Resin And Mesh Backed Marble From Porcelanosa - Tile Advice

[Kyle Knowles]

All information on this subject would be much appreciated as I've priced up a job using this stuff and from what I've read on here I'm getting the feeling I should walk away or advice the customer to change the tile for sumat that will stay on the wall lol

 

[J Sid]

walk unless you can find an adhesive manufacturer to guarantee the adhesive with this product.

 

[White Room]

If Porcelanosa are supplying then surley they should have an adhesive manufacturer who can guarantee it.

 

[Kyle Knowles]

With the resin and mesh coving 100% of the tile it's impossible to fix the tile in line with the British stand ??

 

[White Room]

BS states only 25% coverage of glue/resin, as Julian then.

 

[J Sid]

but don't the tta say NO to fitting these?

 

[White Room]

but don't the tta say NO to fitting these?

Remember reading about these tiles, big job in London and there was a failure....

 

[Kyle Knowles]

Tilemaster advice was use there ultimate adhesive or for a standard set use setaflex with flex maste addy at 1:1

 

[Ian]

I've seen a job recently done with these tiles where the backs of the tiles were primed with neat prime plus prior to tiling. I'm not sure where the fitter/homeowners got the advice to do that but, that's how it was done. Something like prime plus grip or Eco prim from Mapei would make a bit more sense to me.

 

[J Sid]

I've seen a job recently done with these tiles where the backs of the tiles were primed with neat prime plus prior to tiling. I'm not sure where the fitter/homeowners got the advice to do that but, that's how it was done. Something like prime plus grip or Eco prim from Mapei would make a bit more sense to me.

Having worked with resins in the past, I know that unless the surface to be stuck is keyed by the use of a 'peel ply' fabric applied during the cure of the resin and not remove until it is ready to be stuck then there is no hope of a proper bond.
The 'peel ply' fabric is there to collect the impurity's which collect on the surface and give a mat finish. So unless you are prepared to clean and abrade the surface of the backs of these 'resin backed ' tiles, forget using them.....