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Adhesive wet and crumbly (Tiles 'fall' off)
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Adhesive wet and crumbly (Tiles 'fall' off)
I've clearly done something wrong....
I laid 10 tiles on the wall last week, everything went fine, until I started poking around. I could see if I pressed one slightly it moved so I put a screw driver under one and it popped off with VERY minimal pressure.
When the tiles came off the adhesive stayed on the walls and has been fairly difficult to get off. Its quite crumbly though.
I left them 5 days, should I have left them longer before proding?
I used adhesive from a tub
I want to tile them back on but fear this will happen again!
Many Thanks
I laid 10 tiles on the wall last week, everything went fine, until I started poking around. I could see if I pressed one slightly it moved so I put a screw driver under one and it popped off with VERY minimal pressure.
When the tiles came off the adhesive stayed on the walls and has been fairly difficult to get off. Its quite crumbly though.
I left them 5 days, should I have left them longer before proding?
I used adhesive from a tub
I want to tile them back on but fear this will happen again!
Many Thanks
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I'd try a different adhesive if I was you as it looks like there could be something wrong with the adhesive that you have. Normally they should be well fixed after about 24 hours.
The term showerproof can also be a bit misleading as that does not necessarily mean that it is waterproof.
The term showerproof can also be a bit misleading as that does not necessarily mean that it is waterproof.
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Post by Jaeger_S2k »
It's not suitable for Pocelain tiles, that's why they 'fell' off.anderino wrote: Mepai Mapestik.
It wasn't the adhesives fault but the application.
You needed Mapei KERAQUICK.
Mapei is also used by professional tilers
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