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Ready to Tile kato 07-20-2005
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Posted by kato on July 20, 2005, 3:53 am


Dura-Rock cement boards are up around tub/shower, joints were taped with
thinset. Now the tiling, and I'm asking opinions are the proper adhesive to
use for the tiles. The local Reno store suggests a Type 2 latex adhesive,
but I have some doubts about using it.

Thanks in advance





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Posted by jjfxcfc@gmail.com on July 20, 2005, 2:14 am


Is the t2latex waterproof? You should really use a sealer-primer on
the underlayment, then mud-set if the tile is ceramic. After that use
a light grey waterproof grout. A white grout will never stay clean.
Good luck. jjfxcfc@gmail.com



Posted by G Henslee on July 20, 2005, 7:06 am


jjfxcfc@gmail.com wrote:
> Is the t2latex waterproof? You should really use a sealer-primer on
> the underlayment, then mud-set if the tile is ceramic. After that use
> a light grey waterproof grout. A white grout will never stay clean.
> Good luck. jjfxcfc@gmail.com
>

Where'n the hell do you come up with this nonsense?


Posted by SQLit on July 20, 2005, 6:52 am



> Dura-Rock cement boards are up around tub/shower, joints were taped with
> thinset. Now the tiling, and I'm asking opinions are the proper adhesive
to
> use for the tiles. The local Reno store suggests a Type 2 latex adhesive,
> but I have some doubts about using it.
>
> Thanks in advance


That's what I used.

Keep your tile joints smaller than a 1/4 inch. You will need non-sanded
grout for the shower/tub area.

Sanded grout is used for floors and can cover areas quite large.

Let dry and seal properly I do 2 coats to be sure I get everything.

The adhesive is only important for the "sticking" to the walls. The grout
and tile provide the water proof part.
Hold the tile above the tub use a bath and tub caulk for this. The
different materials can expand differently and caulk will hold better than
grout. I also use caulk in the vertical corners.




Posted by G Henslee on July 20, 2005, 7:08 am


kato wrote:
> Dura-Rock cement boards are up around tub/shower, joints were taped with
> thinset. Now the tiling, and I'm asking opinions are the proper adhesive to
> use for the tiles. The local Reno store suggests a Type 2 latex adhesive,
> but I have some doubts about using it.
>

What doubts?

Just use standard thinset to set the tile on the backerboard. It does
not need to be modified.


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