Floor adhesive
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No such thing as waterproof Wombats. the right adhesive will depend on the surface you are laying on. IMO Unibond stuff isn't up to much, me I always go for one of the BAL products, Gold Star is the cheaper floor adhesive down this neck of the woods, but works very well for me.
Flexible for wooden floors, Rapid set for concrete.
Flexible for wooden floors, Rapid set for concrete.
Thanks for the quick reply toptec.
It is going on concrete floor, so would you recomend that i should use repid set?
I only mentioned waterproof as it is lablelled as waterproof on the bag. Isn't all adhesive and grout supposed to be waterproof to a certain extent?
It is going on concrete floor, so would you recomend that i should use repid set?
I only mentioned waterproof as it is lablelled as waterproof on the bag. Isn't all adhesive and grout supposed to be waterproof to a certain extent?
BAL Rapidset, & you won’t go far wrong but there are others equally as good. Forget Unibond, it's cheap but very much a case of "peanuts & monkeys"!
Unless it's epoxy based, “waterproof” only means waterproof in then sense that it wont turn to mush when it gets wet; it does not mean it's impermeable & it will absorb water which will affect whatever is behind it; it shouldn’t matter in your case.
Unless it's epoxy based, “waterproof” only means waterproof in then sense that it wont turn to mush when it gets wet; it does not mean it's impermeable & it will absorb water which will affect whatever is behind it; it shouldn’t matter in your case.
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Rapidset is fine.
Claims of Waterproofing are common. In reality it's horlicks. Some might be water resistant to a certain extent but I wouldn't rely on it. Have a read of the BAL website. I don't think they make any claims of waterproofing and they are a top notch outfit.
It is one reason you tank walls for shower and bathrooms. No adhesive will waterproof a wall otherwise nobody would bother to tank.
Unibond stuff can be prone to cracking. Like most materials you get what you pay for. I would go for BAL for the adhesive and something like Mapei for your grout. I usually use grey grout for floors as it's the same colour as the adhesive so any showing through won't be noticed.
By the way I am not a Pro Tiler. Just done it for years and years. DIY expert - that's me!!
(Edit - Sorry Richard You beat me to it!)
Claims of Waterproofing are common. In reality it's horlicks. Some might be water resistant to a certain extent but I wouldn't rely on it. Have a read of the BAL website. I don't think they make any claims of waterproofing and they are a top notch outfit.
It is one reason you tank walls for shower and bathrooms. No adhesive will waterproof a wall otherwise nobody would bother to tank.
Unibond stuff can be prone to cracking. Like most materials you get what you pay for. I would go for BAL for the adhesive and something like Mapei for your grout. I usually use grey grout for floors as it's the same colour as the adhesive so any showing through won't be noticed.
By the way I am not a Pro Tiler. Just done it for years and years. DIY expert - that's me!!
(Edit - Sorry Richard You beat me to it!)
Not at all, didn't mean to cut you off
Thanks for the advice guys.
Just one more thing, there has been tiles on the floor before and when they were removed it took some of the black lining may be bitumen coating not sure it is very thin of the concrete floor. Would this make any difference to what adhesive i would use or will they all stick to this stuff?
Just one more thing, there has been tiles on the floor before and when they were removed it took some of the black lining may be bitumen coating not sure it is very thin of the concrete floor. Would this make any difference to what adhesive i would use or will they all stick to this stuff?
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