Adhesive For Tile

The main recommendations when choosing a tile adhesive.

The time when the ceramic tile was laid on a solution of sand and cement has long since passed.

Today, the market of adhesive solutions for tiles and porcelain stoneware offers us an extensive selection of compounds for gluing.

Differences in glue are many, these are the brands of production, and the purpose, and price.

By its composition, all glues are divided into several types: cement, single-component and two-component.

The first type is a dry mixture, diluted with water.

A one-component formulation is ready-made pastes. Its advantages are that it is already sold ready-made and is more suitable for those who repair themselves for the first time. Two-component are presented on the shelves of shops in the form of two components, which are mixed before work. Basically, they are used for finishing wet rooms.

The glue for tiles or porcelain tiles is a dry mortar. For its preparation you need water and an industrial mixer. Dissolve the composition in water is necessary only after reading the recommendations that are indicated on the packaging of the composition. If there is a lot of water in the composition, the solution loses its adhesive properties. The solution must be used immediately while it is "fresh."

To apply the solution to the tile, a special notched trowel should be used. The mortar layer is one of the main indicators on which the tile will depend. The optimum layer is not more than 4 mm. If it is larger, in the future it is possible to peel the tile off the surface.

The important point is that the glue must be applied to most of the tiles. A huge mistake is made by people trying to save on the area of application. Tiles glued in this way easily move away from the surface.

Types of adhesive composition for ceramic tiles and porcelain tiles :

1) Primary - its cost is low, this composition is suitable for wall tiles of small format (20 * 20cm, 20 * 30cm);

2) Reinforced - suitable for fixing floor tiles and porcelain stoneware in large format. Sometimes it is used for external work;

3) For natural stone - the composition is used for exterior finishing and heavy natural materials;

4) Adhesive for gluing tiles in the pool;

5) Adhesive for finishing furnaces with ceramic tiles - withstands high temperatures

Lost in the variety of options for choosing glue for ceramic tiles is not difficult. Most importantly, choose the composition that suits your room type. Adhere to recommendations that are not indicated to the packaging. Do not seek to save and buy too expensive a mixture. Adhere to the rule of the golden mean.