Why we are using adhesive for tile fixing and what are its benefits Adhesives are like glues or factory made dry powder mixed with water to make a fine paste for tile installation. Adhesive helps to grip the tile better and make the surface more beautiful. Adhesives are made from portland cement, polymers such as epoxy, selective aggregated particles with added additives to improve the performance of laying tile perfectly. Adhesives helps to paste tile on floor, wall, swimming pool which have any kind of substrate like wood and glass etc. we should know the advantages and types of adhesives etc to make our home or living space colorful. We mainly use tile adhesive to protect tile from breaking, shrinking due to moisturizer or temperature. Tile adhesive which is ready made and should need to mix with water is only thing you should do. What are the different types of tile adhesives? Adhesives for Tile flooring Polymer based cement mix used foe new tile flooring. They are more strong water proof used for kitchen swimmingpool, bathroom etc. Different polymers like acrylic, latex or apoxy are mixed to improve adhesion property. Adhesives for fixing tiles on walls No skid properties used for wall tiles which are polimer modified tile adhesives are used here. The powder mixed with water and ceramic tiles can be applied using this adhesive. Adhesive for fixing Glass and Mosaic Special adhesives used for fixing glass and mosaic. This helps to fix tiles in submerged area like bathroom, swimming pool etc. This contains a white color powder and more expensive Adhesive for tile existing flooring Existing tile can be used and pasted over new tile with adhesives. Non shrink and non-skid property of tile adhesive is used here. Basic information of Adhesive • • • •
Tile adhesive are available from 5kg There are improved properties like rapid setting and no shrinkage type are available It should be stored in cool and moisture atmosphere It is applied by notch trowel and mixed in clean water make it a paste free of foreign matters
Benefits of Tile Adhesive There are many advantages for this tile adhesive like • •
Easy to use Tiles can be notched trowel very fast so it can be adjusted to lines easily.