Using floor tiles on a wall

Johnnyr

I am planning to put porcelain floor tiles (30cm x60cm) on the walls of my bathroom. The bathroom has block walls, which are sand plastered, no hardwall.

I'm not sure which adhesive I should use. As the wall surface will be good for bonding to, I was thinking of using the normal wall tile adhesive in the buckets. But would I be better using the large format tile adhesive due to the weight of the tiles?

Any advice greatly appreciated.

builditwell

Yes you can use these on the walls but they are heavier and require a better quality adhesive,the bucket stuff is not good enough so as you suggested a large format powder adhesive is what should be used here. It will allow you to correct any inperfections in the wall when laying and provide a very strong bond on the walls. It can be tough to work so try mixing a half bucket at a time till you are confident. It sets quicker too so be careful to lay almost as soon as you have spread out.


Regards
Builditwell

Johnnyr

Thanks builtitwell. As the walls aren't hardwalled, there are some imperfections. The large format powder adhesive sounds like the best job all round.