What are the different types of Tile Adhesive?
Tile Adhesives are available at most tile shops and from a variety of different brands (of which Atlas recommend Weber ). One of the questions we get is why is there so much choice and what is the difference between them all.
This article is going to delve into the different categories of adhesive and try to put some definitive answers down to these questions.
Adhesives are governed by the BS EN 12004:2007. This European standard relates to adhesives for use with ceramic tiles and mosaics after a period of co-existence, and has been put together to easily classify adhesives in relation to their identified performance criteria.
Adhesives are defined in this standard by a combination of three variables: The Adhesive Chemistry ( Dispersion, Cementitious and Reactive Resin), the Level of Performance (Normal or Improved) and any other optional characteristics ( Rapid Setting, reduced slip etc).
The level of performance and the optional characteristics have defined performance and test requirements (heat ageing, freeze thaw, adhesion after water immersion).
These classifications are then used in relation to a specific or combination of characteristics to provide a range of overall adhesive designations as found in the table below.
You can then work out what adhesive classification you need for the task in hand by using the table below, please note that this table only contains a selection of examples and the list is not exhaustive. From this table you can also tell which stock adhesives would be suitable for your task.
As with tile adhesive tile grout has also been classified under standard BS EN 13888. This was the first standard for the classification of ceramic tile grouts, and it splits the grouts into two chemistries ( Cementitious and Reaction Resin ).
For cementitious grout, there are two performance levels (Normal and Improved) depending on your needs with regard to resistance to abrasion, water absorption and compressive strength.
Should you have any further questions or require any advice on picking the correct adhesive please feel free to get in touch.
Article by Mike Lovatt
Here at Atlas Ceramics we import and distribute high quality products to support the tiling industry. These products include Polished tiles, Matt tiles or Satin tiles for the wall and floor, ceramic and porcelain tiles, natural stone and mosaics, from Italy, Portugal, and Spain.
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- Bathroom Mosaic Tiles
- Bathroom Tiles
- Bathroom Wall Tiles
- Beige Bathroom Tiles
- Beige Floor Tiles
- Beige Wall Tiles
- Bevelled Edge Tiles
- Black Bathroom Tiles
- Black Floor Tiles
- Black Kitchen Tiles
- Black Wall Tiles
- Blue Bathroom Tiles
- Blue Floor Tiles
- Blue Kitchen Tiles
- Blue Wall Tiles
- Borders & Decors
- Brick Effect Tiles
- Bright Ideas
- Brown Bathroom Tiles
- Brown Floor Tiles
- Brown Kitchen Tiles
- Brown Wall Tiles
- Ceramic and Porcelain
- Ceramic Tiles
- Cleaning & Protection
- Commercial Tiles
- Construction Boards
- Cream & Ivory Bathroom Tiles
- Cream & Ivory Floor Tiles
- Cream & Ivory Wall Tiles
- Cream Kitchen Tiles
- Dorset Woolliscroft
- Durabase Matting / Accessories
- EcoStone Tiles
- Flag Poles
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- Forced Delivery Charge
- Geometric Floor Tiles
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- Gold Floor Tiles
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- Green Bathroom Tiles
- Green Floor Tiles
- Green Kitchen Tiles
- Green Wall Tiles
- Grey Bathroom Tiles
- Grey Floor Tiles
- Grey Kitchen Tiles
- Grey Wall Tiles
- Gulf Stone Tiles
- Herringbone Floor Tiles
- Hexagon Tiles
- Hotel Tiles
- Industrial Effect Floor Tiles
- Kerakoll Adhesives
- Kerakoll Grout & Silicone
- Kerakoll Silicone
- Kitchen Floor Tiles
- Kitchen Tiles
- Kitchen Wall Tiles
- Large Format Floor Tiles
- Large Format Tiles
- LED Trims
- Limestone Tiles
- Lithofin
- Low Cost Shipping
- Marble Effect Floor Tiles
- Marble Tiles
- Metal or Metallic Mosaics
- Modular Floor Tiles
- Moroccan Tiles
- Mosaic Tile Fixing
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- Multicoloured Wall Tiles
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- Natural Stone Walls and Floors
- Orange Bathroom Tiles
- Orange Floor Tiles
- Orange Kitchen Tiles
- Orange Wall Tiles
- Original Style Tiles
- Outdoor Floor Tiles
- Patterned Floor Tiles
- Patterned Tiles
- Pink Bathroom Tiles
- Pink Floor Tiles
- Pink Kitchen Tiles
- Pink Wall Tiles
- Porcelain Floor Tiles
- Porcelain Tiles
- Purple Bathroom Tiles
- Purple Floor Tiles
- Purple Kitchen Tiles
- Purple Wall Tiles
- Quarry Tiles
- Red Bathroom Tiles
- Red Floor Tiles
- Red Kitchen Tiles
- Red Wall Tiles
- Rubi Tiling Tools
- Sample Tiles
- Shop Tiles
- Silver Bathroom Tiles
- Silver Floor Tiles
- Slate Effect Floor Tiles
- Slate Tiles
- Sparkly Tiles
- Splitface Floor Tiles
- Splitface Wall Tiles
- Stone Effect Floor Tiles
- STS (no more ply)
- Sunstone Underfloor Heating
- Teal Floor Tiles
- Terracotta Tiles
- Terrazzo Floor Tiles
- Tile Fixing
- Tile Trims
- Tiles
- Tools & Accessories
- Travertine Tiles
- Ultra Tile Fixing Products
- Ultra Tilefix Pallet Deals
- Underfloor Heating
- Victorian Floor Tiles
- Wall Tiles
- Warmup DCM Pro
- Warmup Heating Mats
- Warmup Insulation Boards
- Warmup Loose Wire System
- Warmup Thermostats
- Warmup Towel Rails
- Warmup Underfloor Heating
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- Weber Self Levelling Compounds
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- Weberwall Brick
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- White Kitchen Tiles
- White Wall Tiles
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- Yellow Floor Tiles
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