Which type of tile adhesive - slate tiles?

travel_freak

Hi,

Please can anyone tell me the best/correct type of tile adhesive to use?

It is for slate tiles on top of a newly laid cement floor. It's in a kitchen.

One tiler said I should use "flexible" tile adhesive - but I thought this was for use on wooden/hardboard floors which are likely to move.

Also would around 5mm thick of the adhesive be suitable? The tiles themselves are around 10mm thick.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Many thanks in advance.

andyhop

cement based adhesive

take a look on either the granfix website or bal

john0612

well slate is just layers of uneven rock so they all wont be 10mm thick, you'll have to sort into thickness piles and lay the thickest first.

you should be using a floor trowel 20mm thick for adhesive.
as for adhesive itself, get pci nano lite if you can get hold of it, it's the doggys do das
here's some notes i have on slate fixing

SLATE


MIGHT NEED TO WASH FIRST

MAKE SURE SURFACE IS BONE DRY BEFORE SEALING

USE A SLATE SEALER

APPLY WITH ROLLER OR BRUSH

SEALERS CHOICE GOLD ( AQUA MIX )

APPLY 2 COATS BEFORE GROUTING

LEAVE ½ HOUR IN BETWEEN ( SEALERS )

LEAVE TO DRY 5 HOURS BEFORE GROUTING

USE A GROUT TO PIPE IN THE JOINTS

USE LITHOFIN CEMENT AWAY DILUTED TO 1-15 PART WATER TO REMOVE GROUT TRACES

MADE UP OF LAYERS , CAN BE CHIPPED AWAY

SCORE TILES ON DRY CUTTER ( 10MM WHEEL ) TO SEE WHEN WET CUTTING

SPACE TILES BY EYE ( 5-10MM )

SEAL AFTER GROUT ( 24 HOURS)