Mesh And Resin/glue Backed Stone. - Tile Advice

[Dan]

I'd assume they're cheaper and they can make a few quid more.

Tilers need to just point blank refuse to fit them. Or recommend the customers swaps tiles. Or something.

 

[Dave]

I'd assume they're cheaper and they can make a few quid more.

Tilers need to just point blank refuse to fit them. Or recommend the customers swaps tiles. Or something.

That is exactly why , 10mm and 12mm is cheaper in the long run than say 15mm to 18mm stone , so it's thick enough not to fracture along the fissures.

 

[Dave]

So on this project , the customer to switched to porcs..

 

[J Sid]

How are other countries dealing with this problem?
Or are the manufacturers just shipping all to us?

 

[Dave]

How are other countries dealing with this problem?
Or are the manufacturers just shipping all to us?

That's a good question and I'm sure we can't be the only ones ...

 

[Tap Dancer]

That's a good question and I'm sure we can't be the only ones ...

Hi Dave , just read your post and now very concerned with a large job I'm about to start , earlier today I unpacked 3 crates of 60 x 60 polished marble that my customer bought on line , my first concern was they were 20mm thick and secondly they had a mesh backing , the plan was to go with BAL PTB Fibre plus but after reading your informative post I just dinny ken what to do

 

[Kyle Knowles]

I'm actually using this resin and mesh backed marble from porcelanosa I'm using tilemaster semi rapid mixed with the flex master add mix but it's fooking awful to work with its sets in 20 mins and it's like spreading pva mixed with sand I can't wait to be off the damn job

 

[Kyle Knowles]

Tilemaster recommend using a setaflex mixed with flex master or there Ultimate S2

 

[hmtiling]

Tilemaster recommend using a setaflex mixed with flex master or there Ultimate S2

Why didn't you use the s2? I've never used a nice 2 part!

 

[Kyle Knowles]

I'm asking myself the same question every minute I'm on the job haha lesson learned

 

[Dumbo]

So surely those mosaics which are all glue on the back must be the same . Always wondered about that .

 

[demi34]

We had problem with the marble with mesh backed. We lay 120 sqm last year with underfloor heating,customer phone me and said 5 tiles start moving.

 

[J Sid]

We had problem with the marble with mesh backed. We lay 120 sqm last year with underfloor heating,customer phone me and said 5 tiles start moving.

what fixing method and adhesive did you use?

 

[demi34]

Bal adhesive pub and butter the back of tiles.

 

[J Sid]

Bal adhesive pub and butter the back of tiles.

which one?
did you use an add mix at all?
any uncoupling?