Also read in more detail how to cut porcelain tiles.

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What is the fundamental difference between porcelain stoneware tiles and tiles? In addition to high strength, which complicates cutting the facing material, porcelain stoneware is characterized by minimal ability to absorb moisture. The back side of tiles absorbs water no worse than red brick, which is why it is recommended to wet it before laying for better adhesion to the adhesive composition. Otherwise, in terms of gluing to the base, porcelain stoneware and tiles are identical, so the same polymer-cement mixtures are suitable for artificial stone (Ceresit CM-11, for example, or its analogues from other manufacturers).


The choice of glue will have to be adjusted if the cladding is ghana mobile database on a screed with a built-in heating system. Here you will need glue with improved elastic properties and the ability to withstand temperature changes. For these purposes, as well as for cladding external surfaces, it is better to purchase Ceresit CM-17, or similar products from other brands.

The adhesive for porcelain tiles for floors is prepared according to the instructions indicated on the packaging (paper bag) by each manufacturer. But often the craftsmen do not read the details of the technology of the correct preparation of the adhesive polymer cement mass, so it will not be superfluous to remind the main stages of the process.

Pour cold water into a clean container, such as a plastic paint bucket. To get a full bucket of solution of the correct working consistency, the water should not be more than 1/6 of the container.
Gradually, using a scoop or a wide plastering trowel, scoop the dry mixture out of the bag and pour it into the bucket.
When a mound of dry mixture forms above the water level, mix with a mixer until a homogeneous mass is obtained. If the mixer is difficult to mix, and unwetted lumps remain in the solution, add a little water and mix again. When the solution becomes liquid (slips off the spatula or trowel under its own weight), add dry glue.
After obtaining the desired consistency, leave the solution for about five minutes, then stir again. The mixture is ready, it can be used slowly within 2-3 hours.
Tile adhesive, as well as other polymer cement compositions, have high plasticity - approximately 5-15 minutes, depending on the moisture absorption of the surface, the thickness of the adhesive layer and the temperature, it is possible to make corrections to the position of the laid tiles.