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Tile Adhesive Selector

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    (W) – Product available in Grey & White Cement
    (*) – apply with appropriate primer
    Consult Wood/Plywood, Gypsum, Calcium silicate, Cement backer board manufacturere
    for specific installation recommedations.
    For tile on tile applications, ensure 80% roughness of the substrate tiles with appropriate tools

    Tile Size Trowel Size Average Bed Thickness
    < 300 x 300m 6 x 6 mm Square Notch 3 mm
    450 x 450m 9 x 9 mm Square Notch 4.5 mm
    600 x 600m 12 x 12 mm Square Notch 6 mm with back butter of 1 to 1.5 mm
    900 x 900m 18 x 18 mm Square Notch 9 mm with back butter of 1 to 1.5 mm
    > 900 x 900m 6mm surface levelling 12 x
    12 mm Square Notch    		 12 mm with back butter of 1 to 1.5 mm

    • Use appropriate trowel size (may be 12-18 mm or larger in case of large format tiles) to ensure appropriate coverage.

    • Back buttering of tiles with adhesive should be done in smaller tiles when they have a pattern at the back & in all tiles above 300mm
      in size.
    • The adhesive application lines should be straight and parallel to the short side of the tile. This will allow entrapped air to escape
      once the tiles are laid.

    • The tile joint filling activity or grouting must be carried out after 24 hours of laying the tiles. The joint material must be at least 2/3rd
      deep of the thickness of the tile.

    • Use appropriate tools like Handheld mortar mixer, Notched Trowels, Lines and levels, spacers, levelling clips and wedges etc.

    • For Large format tiles the Variation in the floor substrate should be less than 3mm per 3000mm when checked with a straight edge.

    • All tiles / stones are recommended to have joints width of 2 to 3 mm.

    • Dry walls should be screwed to the frame at a distance of 300mm horizontally & vertically

    • Any new concrete should be properly damped and left for at least 28 days before applying the adhesive. This minimises shrinkage
      on the application surface.

    • Do not use the shower for 2 weeks or fill the swimming pool for 3 weeks after grouting is complete