wall tiling question

[Mutiara]

Hi our french plumber has built us a shower cubicle from "carreau de platre hydrofuge", which are basically building blocks of plaster.

We have found that paint doesn't like the exterior of these very much probably because these blocks are the green moisture proof type.

However, I am more concerned about the tiling of the interior surface of the shower. Can I use a proprietory tile adhesive directly onto the carreau de platre or is there a special primer that i should be using first? Any help much appreciated,

Mutiara

 

[Mpprh]

Hi

there are waterproof resins you can use to paint the surface.

I used one called Silkex.

I also used it, well diluted to mix the tile cement and the grout.

Instructions are on the bottle.

All seems OK after 5 years use

Peter

[Bobc]

For tiling onto carreaux de platre there are various solutions depending on the type of tiles:

All products from Weber et Broutin www.weber-broutin.fr

Fermacol Pro

Fermasec + Fermagres Plus

Fermafix Plus

Available from any decent professional tiling supplier - show them the tiles that you want to use and what you want to tile onto.

Joint with Weber et Broutin Fermajoint or Ferma Joincolor.

Certainly no need to be diluting adhesive or joint with anything.

If you need more advice then please e-mail at the address in my profile.

Regards,

Bob Clarke
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/grindoux

[Mpprh]

Hi

my advice came from my local tame Carreleur !

He recommends stuff from Gervais.

Horses for courses ?

Peter

[Bobc]

"He recommends stuff from Gervais."

Peter,

Not a company that I have come across - do you have more details.

The two main suppliers of professional tile adhesive and joint in France are:

Weber et Broutin www.weber-broutin.fr

Lanko www.parexlanko.fr

I am always interested in alternatives.

Kind regards,

Bob Clarke
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/grindoux

[Punch]

[quote]"He recommends stuff from Gervais." Peter, Not a company that I have come across - do you have more details. The two main suppliers of professional tile adhesive and joint in France are: Weber et ...[/quote]

These are not the only two large players in Tiling related products in France; Bob, You might be interested in Devres products, http://www.desvres.com who are very common in the Mayenne region. For a wooden floor, we use cermafim primer, cermacryl, with a bande d'armature, and then as a colle, ceramflex or cermiplus, followed by joints with cermajoint souple, having first consolidated and prepared the substrate  as has been mentioned.

Their website has a very handy solution finder and practical info and is worth a look. I beleive there is also an English laguage option which I havn't tried

Paul

[Bobc]

"These are not the only two large players in Tiling related products in France; Bob, You might be interested in Devres products, http://www.desvres.com who are very common in the Mayenne region. For a wooden floor, we use cermafim primer, cermacryl, with a bande d'armature, and then as a colle, ceramflex or cermiplus, followed by joints with cermajoint souple, having first consolidated and prepared the substrate  as has been mentioned.

Their website has a very handy solution finder and practical info and is worth a look. I beleive there is also an English laguage option which I havn't tried

Paul"

Paul,

Thanks for the link - an interesting site.

I have not come across their products down here, but looks like they do a similar range to W & B and Lanko.

Would be interested to know how prices compare. W & B and Lanko are fairly expensive.

Kind regards,

Bob Clarke
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/grindoux