Do I need to buy a £30 bag of floor tile adhesive to fit 4 tiles?

[Gary111]

Hi, I need to fit 4 floor tiles, 30 x 30cm each, they are on floorboards with ply screwed on top.

I understand I need to use a good quality flexible adhesive like Bal, but it seems expensive for so few tiles.

There are a lot of new gun based tube adhesive products, I wondered if there's something suitable in that kind of thing?

Thanks

 

[SFK]

Would suggest a gun based adhesive will not provide 100percent coverage of floor.

Suggest this

Mapei Wall & Floor Tile Adhesive 20kg - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Standard setting, cement-based powder tile adhesive suitable for the installation of a wide range of ceramic, mosaic and quarry tiles. For use on interior walls and interior or exterior floors. Use on solid substrates such as gypsum plaster, cement, concrete and...

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[Gary111]

Thanks, but it doesn't say it's flexible, and the q and a says for solid substrates only.

 

[SFK]

Missed that.
I have used the BAL flexible on wood floor and it was excellent product for that application. But as you say expensive for only a few tiles. And sorry to say that I have not seen or used any similar flexible products.
SfK

 

[Alec_t]

Wouldn't a grid pattern of silicone sealant from a gun do the job?

 

[Charlie George]

A 20kg bag will cost £19, how many tubes of adhesive would you need 2/3 at £7 each?
not the same brand, but better suited than tube adhesive.

Mapei Rapid-Set Wall & Floor Adhesive Grey 20kg - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Cement-based, rapid-setting flexible adhesive. For interior and exterior floor and wall installations. Suitable for ceramic, porcelain and non-moisture sensitive natural stone tiles. Can be used on concrete, screed, plaster, render and plasterboard. FREE next day...

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[foxhole]

£15

Mapei Rapid-Set Wall & Floor Adhesive Grey 10kg - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Cement-based, rapid-setting flexible adhesive. For interior and exterior floor and wall installations. Suitable for ceramic, porcelain and non-moisture sensitive natural stone tiles. Can be used on concrete, screed, plaster, render and plasterboard. FREE next day...

www.screwfix.com