Hi all,
I'm neeing advice on what tubbed adhesive to get (from B&Q) for ceramic wall tiles (30x20) on tanked plasterboard walls.

I'm hopeless at mixing bagged stuff, I cant get the consistency right (tiles sliding down the walls!), it goes off to soon and I'm wasting a lot of it each time ive used it... been through a 10kg of Mapei at the weekend and managed to do hardly anything.

Is there a suitable tubbed adhesive I can pick up from B&Q tonight so I can get this finished?

thanks!

P.S ill be using Mapei bagged grout, this is just an adhesive im after.

You should not tile onto Tanking with Tubbed adhesive..

Get yourself something like mapei P9 and take your time with the water so not too runny it has a bucket life of about 8hrs so won't go off to fast for you.

no tubbed on tanking sorry

Can I get mapei P9 from B&Q do you know?

Thanks!

I would advise against ready mix in a wet area, there are some that claim to be showerproof. As you have gone to the trouble af tanking the walls, I would suggest you persevere With the mixing, and use a good make slow set with suitable primer.

You can get Buildfix super flex from BandQ.. this is the same as Kera flex maxi..

My slow typing again.

As everyone else defo not tubbed addy when using tanking!!

Originally Posted by Dave

You can get Buildfix super flex from BandQ.. this is the same as Kera flex maxi..

Thanks, would this last longer than the Keraquick I was using previously before going off?

a lot longer

get yourself down to a local tile giant and get something like mapei p9 or adeslix,8 hour bucket life and probably the same price as b&q but better quality

All of the above

At the risk of putting the cat amongst the pidgeons, BAL Grip and White Star (both tubbed addys) are actually fine for these size of ceramic tiles in tanked areas in showers. BAL Grip though is quite expensive even with trade discount.

Originally Posted by Bushwhacker1

At the risk of putting the cats amongst the pidgeons, BAL Grip and White Star (both tubbed addys) are actually fine for tanked areas in showers. BAL Grip though is quite expensive even with trade discount.

But the tiles will need to be porous.. the water from the adhesive has to disperse and usually this is the substrate or the tiles biscuit.. unlike cement based adhesive that dries hydraulically..

So in theory it is always wise to use the proper product and not just one that might be ok.. and take ages to dry out..

..and in this case, the tiles biscuit as they are ceramic. There will need to be extended drying time of course under these conditions but the original post didnt state if the shower was being put into action immediately. BAL's Grip and White Star were specifically recommended as the dispersion choices when i checked with their technical dept. I thought this would be the most helpful because the poster in question wanted to avoid mixing addy...

It is yes and much appreciated... but i just wanted to add that last bit for other readers...

Wot? I know it is Monday morning, but what does this mean?!!!!

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