I've got 5l of Unibond wall tile adhesive and only 4 or 5 wall tiles left
to lay. On the other hand, I've got zero litres of floor tile adhesive
and 80 *floor* tiles to lay. You can understand my predicament. Any
observations?

On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 09:22:44 +0000, Cursitor Doom wrote:

I've got 5l of Unibond wall tile adhesive and only 4 or 5 wall tiles
left to lay. On the other hand, I've got zero litres of floor tile
adhesive and 80 *floor* tiles to lay. You can understand my predicament.
Any observations?

Sorry, that should be 25 litres of wall tile adhesive - and the floor
tiles, like the wall tiles, are ceramic.
Cheers.

On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 09:25:26 +0000, Cursitor Doom wrote:

On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 09:22:44 +0000, Cursitor Doom wrote:

I've got 5l of Unibond wall tile adhesive and only 4 or 5 wall tiles
left to lay. On the other hand, I've got zero litres of floor tile
adhesive and 80 *floor* tiles to lay. You can understand my
predicament.
Any observations?

Sorry, that should be 25 litres of wall tile adhesive - and the floor
tiles, like the wall tiles, are ceramic.
Cheers.

And the floor tiles to be laid will be over the old original quarry
tiles, if that makes any difference. Sigh....

On Saturday, October 5, 2013 10:22:44 AM UTC+1, Cursitor Doom wrote:
I've got 5l of Unibond wall tile adhesive and only 4 or 5 wall tiles left
to lay. On the other hand, I've got zero litres of floor tile adhesive
and 80 *floor* tiles to lay. You can understand my predicament. Any
observations?

Get on with it


NT

On Saturday 05 October 2013 10:22 Cursitor Doom wrote in uk.d-i-y:

I've got 5l of Unibond wall tile adhesive and only 4 or 5 wall tiles left
to lay. On the other hand, I've got zero litres of floor tile adhesive
and 80 *floor* tiles to lay. You can understand my predicament. Any
observations?

No.

Use proper powdered floor tile adhesive that you mix as you use. It's more
painful but it will give the strongest longest lasting result.

I'm happy using wall tile readymix adhesive on walls. But floor tiles have
much demanded of them, both mechanically (heavy weights, walking on) and
water wise (washing down, damp in the floor etc).

It's hardly a big expense - scrimp and you will regret it.
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On 05/10/2013 11:19, Tim Watts wrote:
On Saturday 05 October 2013 10:22 Cursitor Doom wrote in uk.d-i-y:

I've got 5l of Unibond wall tile adhesive and only 4 or 5 wall tiles left
to lay. On the other hand, I've got zero litres of floor tile adhesive
and 80 *floor* tiles to lay. You can understand my predicament. Any
observations?

No.

Use proper powdered floor tile adhesive that you mix as you use. It's more
painful but it will give the strongest longest lasting result.

I'm happy using wall tile readymix adhesive on walls. But floor tiles have
much demanded of them, both mechanically (heavy weights, walking on) and
water wise (washing down, damp in the floor etc).

It's hardly a big expense - scrimp and you will regret it.


I suppose in theory the usual lightweight wall tile adhesive won't take
the same weight as a cement based product, and that may make it
difficult to bed down firmly when you're laying the tiles. That's
probably why there's no such thing as a lightweight bricklaying mortar.
I can't imagine water resistance is an issue though.
I've no doubt it would work just fine but it ain't my floor :-)

On Saturday 05 October 2013 13:30 stuart noble wrote in uk.d-i-y:


I suppose in theory the usual lightweight wall tile adhesive won't take
the same weight as a cement based product, and that may make it
difficult to bed down firmly when you're laying the tiles. That's
probably why there's no such thing as a lightweight bricklaying mortar.
I can't imagine water resistance is an issue though.
I've no doubt it would work just fine but it ain't my floor :-)

Tub/readymixed adhesive is not waterproof (although it may tolerate water in
small doses) - that's one of the main issues. It is also not that hard
setting. Can't beat a cement based product for this type of work

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On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 14:02:59 +0100, Tim Watts wrote:

Tub/readymixed adhesive is not waterproof (although it may tolerate
water in small doses) - that's one of the main issues. It is also not
that hard setting. Can't beat a cement based product for this type of
work

THanks. And what about grouting? Do you need a special type for floor
tiles? I only ask 'cos I've got about 10kg of wall tile grout left over
as well. Would be nice to use it up!

Are you spider man? You walk on your walls?

Brian

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On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 09:22:44 +0000, Cursitor Doom wrote:

I've got 5l of Unibond wall tile adhesive and only 4 or 5 wall tiles
left to lay. On the other hand, I've got zero litres of floor tile
adhesive and 80 *floor* tiles to lay. You can understand my predicament.
Any observations?

Sorry, that should be 25 litres of wall tile adhesive - and the floor
tiles, like the wall tiles, are ceramic.
Cheers.

On Saturday 05 October 2013 15:31 Cursitor Doom wrote in uk.d-i-y:

On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 14:02:59 +0100, Tim Watts wrote:

Tub/readymixed adhesive is not waterproof (although it may tolerate
water in small doses) - that's one of the main issues. It is also not
that hard setting. Can't beat a cement based product for this type of
work

THanks. And what about grouting? Do you need a special type for floor
tiles? I only ask 'cos I've got about 10kg of wall tile grout left over
as well. Would be nice to use it up!

Is the grout powdered and does it mention floors?

If so, use it.

Do you really want the same coloured grout as on the walls - I made that
mistake once - used a white grout in a bathroom. Even with sealing, and a
relatively low-mud location it still goes grey/brown.

I wish I'd used a darker grout like the other floors - not a bit issue -
only I notice it, but it's one of those "if I knew, I'd do it differently".

:-|

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On 05/10/2013 14:02, Tim Watts wrote:
On Saturday 05 October 2013 13:30 stuart noble wrote in uk.d-i-y:


I suppose in theory the usual lightweight wall tile adhesive won't take
the same weight as a cement based product, and that may make it
difficult to bed down firmly when you're laying the tiles. That's
probably why there's no such thing as a lightweight bricklaying mortar.
I can't imagine water resistance is an issue though.
I've no doubt it would work just fine but it ain't my floor :-)

Tub/readymixed adhesive is not waterproof (although it may tolerate water in
small doses) - that's one of the main issues. It is also not that hard
setting. Can't beat a cement based product for this type of work


My albeit limited tests suggest that these ready mix microsphere
products, whether they're labelled as plaster, filler, or adhesive, to
be at least as waterproof as cement. IME they certainly work well as
exterior fillers, regardless of what the label says.