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TILE TYPE |
TAL RECOMMENDED ADHESIVE* |
Extruded / Split Tiles
Tile Characteristics:
Semi-vitrified / Vitrified,
glazed or unglazed
Concrete Tiles
Tile Characteristics:
Dense body, unglazed
Porcelain Tiles
Tile Characteristics:
Fully vitrified, low porosity
Dark Coloured Marble & Granite Tiles
Tile Characteristics:
Porous body, unglazed
Dark Coloured Natural Stone eg.
Sandstone, Slate
Tile Characteristics:
Natural products with variances
in composition, density, porosity
Large Format Floor Tiles
Tile Characteristics:
Facial area greater than 350cm2, or a tile
with the length of at least one edge greater
than 600mm
Fusion-Type Glass Tiles & Mosaics
Tile Characteristics:
Very dense body with
reflective characteristics
Resin-Backed Glass Tiles & Mosaics
Tile Characteristics:
Very dense body with
reflective characteristics
Resin Bonded Listellos
Tile Characteristics:
“Dust” bonded with epoxy resins
Terrazzo Tiles
Tile Characteristics:
Dense body, unglazed
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* Adhesive selection also depends on background to be tiled onto and service conditions. Above recommendation is for tiling onto interior rendered walls and screeded surface beds.
NOTE:
• TAL BOND must replace the water in the adhesive and grout mix when tiling suspended applications, exterior/exposed applications, “wet” areas, heavy traffic areas, and areas where
building movement or thermal expansion and contraction is expected.
• It is important that the tile selected is suitable for suitable for the application, preferebly against a written Supplier’s specification. Factor such as water absorption, irreversible
moisture expansion, MOR and PEI ratings, chemical resistance and overall stability of the product need to meet the requirements of the service conditions.
The backs of all tiles must be clean and free from dust and contaminants.
Friable or powdery products (such as natural stone) must be primed with a coat of TAL KEYCOAT Slurry prior to the tiles being fixed. (This coat must still be TACKY when the tiles are bedded into the adhesive.)
Natural stone products must also be tested for inherent delamination prior to fixing.
• All “wet” areas, such as showers or balconies, should be waterproofed using TAL SUPERFLEX or TAL SUREPROOF waterproofing compounds prior to commencing tiling.