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Ready mixed adhesive

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:53 pm
by bgatty68
Please don't shout at me for asking this but can anyone recommend a good ready mixed tiling adhesive I just want it to do a room quickly that's all I know the pros will all use powdered but a recommendation would be great :thumbright: :oops:

Re: Ready mixed adhesive

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:58 pm
by Razor
Ready mixed adhesive is sometimes ok but stay well clear of any fix and grout types. It'd be easier sticking them up with manjuice :lol:

Re: Ready mixed adhesive

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:59 pm
by wine~o
what size tiles??

Re: Ready mixed adhesive

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 6:17 pm
by royaloakcarpentry
Up to 200X200 in a kitchen then most ready mixed are not too bad. Depends on what makes you have near to you.

Any size in a bathroom..............cement based only.

Should add that the above applies to us. You will find tilers that tile 300X300 with ready mixed adhesive, and also use it in bathrooms.

ready mixed is no quicker than cement based. In fact it is probably longer. Yes you have to mix it and that takes all of 3 minutes by hand, but it spreads easier and quicker than ready mixed.

Re: Ready mixed adhesive

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:45 pm
by bgatty68
Royaloakcarpentry the room is the bathroom and the tiles are 250mm x 400mm
And yes I agree it does only take 3mins ish to mix up cement based adhesive just lazily though open tub and put on the wall rather than mixing powder and water :roll: got a bit lazy there but also past experience with mixing is that there is never quite enough at the end of the day for that one last tile so you either throw adhesive at bottom of tub away or you mix up some more and then you might over mix again and all this seems to add more cost IMO that's why I thought ready mixed

Re: Ready mixed adhesive

Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 7:13 am
by wine~o
with tiles that size ..powdered addy every time...

Mind you, it's your home....

Re: Ready mixed adhesive

Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:10 am
by bgatty68
wine~O
any recommended adhesive then and i will stick to powdered.

Re: Ready mixed adhesive

Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:23 am
by wine~o
http://www.diy.com/nav/decor/tiles/adhe ... e-10137361

if I'm near B&Q..

Topps own brand if I'm nearer Topps.....

Re: Ready mixed adhesive

Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:37 am
by bgatty68
cheers wine~o i tried looking on Topps site and they only advertise BAL

Re: Ready mixed adhesive

Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:40 am
by bgatty68
Wine~o then i looked harder and found their own brand :oops: :oops: :oops:

Re: Ready mixed adhesive

Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:53 am
by bgatty68
wine~o i found this what do you think of their own brand, im not trying to scrimp just looking for a deal. If i have to pay top money i will but if a good product is cheaper then i will go for that.

http://www.wickes.co.uk/flexible-rapid- ... tapopen=cm

Re: Ready mixed adhesive

Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:56 am
by wine~o
Never used it, but other wickes gear is OK, :dunno: do you really need the rapid set though? The 24hour stuff is cheaper..

Re: Ready mixed adhesive

Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 9:49 am
by bgatty68
wine~o yes you are right i didnt look at the 24hr one as it says Floor Adhesive then clicked on it and in the description says its for both, but the rapid set is 2 for £30 but i suppose the saving of £2 for two bags isnt worth the hassle of drying so quick

Re: Ready mixed adhesive

Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 12:01 am
by scot-canuck
My bathroom I used Mapeigrip D2 readymixed, stuck like the proverbial poo to a blanket,
grout....was mapei as well, tho powdered..ice white....
I was only using 100x100 tiles though.