tile adhesive

Hi All, I am in the middle of tiling an outdoor patio and for the outdoor steps I need to create a mitre joint along the full length of a 120cm tile to for an L shaped lip (nose). My plan is to use a coloured epoxy to glue the 2 piece together and then use an epoxy grout to finish. What do...

As per question. Just about to put up some of these boards on a masonry wall. I'm applying a full bed of S1 tile adhesive across the whole wall (or boards) along with mechanical fixings as the wall is flat and level (no dot and dab). On some manufacturers boards they say put the adhesive on the...

Hi - I’ve built a suspended block and beam terrace to sit below patio doors. Plan is to tile onto this using same tiles as inside - 900x600x25 limestone tiles and tiles will end up flush with doorstep. I’ve built a fall away from house into the block and beam but not sure it’s enough (it’s...

Morning all, I’m about to board out my extension/ bathroom with elements / jackoboard. The method suggest using a adhesive along with a mechanical fixing with washers. However my concern is thermalite blocks just crumble/ compress with anything hammered in. What suggestions are out there please?

Hi I'm about to lay porcelain floor tiles on a concrete screed in a new extension. No underfloor heating. The tiles are fairly small (50cm square / 50 x 25). Area is 7m x 3.5m. Should / can I do anything to counter the noticeable vibration when I walk across the screed? When I walk normally...

I am getting a multi fuel stove installed and will be retiling the hearth. I was wondering, are most standard tile adhesives heat resistent enough for the temperatures of a 5kw stove? Possibly non-cement based ones? Or should I get a specific heat resistent adhesive? I found this at a local...

Hi all. I am putting down 12mm floating laminate floor right throughout downstairs with the hope to flow the laminate through doorways without a transition strip for a really slick look at the end (same level subfloor important). It is a concrete subfloor. Most of the floor is really nice and...

I am putting a very narrow border tile (40mm strips off a white tile) around patterned tiles in an understairs wc floor. The border tile (as was the only one we could get) is about 2-3mm taller than the primary tile. I want to reduce the difference to more or less seamless. I was thinking the...

Firstly, before you flame me, I know this is not ideal but hear me out... I'm trying to put a bathroom together for a relatively low cost, it needs to do 1 year, maybe 2. It seems a little wasteful as it is, so I'm really trying to keep the costs down and can't contemplate getting a plasterer...

hi all - we recently had our kitchen redone and a slight replan. Some areas of floor with no tiling have now been exposed, where previously there had been units/appliances. I have bought some similar tiles (same thickness) but can see that under the original tiling there is plywood. There is no...

I have a brick wall that I intend to install a bath against with a fixed shower head: I'll use either tile backer board (insulation + cement layer) or hardibacker with a tanking kit; attaching via dot and dab (plasterboard adhesive) and screws + washers to hold it in. However, what's the...

Hello,I owuld appreciate some advice on using tile adhesive for a shower base. The base is to go onto a raised platform of which the top level is backer board (see photo). I've tried using a standard mortar but have had a bit of a mare, so the base had to come up again. One tradesman suggested...