hello all this is my first post. im going to try and tile my bath room, to start its only a small room and only need 10m2 which is going to be tiled. two walls are plastered and painted and the other two are plastered exterior walls. ive removed all the old tiles and adhesive sanded it all down. Do i need to do any further prep work ? will i need to prime the walls with any thing before i can start tiling.

I will be using tiles which are 310mmx310mm with a small border to break the two colours up. I was told i need about 3 (60kg) bags of Keraquick Fast Setting Single Part Flexible Floor Tile Adhesive. Is this right it seems alot. and is the right adhesive to be using

thanks for any help, sorry this is such a basic post and your seen it hundreds of times but i really want to have a good go at this

have you sanded the painted walls as well, I wouldnt use fast set, normal set is more suitable and why floor adhesive for the walls

Originally Posted by yabbie

hello all this is my first post. im going to try and tile my bath room, to start its only a small room and only need 10m2 which is going to be tiled. two walls are plastered and painted and the other two are plastered exterior walls. ive removed all the old tiles and adhesive sanded it all down. Do i need to do any further prep work ? will i need to prime the walls with any thing before i can start tiling.

I will be using tiles which are 310mmx310mm with a small border to break the two colours up. I was told i need about 3 (60kg) bags of Keraquick Fast Setting Single Part Flexible Floor Tile Adhesive. Is this right it seems alot. and is the right adhesive to be using

thanks for any help, sorry this is such a basic post and your seen it hundreds of times but i really want to have a good go at this

Could you expand on that

thanks for the quick replys yes i have sanded the painted walls. i was told as they where wall/floor tiles i need that make i know nothing about tiling lol. I do know the bags where about £35 tho

what tiles are they

they are called intrepid they are a Ceramic tile. here is a link http://http://www.tilegiant.co.uk/in...loor-tile.html

hi yabbie keraquik is fine for these tiles,is it grey or white grout for your walls>? if white i would advise getting the white keraquik its easier to clean the joints

thats ok mapei adhesive is nice to use and is really good, you just dont want the rapid set as it will go off too quick for you and you will end up throwing most of it away

wall adhesive is better for walls as it will grab the tiles and hold them better

Originally Posted by kilty55

hi yabbie keraquik is fine for these tiles,is it grey or white grout for your walls>? if white i would advise getting the white keraquik its easier to clean the joints

Havent got as far as the grout yet .... but think i will go white unless its a light grey. thanks for the tip

which keraquik one do i use then if not the rapid set one ? could i use Mapegrip D2 Wall Tile Adhesive or should i stick to powder stuff

keraquik says its rapid setting but to be honest its not really ,has a decent pot life you shd be ok

will an acrylic primer be best to use ? i will stick with the keraquik as no one has said to use others. i will just have to make a little bit up as i go . Will start with two bags and if i need more i could always buy more

Use Mapei's Primer G for priming the walls yabbie, (that is if your using k'quick) I'd ditch the idea of using D2 as it's a dispersion adheive and your tiles are too big for it

went to the store today ordered my tiles. when i asked about the adhesive they said p26 mapegrip would do the job. I know alot of people say stay away from the ready mixed stuff. i didnt buy the adhesive i thought i would double check first same store has told me to use two diffrent types of adhesive thanks for any more help

Originally Posted by yabbie

went to the store today ordered my tiles. when i asked about the adhesive they said p26 mapegrip would do the job. I know alot of people say stay away from the ready mixed stuff. i didnt buy the adhesive i thought i would double check first same store has told me to use two diffrent types of adhesive thanks for any more help

I would stick (no pun intended) with the Keraquick

just looking online for keraquick just to see if its any cheaper than my local store and found http://www.bath1959.com/product/mape...ve-white-20kg/
and then Keraquick White 20kg Fast Setting Single Part Flexible Floor Tile Adhesive - Wall Tile Adhesive - Tile Adhesive & Grout is the second one more cause its a rapid set one ?

They are both the same

Thats a good price for non trade from the first link

thats what i was thinking even the postage is cheap

Originally Posted by yabbie

just looking online for keraquick just to see if its any cheaper than my local store and found Mapei Keraquick Adhesive White 20kg at Bath1959.com
and then Keraquick White 20kg Fast Setting Single Part Flexible Floor Tile Adhesive - Wall Tile Adhesive - Tile Adhesive & Grout is the second one more cause its a rapid set one ?

yes rapidset is generally more expensive

ok well before i place my order this adhesive will be ok ? or should i be using the rapid set. never tiled before so just want to get this right first time thanks jay

jay

you really dont want rapid set as it will go off before youve had a chance to use it

the standard set is the same but doesnt go off as quick

Originally Posted by mikethetile

jay

you really dont want rapid set as it will go off before youve had a chance to use it

the standard set is the same but doesnt go off as quick

ok well that said thanks to all who have helped with my thread and thanks for putting up with me lol

you're welcome yabbie, that's what we're here for