As an adhesive chemist for 30 years, my suggestion is to not worry too much
about the adhesive. This isn't a new application and the adhesive companies
all figured out how to make tile adhesives long ago. You'll be fine if you
buy any of the products from any of the tile stores, or big box hardware
stores.

Any differences between the adheisves will be minor compared to the effects
of poor surface preparation so I'd put my emphasis there.

"MAG" wrote in message
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Hi folks-

I'm getting ready for a bathtub / shower re-do. The surround will be
ceramic tile. This will be my second tile job. The first was a tile
floor, and that went well enough.

So, the tile will be mostly 8x12" ceramic tile, with some accent tiles
near the top. The shower head is adjustable angle, so the tiles/grout
will be exposed to the water stream directly. I don't want the water or
heat exposure to damage the grout.

I want to make sure I'm using the optimum products. The backing will be
durock over tarpaper.

For this application, what's the best adhesive / grout / grout sealant?

Knowing Google is my friend, I've read up on this subject from several
websites but want to get some experiences here from the group.

Thanks in advance!

Marc