I am planning to lay quarry tiles on a path
I have conceted the base and have left around 1 inch from finish level.
If anyone can answer the following i would be eternally grateul

1 I am planning to lay the quarry tiles on a sand and cement mix is this the corect way to go


2 Also should the mix be semi dry

3 Do i use nomal building sand and cement

4 What ratio of sand and cement to use

5 Is there a product to add to the mix to help adhere to the tile


Thanks

Bily

there is several ways people do it-
sand and cement damp but not wet
sand and cement (mortar) 3:1/4:1 ratio (depends who you listen to)
add fairy liquid with the above to make it workable
or a external flexible adhesive,that you mix with water

Thanks dave

Can you have the flexible adhesive an inch thick?

And builders sand is ok then?

Originally Posted by barcabod

Thanks dave

Can you have the flexible adhesive an inch thick?

And builders sand is ok then?

you can use thickbed addy(never used it myself though)

yes to building sand

Dave top man

What would you suggest to grout with
I am planning on having the tiles in a diamond pattern (finally got my angle grinder haha) with a 5 mm gap between tiles so to lessen the small variations in the reclaimed tiles.I was planning to use a pretty dry mix of the sand and cement and point up will this be ok?

grout looks better than pointed mortar! mapei ultracolour

Originally Posted by david campbell

you can use thickbed addy(never used it myself though)

yes to building sand

needs to be sharp sand for flooring,and you would get a better finish on a 5mm joint with a sanded grout like Ardex c2

Originally Posted by david campbell

there is several ways people do it-
sand and cement damp but not wet
sand and cement (mortar) 3:1/4:1 ratio (depends who you listen to)
add fairy liquid with the above to make it workable
or a external flexible adhesive,that you mix with water

Plastisizer should be used not fairy liquid for a wet mix

is the mapei ultra colour sanded grout?
I can get that from screwfix so easier for me than buying online

Thanks

Thanks for all your continued help so far lads

Just so i know i have it right

I am going to lay on a 3 to 1 mortar base not too wet( how dry or wet should it be)
Also soaking the tiles before i start laying to avoid dryng too quickly

I am planning to use Bal wide joint flexi grout is this ok or do you suggest something else bearing in mind i would need to buy from a store and can get Bal from topps

should i seal before i grout so its easier to clean grout mist
Some people say no need to seal
Or i have read that using coking oil around edge of tile when grouting will be ok

Its a confusing time and time to stop doing these jobs myself i think haha

Thanks

Billy

Well job done

I laid using 3 to 1 cement mix and pointed with the same

Just need to clean tomorrow and jobs a good un

Anyone have any opinion to using a tile cleaner then HG Golvpolish?

Thanks for all the help it was appreciated