Johnsons/Norcross adhesives

[TJ Smiler]

Whats peoples take on these adhesives, user friendly, drying times, ability etc etc

Meeting someone today who does free deliveries on single bags at short notice, might be quiet handy. But uses these brands only.

Cheers all

 

[Diggy]

Personally I've used the Porc/stonefix white and the flexi wide joint grout limestone.

I rate both but don't use it as I don't have a local supplier , also my main contractor supplies other brands.

I don't rate the bucket stuff though , it was supplied on a site I worked on a couple of years ago , cant remember the name of it. However , the rep who I know , says the formula has recently been changed.

All that said , it hasn't stopped me buying shares in the Co. for my pension pot.

Diggy

 

[White Room]

I used the fast set adhesive last year and they were'nt joking it was fast, not an adhesive I hope to use again....there floor grout finished nice.

 

[Rookery]

I tried their PTB a few years ago - never again.

 

[TJ Smiler]

Thanks lads, i met him yesterday and he was telling me he sells loads of it to other tilers and he hasn't had any complaints but he was talking about the slow set flexible white........ Has given me a bag to try out so i'll post back on here once i have used it.

Thanks again

 

[Diggy]

John Hall?

 

[m3fitter]

How much polyma does it carry ?? do they guarantee with UFH, ditra and anhydrate for porc's ?? as its quite usual now this combination, or ditra & anhydrate.... most don't

 

[TJ Smiler]

John Hall?

No mate........His names Russel

 

[TJ Smiler]

How much polyma does it carry ?? do they guarantee with UFH, ditra and anhydrate for porc's ?? as its quite usual now this combination, or ditra & anhydrate.... most don't

Have not looked at the polyma count but it does say on the bag that it's suitable for UFH (not sure about the guarantee) it does say that it can be used on anhydrate after the usual required preperation steps.

Don't mention ditra.

 

[Sean SML Tiling]

I find it goes off to quick. 10mins in the bucket and its gone off.

 

[mike1979]

I don't like it I don't find it goes of quick enough to be fair and I had to change a tile that was chipped the other day and it was far to easy to chisel up I only used it as I ran out of porcaquick

 

[TJ Smiler]

Ok so i thought i would give you an update, i used it last week on a bathroom. I won't be using it again as I found it went off to quick and was very grainy. It seemed to dry up very fast on the wall and When mixed it was more like a cheap grout full of air rather than an adhesive, the stick on it didn't seem to great either. I always trowel the wall first but i wanted to see how well it sticks/grabs so i buttered the back of one and gently pushed it onto the wall, i took it off straight away and there was nothing what-so-ever on the wall so didn't give me much confidence in it. When troweling up it flicked off all over the place too. And although it said it was white it was actually more of a beige.

Will be sticking to Weber and a couple of others that i use i think.

Thanks for your feedback chaps

Toby