Recent content by Shedman

I once used an adhesive called Clam to stick a hessian wall covering to the wall, which was fine until years later when redecorating I was left with the same residue as you describe once the hessian was removed. I was able to remove the remaining gunge completely by using a steam wallpaper...

Hi all, I received a reply from the manufacturers today, according to them, there is no fault with the adhesive (surprise). The sent me a photo of a tile stuck to a wall (not the tile I sent to them) with a covering letter basically saying they have tested the adhesive and it is up to spec but...

Hello all, I have phoned the makers and they assured me the pva would not make any difference, they say the adhesive dries by the water absorbing into the surrounding surfaces eg the plaster and thro. the gaps between the tiles. They have sent me a container to send them a sample of adhesive...

Hello and a happy new year to all. It's not the PVA as one wall was not PVA'd and the problem is still happening on that wall also. I checked yesterday and I can push a blade into the adhesive under the tiles due to the adhesive being moist, I'm pretty certain I am going to have to re-do the...

Hi, thanks for the reply, I was also thinking the adhesive may be at fault, I will contact the makers after the new-year.

I have recently (2 weeks ago) tiled a bathroom and I am now finding the tiles are not sticking, I can easily prise them off, they are coming off quite cleanly, the adhesive (Cerafix) is remaining on the wall and leaving the tile virtualy free of adhesive. The pattern of the back of the tile is...