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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
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Posted by G Henslee on July 20, 2005, 7:06 am
jjfxcfc@gmail.com wrote:
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> 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?
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Posted by SQLit on July 20, 2005, 6:52 am
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> 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
> 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.
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Posted by G Henslee on July 20, 2005, 7:08 am
kato wrote:
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> 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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> 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
>