Floor Adhesives And Preparation Chart

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[edit] Floor Adhesives And Preparation Chart

SURFACE TO BE TILED PREPARATION ADHESIVE
Concrete Internal and External

New concrete should be left with a wood float finish and allowed to cure for at least 28 days. Smooth finish concrete should be mechanically ground or scabbled. Old concrete shold be clean, dry, free

from all contaminations.

Barrierflex
Super Smooth
ABAflex
Super Tileset (internal)
Tileset mixed with Abalastic

Isoflex

Timber Floors

Internal

Untreated floor should be primed with ABA primer. Apply ABA Ceramic Tile Underlay at 6 mm minimum thickness. Allow to dry prior to

tiling, or use the Isoflex system.

Barrierflex

Isoflex 2.1

Particle Board and Structure Floor

(internal use only)

Untreated floor should be treated with ABA primer. Joints in sheets must be taped with masking tape or PVA tape. Then use Barrierflex using

Isoflex Trowel.

Barrierflex

Isoflex 2.1

Compressed Fibre Cement Sheets

Internal and External

Fix sheets according to the manufacturer's instructions. The sheets should be dry, clean, free from dust, grease, oil etc. Apply Barrierflex with strand mat over the joints between the sheets. Prime the sheets with ABA primer prior to

tiling.

Barrierflex
ABAflex
Tileset mixed with Abalastic

Existing Fibre Cement Sheets (6mm)

and Fibre Cement Tile Underlay

Fix sheets according to the manufacturer's instructions. The sheets should be dry, clean, free from dust, grease, oil etc. Apply Barrierflex with chopped strand mat over the joints between the sheets. Prime the sheets with ABA primer

prior to tiling

Barrierflex
Tileset mixed with Abalastic
ABAflex
Super Tileset

Isoflex 2.1
Existing Tiling

Existing tiles should be sound, free from all contamination, clean and dry. Roughen surfaces by mechanical

means.

Barrierflex
Super Tileset
Tileset mixed with Abalastic
Isoflex 2.1

ABAflex
Painted Concrete

Remove flaking paint. Roughen surface by mechanical means. Thoroughly remove water based

paints.

Barrierflex

Super Tileset
Vinyl Floor Tiles

Remove all wax and polish by mechanical grinding. Wash and clean vinyl tiles with hot water and detergent. Allow to dry. Use the

Barrierflex system.

Barrierflex
ABAflex

Isoflex 2.1

Swimming Pools

Concrete and Cement

New concrete should be cured for at least 6 weeks. Render should be left with wood float finish and allow to

cure for 14 days.

Barrierflex
Tileset for swimming pools mixed

with Abalastic.
Thick Bed Application

For those occasions where a thick bed adhesive is required (for example the fixing of ribbed back quarry tiles, or over uneven surfaces), ensure that the adhesive used is suitable for thick bed

application.

NOTE: Ensure the correct adhesive is used for the tile specified.


[edit] Coverage guide for walls and floors

Adhesive

3 mm Bed

5 mm Bed

Barrierflex 15 litre 40kg 22m2 14m2
Isoflex 2.1 20 litre 40 kg pack 20m2 12m2
SuperTileset 3kg/m2 5kg/m2
Tileset 3kg/m2 5kg/m2
Tileset Abalastic 3kg/m2 5kg/m2
CTF Super Smooth 3kg/m2 5kg/m2
ABAfix 2000 2kg/m2  
Resaflex Pre-mix 1m2/L  
ABAflex 3kg/m2 5kg/m2

Swimming Pool Tileset

  5kg/m2
ABAflex 3kg/m2 5kg/m2
ABAmastic 3kg/m2  
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