adhesive

Which adhesive is strong enough to glue 1kg external wall cladding? Will mortar do it? Maybe add an adhesive slip? Just a home repair job.

Just patched up a lot of cracks and chips in the plaster of my walls and realised I was using a lightweight coving filler/adhesive, for polystyrene coving. I've done the entire room, so I don't really feel like going back and chipping it all out! Thoughts? Will it last? Will I be able to paint...

Hello. I’m looking to glue a small cash box down to the wardrobe. Drilling isn’t an option and the safe has no drill holes. I know it’s not as safe but it’s suitable for my needs. It’s essentially to keep care workers from stealing cash from my sister. which adhesive is the best for this? We...

Hello all, I have been having great difficulty getting a tiler to finish off our upstairs wet room install. Our joiner fitted cement board to the walls, and plumber moved all pipes etc and advised us to tank the room entirely. We are putting in a small square of underfloor electric heating...

I'm looking for an S2 adhesive for a big kitchen floor over UFH. My builder refuses to use a rapid set adhesive but I can't find one that isn't rapid. Can you recommend one? Thanks!

Morning I'm planning on tiling the shower area with small porcelain mosaic tiles (several on backing sheet). I have plastered walls so unsure how to treat/prepare the plaster prior to applying waterproof adhesive and tiles. Is their a sealant for this or do I use something like PVA?. Appreciate...

As we all know, there are dozens of different kinds of construction adhesives. Most of the reviews on YouTube are about grip strength. I don't grip strength. What I want is an adhesive that can be easily removed/scraped years later down the line when I want the item removed. All the usual...

Hi folks I'm planning to install new engineered wood flooring, and found the Sika Silent layer mat, and thought this would be good to use, as it's both an underfloor mat and the boards are still glued down. Has anyone used it and do you have any useful feedback? Also, regarding the adhesive...

Hi, I have plastered bathroom walls ready to tile please can someone kindly advise if what I am doing is correct before I start. 1. I have mapei SBR to apply to the plaster wall at a SBR 1 Part:Water 4 Parts dilute. To be applied to the plastered wall with a foam roller. Do I need another...

Recently had all our rooms replastered, they’re now dry and ready for a mist coat however we’re unsure on whether we put the coving up before or after the mist coat. We’re going to be using plaster coving but also unsure on what the best adhesive is to use. Any help would be great thanks.

Hi, I’ve bought the below tiles from B&Q to go onto a small fireplace hearth in a bedroom (purely decorative - no actual fire will be lit!) I’ve made a timber frame hearth that I was planning to cover in left over mdf, then tile on top. I’ve got confused reading various blogs! Can I tile...

I need to stick an acetal/perspex splashback behind my lavatory. Basically I want to just knock the old tiles off, sand one side of the acetal to give it a key and then apply the adhesive and put the acetal in place to cure. Not keen on removing the old tile adhesive as its an awkward working...

I need to stick an acetal/perspex splashback behind my lavatory. Basically I want to just knock the old tiles off, sand one side of the acetal to give it a key and then apply the adhesive and put the acetal in place to cure. Not keen on removing the old tile adhesive as its an awkward working...

I need to stick an acetal/perspex splashback behind my lavatory. Basically I want to just knock the old tiles off, sand one side of the acetal to give it a key and then apply the adhesive and put the acetal in place to cure. Not keen on removing the old tile adhesive as its an awkward working...

Evening all, Just finishing a large extension which has had porcelain tile laid on S1 standard set tile adhesive over Ditra matting on a new screed floor which has been down for 10 months, obviously the client wants to be in for Christmas. I asked about when to put the ufh on. Tiler said few...

I put up duropolymer coving last year and it seems very hard to hide joins on this type of coving. I've tried powder and flexible tube fillers on the joints and painting over but few months down the line the crack/join lines always seem to re appear. Wish I had gone for plaster coving now as...

Good afternoon, me and dh are at a loss, we have Detra matting being installed over a new t&g chipboard floor that is solid as a rock. We bought the Detra from a big box tile shop and they advised to use “Mapei Ultrabond Eco VS90 Plus HT Vinyl/Rubber Flooring Adhesive” to stick the matting...

I was wondering what I would do about a uneven plywood overboard would I be able to use self leveling compound ontop of the ply wood overboard. Would the adhesive stick I assume yes if it says it it will stick to concrete but... Could I just lay the vinyl straight onto the compound or would I...

Hi there My mate has a takeaway & the kitchen vinyl flooring has some patches which needs repairing. He has spare leftover vinyl which he plans to cut to size & stick on… The question is which substance should he buy as the adhesive please? TIA, appreciate quick responses. If it’s in the...

A little confused here. When using solvent free adhesives the tube says one surface must be porous. Like the no nonsense one and even grip fill solvent free: https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-11665502-grab-adhesive-solvent-free-white-310ml/87451 Now when fixing wood mouldings, dado rails...