I've bought some castle travertine tiles From b and q and granfix quickset adhesive it says on the packet that I may need some flexi additive, my question is do I need it for use with these types tiles. Also there going onto a concrete floor if that helps

hi have you tiled before and i would recomend you get a cenent based flex adhesive in white

Rapid setting flexible adhesive in white.

I have used Granfix in the past with Travertine and no comebacks. It was Porcelain fix white though.

yep, white single part flexi adhesive is what I use too.

Originally Posted by jay

hi have you tiled before and i would recomend you get a cenent based flex adhesive in white

Not floors before only a little bit of wall while in work, I'm a spark. Why is this additive needed just out of curiosity. Not sure if it's White or not it's in a red 20kg bag this and it's rapid set

Originally Posted by Goodwin

Not floors before only a little bit of wall while in work, I'm a spark. Why is this additive needed just out of curiosity. Not sure if it's White or not it's in a red 20kg bag this and it's rapid set

If it's grey or non rapid setting it may stain the travertine

Just looked up this tile and it states :
A large format hard wearing ceramic floor tile replicating the beautiful natural look of travertine marble.

This is a ceramic tile giving a stone effect so a grey adhesive would be ok but I would still use a flexible adhesive but thats just me. I never use the non flexible adhesives

What's the purpose of the flex? Also do I need to seal it not quite sure what that entails just seen it mentioned a few times on here

No sealing required as they are ceramic. The flex isnt strictly needed but most fixers use a flexible adhesive these days as belt and braces, also the extra cost is not much.

Originally Posted by Goodwin

What's the purpose of the flex? Also do I need to seal it not quite sure what that entails just seen it mentioned a few times on here

The flexible adhesives just give a higher bond strength. You will need to prime the floor, not PVA.

O seal floor or tile do you mean reading Sirs post??

Originally Posted by CCTiling

The flexible adhesives just give a higher bond strength. You will need to prime the floor, not PVA.

ok picked up zgranfix flexi add and a bottle of primer, do leave primer to go off then tile or does it go stacky or something. also thanks for all the info everyone!

Usually primer would be dry enough to tile after about 1 hour

Originally Posted by CCTiling

Usually primer would be dry enough to tile after about 1 hour

How is it applied,mean with a trowl or brush or something

Originally Posted by Goodwin

How is it applied,mean with a trowl or brush or something

i use a paint roller