bal blue star-flexible-surely not!?

[spenny]

ok before i start i realise this may seem a totally stupid question, but........having spotted bal blue star tubbed ady the other day,and saw that it is flexible. I got to thinking, surely this does not mean it can be used for floors!? If not as i suspect, what would happen if it were to be used!?

[sWe]

I think you're a bit to focused on the "flexibility" of adhesives tbh. It's not the flexibility of an adhesive that makes it suitable or unsuitable for floor tiling per se, providing the substrate is stable and sound - it's the power of adhesion it provides, particularly during and after stressing circumstances, such as heating, water immersion, freezing, etc. Dispersion adhesives tend to be a bit more sensitive to such circumstances than cementious adhesives.

Some dispersion adhesives are suitable for floor tiling according to their manufacturers, BUT dispersion adhesives aren't suitable for use with very dense tiles (especially not large ones), such as various grades of porcelain, and natural stone, which are the normal choices for floor tiles, mostly because of how dispersion adhesives harden, and that kind of makes the whole discussion moot.

More on the subject of adhesive flexibility:

Choosing adhesive and grout with standards as a general guide

http://www.tilersforums.co.uk/tile-a...tml#post146623

[Dave]

Simple answer....no it isnt suitable for floors.....

[medlar]

no mate not suitable for floors what so ever

[Dave Ramsden]

nope, but apparently you can fix wedi board to concrete with it... ~sniggers at private joke~

[TilingLogistics]

Apparently it was the adhesive of choice to fix the first generation of Ditra Matting

Kev

[spenny]

yes, i dont think so, but thought i would just check-knew it would be too good to be true!!

[david campbell]

b&q sell tubbed for floors,would you ever dream of using it?

[graham31]

Was in BQ the other day and saw they sold Build fix adhesive(if i remember the name correct) and at the bottom of the bag their was a Mapei logo.Sold a full range of the stuff.

Wasn't in to buy it just checking something and noticed it on the passing.Just in case anybody thought i was investing in this material

[david campbell]

Was in BQ the other day and saw they sold Build fix adhesive(if i remember the name correct) and at the bottom of the bag their was a Mapei logo.Sold a full range of the stuff.

Wasn't in to buy it just checking something and noticed it on the passing.Just in case anybody thought i was investing in this material

you have been sussed out!!!

[graham31]

you have been sussed out!!!

Me and ma big mouth

[david campbell]

Me and ma big mouth

was that you in the darnley b&q with the balaclava on???

[graham31]

was that you in the darnley b&q with the balaclava on???

doing the commando crawl up and down the aisles!!!

Yip that was me

[david campbell]

should have robbed the place( i dont condone crime) cos they have been doing that to people for years!! lol