Enquire the tile adhesive manufacturers about the tile to be used

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Enquire the tile adhesive manufacturers about the
tile to be used
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If you have or are in the process of purchasing
floor tiles for your home and you are going to be
installing the tiles yourself, you are going to
need the appropriate tile adhesive for the job at
hand. The area you want to tile may be the
patio, your kitchen, living room, dining room or
your new bathroom. All these different areas will
require different adhesives.
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A lot of factors must be kept into consideration
to select the right adhesive depending upon
whether the area is indoor or outdoor and the
whether it would be exposed to constant moisture
and rain showers and finally the tiles you have
bought granite, ceramic, porcelain, etc.
Generally you will be able to find out what
adhesive you will require from the tile adhesive
manufacturers or the sales person where you
purchased the tiles from.
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Cement Powder Based Adhesive Most cement powder
based adhesives are good for laying ceramic or
quarry tiles inside that is in bathrooms,
kitchens and living rooms and outside that is in
verandas and patios, of your home as long as the
substrate is solid concrete with no movement.
You will, however, have to make sure the
substrate has been swept and washed thoroughly to
remove any dust or grease and some adhesives may
require the floor to be primed first so read the
tile adhesive specifications.
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Flexible Rubber Based Adhesive The flexible
adhesive is rubber based with a polymer modified
cement. You just have to add water to it. It can
be used for laying a variety of tiles such as
porcelain, ceramic, quarry, marble, vitrified,
granite as well as the reconstituted stone. It
works on substrate such as thick cement sheeting
and concrete that allow only limited movement.
Again the substrate has to be free of grease,
moisture, dust or dirt. It may require
pre-priming. Although, you can use flexible
rubber based adhesive indoors and outdoors, some
adhesives are not recommended in areas subjected
to constant moisture such as shower floors, so
check the product specifications.  
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Two Part Flexible Rubber Based Adhesive  Instead
of adding water, this adhesive comes with a pale
of liquid acrylic to make it more flexible and
adherent. If you want to carry out tile fixing
onto a substrate that has movement or spring such
as timber or you are laying tiles to an area that
has a smooth, glossy surface such as existing
tiles or steel trowel finished concrete then this
is the appropriate adhesive to use. But it is
recommended that you try to stiffen the timber
substrate as best you can and use a flexible
additive in the grout as over time the tiles and
grout may loosen and come apart from the floor.
Also it is recommended that you roughen the
smooth, glossy surface for better adhesion.
Always make sure when mixing the adhesive that
you don't have it to dry and stiff or to wet and
runny.
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Thank You!