arms, you can get a further discount at Tile Giant. Happy days