Hi, im no expert but ive tiled a few times before without problems. the tiles i have are natural slate of varying thickness, but sharp cut edges, and i bought a large tub of 'sealocrete fix & grout tile adhesive and grout'
I set about starting today, and when i opened the tub it was kinda seperated, liquid on top, i wasnt worried, just gave it a good mix, but even when mixed i noticed it VERY thin, running off the trowel, probably the consistency or double cream or extra thick cream at best, as you can imagine when i tried to start tiling it was very messy and very difficult, so i have just stopped till i get advice....
Has this tub gone off, or expired or something? or is it supposed to be like this? secondly i am stuck in a rural location without a car, so problems like this can totally destory my day of work. any quick fixes to thicken it up? i have about half a bag of powedered regular grout which i thought i might be able to thicken it with, i even have plenty of kitchen stock like flower cornflour etc if thats not rediculous?
While im here i have one other small problem:
I have to tile around and slightly behind an old rayburn fixed in place, theres a big enough gap to slide the tile in a bit so it looks like its tiles behind completely, however (especially with the thin grout) the tile wants to slide down behidn the rayburn completely when i do this, and theres no way to get behind to put a pin or something to support it, any tips on holding this in place?
I set about starting today, and when i opened the tub it was kinda seperated, liquid on top, i wasnt worried, just gave it a good mix, but even when mixed i noticed it VERY thin, running off the trowel, probably the consistency or double cream or extra thick cream at best, as you can imagine when i tried to start tiling it was very messy and very difficult, so i have just stopped till i get advice....
Has this tub gone off, or expired or something? or is it supposed to be like this? secondly i am stuck in a rural location without a car, so problems like this can totally destory my day of work. any quick fixes to thicken it up? i have about half a bag of powedered regular grout which i thought i might be able to thicken it with, i even have plenty of kitchen stock like flower cornflour etc if thats not rediculous?
While im here i have one other small problem:
I have to tile around and slightly behind an old rayburn fixed in place, theres a big enough gap to slide the tile in a bit so it looks like its tiles behind completely, however (especially with the thin grout) the tile wants to slide down behidn the rayburn completely when i do this, and theres no way to get behind to put a pin or something to support it, any tips on holding this in place?