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Floor and bathroom tile laying
Am preparing to tile my house with a sand, Cement and Lime mortar! Is that safe?
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"No!! Need a minimum S1 adhesive mix with water also depending on what substrate your tiles are going on to"
Answered on 10th Feb 2022 - Member since Jan 2021 -
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"No sand, no, lime, no cement. Tile adhesive only!!!"
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"Don't use darbo for tiling internally 🤦🏻♂️, you need a flexible adhesive"
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"S1 adhesive is the correct answer but the surface should be clean and primed all substrates different and provide different solutions and problems let me know the surface and I'll answer and give you the correct 100% method"
Answered on 10th Feb 2022 - Member since Feb 2022 -
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"100% no. You need a flexible floor tile adhesive and if the floor is uneven then you should either use a self leveling screed or at worse a 6mm backer board"
Answered on 11th Feb 2022 - Member since Jan 2022 -
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