A variety of tile adhesives
inner workings
Adhesive designed for indoor use, the cheapest of all existing adhesives. It is characterized by a reduced content of various binder additives, however, from this brand does not suffer from the quality. His mission - to paste a standard tile size 30x20 cm to the capital bases of concrete blocks or bricks. Its main disadvantage - the inability to use at an elevated humidity and temperature changes over a wide range.
Wall cladding with tiles
universal structure
If you ask an experienced master, a tile adhesive better, he will answer - universal. This type of composition is used for lining the street side, and for interior work. But it is necessary to make a reservation - large-sized tiles to put it is not necessary better. Do not stand it, and heavy loads. Universal adhesive is best used for standard tiles.
Recommendations on the selection and application of trowel tile adhesive
superstrong fixation
enhanced fixation adhesive has high adhesive properties and can retain them for any microclimate. It is most often used for finishing walls in any room where you plan to high temperature effects - baths, saunas. Also it is used for fixing large tiles or natural stone. Such a composition is firmly connected to virtually any surface.
Facing the decorative coating
water-repellent glue
For bathrooms ideal would be to apply a water-repellent glue. Approach it and to finish the porch or summer terrace. Initially he developed everything for fountains, pools. Such a structure has the same super strong fixation, but it added a special substance, giving it water-repellent properties. Sometimes during finishing wet rooms are used instead of increased adhesive fixation, but produce special grout mixture which repels water.
Types with a notched trowel
Adhesives for floor tiles
The main difference between the glue mixture designed specifically for fixing floor tiles, is the presence of a particular material - plasticizer. It is added to a fairly large number that the finished solution could fill all the air gaps. Use a compound for tiling walls is impossible, it will not fully hold and eventually "float."
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The correct choice of adhesive mixture depends on the quality of finishing tile or ceramic tile and its longevity. To determine which tile adhesive better, you need to know some nuances that will make the appropriate choice.
Laying floor tiles via laser level
What is the best glue for tiles? Basic rules of selection
Selection of high-quality adhesive mixture depends on certain criteria. There are several nuances that influence the choice of such material:
- Terms of Use. Tiling in the kitchen suitable adhesive designed to perform domestic work, as well as versatile. The bathroom is better to use a mixture having hydrophobic properties. For terraces and porches is more suitable as a water-repellent composition, and increased fixation.
- The base material to which is attached tiles. If, for example, a wall or a floor lined with particle board, it is not necessary to acquire a cement-based adhesive.
- tile size. Large-sized tiles are larger than 30x30 cm, must be fastened a strong and high-quality adhesive. simple mixtures suitable for children.
Markings on the packaging tile adhesive
So, some tile adhesive better solve their own need, depending on the possible conditions of operation and its dimensions. Correctly choosing the glue you can not worry about what tiles to fall off in a few days.
Useful advice! If you plan to laying tiles on gypsum board, OSB sheets or other materials are subject to bending, it is necessary to buy a special adhesive compound.
Special adhesives
In addition to conventional adhesive for laying tiles, the cement having a composition, using other types of compositions. dispersion mixture was made for ceramics intended for fastening it to non-standard bases. If the surface is made of plastic, drywall or wood, other adhesives simply can not cope with the task. Using the dispersion composition can be laid tile on the slippery walls without prior sanding and priming. Consumption of such glue is very small, which compensates for its high price.
For laying tiles using a rubber mallet
Also, epoxy adhesives can be used for tiling. These multi-component mixture is mixed with a special catalyst, reaching complete. He is waterproof, resistant to UV, alkalis, solvents, acids. It can be used outdoors in any weather and in wet areas.
Divorced epoxy glue It crystallizes pretty quickly, so for work need some kind skill. Diluting the mixture is frozen is not recommended, because it lost all of its properties.
Useful advice! If the epoxy adhesive was on the tiles, it must immediately remove. Frozen drop turns to stone, and then delete it almost impossible.
Preparation of adhesive composition
Decide which tile adhesive better, it can be based on their capabilities. To use the special trains require some skill, or at least a little experience. Special mixtures may be used, if the work is done by skilled master.
Calculation of adhesive consumption
Usually adhesive packaging manufacturer indicates an approximate consumption of mixture per square meter. It is necessary to pre-calculate the amount of material required. However, this figure may change in the process, as the consumption of any composition can be influenced by several factors:
- air temperature;
- unprepared surface;
- professionalism of the master;
- Tile size and structure;
- used tools.
Flow Table glue mixture in Example Ceresit CM
At higher ambient temperatures a more rapid evaporation of moisture, and consequently, the adhesive composition becomes considerably thicker and longer flow. If the surface before laying the tile is not prepared in advance, then the mixture will need a lot more to fill in parallel to all the irregularities or defects. Master without proper experience, using inappropriate tools can spend significantly more adhesive than is necessary.
How to glue the tiles with their hands
Before laying tiles the substrate must be thoroughly prepared. Deep pits hide under plaster, then the entire primed surface. In rooms with high humidity walls and floor pre-treated with antibacterial and moisture repellent compositions.
Lining the walls with tile adhesive
After that start to the breeding and laying tile adhesive. The adhesive mass is applied to the prepared surface with a spatula simple, and then stretched over the surface of a special gear. The area to be coated mixture should be such that its cladding is not occupied more than 10-15 minutes.
Useful advice! For mixing the adhesive solution is convenient to use a drill with an additional nozzle-mixer.
Each tile after laying should rattle a special rubber mallet. This must be done from the center outwards. To sutures were identical, it is necessary to purchase a special separator. They are in the form of crosses, allows to fix tiles. After completion of laying the glue give a little dry and produce grouting.
