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Fixing tiles with contact adhesive and grouting with tec7

  • 09-04-2025 10:46PM
    #1
    Perks
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    Is there any reason why this would not work?



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  • #2
    Esel
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    Not Your Ornery Onager


    Would it be difficult to ensure the tiles are level? No 'give' with contact adhesive, and no moving / adjusting possible after placement.

    Not your ornery onager



  • #3
    Padre_Pio
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    Should work just fine, so long as you're not walking on it. The tec7 won't look the same as grout. Might be a bit shiny.



  • #4
    10-10-20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,862 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    Don't forget that the contact adhesive will have to stronger than the tile adhesive as its going to have less surface area to bond to as you won't be embedding the tile into it. Additionally, it won't be repositionable.



  • #5
    Mr321
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    Have you many tiles to do? Just a case of replacing a few? Personally I wouldn't use it especially for grouting. It will become very dirty looking very quickly.

    This 2 in 1is brilliant. Comes in white and grey.

    https://www.woodies.ie/unibond-wall-tile-adhesive-grout-white



  • #6
    Perks
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123344560#Comment_123344560

    thanks but I knocked out me ma's knackered grout line joints with it jonks ago and it held up fine regarding dirty looking



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  • #7
    Perks
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    might have to peg spacers with blue tack to buy first tiem contact with the tiles. Thanls a few of you hadn't thought about that.

    My concern was tiles cracking with heavy lazy shoulders with the bit more give in plasterboard over adhesive but seeing none of you flagged that I'm a go



  • #8
    ted1
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    the question is why ?



  • #9
    newuser...
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123345564#Comment_123345564

    I replaced a few tiles in bottom of shower

    Stuck and grouted them with white tec 7 , I'm no expert mind but they're alright since



  • #10
    Perks
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123345564#Comment_123345564

    Faster job, much lighter not to mention a more reliable seal which will last longer



  • #11
    GreeBo
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123360812#Comment_123360812

    seal?
    If you are relying on your grout being waterproof to have a waterproof bathroom then you are in trouble.

    If the tiles are not somewhere where they will be stood on or bashed against, I wouldnt have an issue dot and dabbing them onto the wall with Tec7, but if they are going to take traffic or even contact, then they will crack if they are not fully supported by adhesive with no gaps.



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