Now when we are decorating and laying tiles at home, we always encounter such a situation: the master bricklayer who lays the tiles asks us:

Do you use adhesive backing or tile adhesive in your home?

Some also asked whether to use tile adhesive?

It is estimated that many friends will be confused.

I don’t know if you can distinguish between tile adhesive, tile adhesive, and tile back glue?

tile adhesive

Now as long as we hear that it is thin sticking method, we can basically conclude that he is using tile adhesive, but it is not 100%.
Tile adhesive, in fact, my personal understanding is the previous cement mortar plus glue, but some improvements have been made in the formula and ratio. The main three materials of tile adhesives are actually quartz sand, cement, and rubber, with some additives added according to a certain ratio. This constitutes a special adhesive for ceramic tiles.
From the appearance point of view, except that almost all tile adhesives are packed in bags, its materials are all in powder form, which is very similar to the packaging of cement, but the packaging is more beautiful.
The method of using the tile adhesive is generally stated on the bag of this product, that is, a certain amount of powder is mixed with a certain proportion of water, and then used after stirring evenly, that is to say, it needs to be added with water before it can be used.
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Today’s tile adhesives are suitable for almost all types of tiles, including full-body tiles, antique tiles, and high-density tiles. Moreover, the tile adhesive can be used not only for indoor tiles, but also for outdoors. It has a very wide range of applications.

tile adhesive

Before talking about tile adhesives, let me clarify a problem with you, that is, the tile adhesives that many bricklayers say verbally are actually not real tile adhesives. That’s what they call tile adhesive. Therefore, we must be clear about this point, otherwise, it will be easy to get confused.

My personal point of view is that this is the case. The tile adhesive I said should refer to marble adhesive and structural adhesive. This is a pure glue type, not a polymer cement type material. It is a material completely different from tile adhesives.

From the perspective of appearance and packaging, tile adhesives are packed in sticks or bags. The materials are all in paste form. There are instructions on the outside of the tile adhesive, which describe the specific use parts, usage methods, and precautions for use.

The main application part of the tile adhesive is used for pasting the marble on the exterior wall, and there are large core board walls or gypsum board walls in our interior, and this tile adhesive can also be used for direct pasting. The method of pasting the tile adhesive is to apply the tile adhesive directly on the back of the tile, and then press the tile to the base layer. It relies on a chemical bond, which is very strong.

Tile Adhesive

Tile adhesive is not used to directly paste tiles, it is just a material used to treat the back of tiles when laying tiles.

This is because the density of the ceramic tile is relatively high and the water absorption rate is relatively low. It cannot be stuck directly with cement mortar, so this kind of material is produced, which is called tile adhesive.

From the appearance point of view, tile back glue is usually packed in barrels, one barrel after another. The material itself is liquid, very similar to the 108 glue we used before. It is essentially a glue. So we can easily distinguish it from tile adhesives and tile adhesives from the appearance.

Uses: How to use the tile adhesive?

When we bought vitrified tiles, whole body tiles, etc., low water absorption tiles at home. Sometimes the bricklayer master may suggest that you apply adhesive on the back of the tile. How does it work?

First, rinse the back of the tile with water and dry it, and then use a brush to apply the tile adhesive on the back of the tile, and apply it tightly. After the tiles are coated with back glue, put the tiles aside to dry naturally. This tile adhesive must be dried before use. Then follow the normal wet paste method to paste the tiles that have been painted with tile adhesive.
Comparison of tile adhesives, tile adhesives, and tile adhesives

First of all, in terms of scope of application, I personally think that tile adhesives are the most widely used. Various tiles can be used in various parts. Moreover, its bonding force relies on the combination of mechanical connection and chemical connection, and the bonding is very firm.

Second, from an operational point of view. The tile adhesive is the simplest, it is to apply a layer of adhesive on the back of the tile, and it has no other effect. The tile adhesive is difficult to operate, because it requires a thin paste method for pasting. In addition, the tile adhesive is glue, paste, and it is also very simple.

In terms of cost, tile adhesive should be the most expensive, followed by tile adhesive, and finally tile adhesive