My father told me there is a kind of cement which also acts as glue. This would be very useful for me to put back the tiles above my washbasin.
Is there really a cement that can glue tiles to the wall?
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That's not actually "cement as glue", that's a cement-based compound modified with various trade secret components for better plasticity and adhesion. It's usually called "thin-set mortar" and it's widely widespread. Since we likely live in different regions I'd rather not recommend any brand to you - you have your local brands. |
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What you are looking for is called mastic or tile mastic. It's specifically for wall tile installation. It can also be used for floor tile but I wouldn't recommend it. Simple rule applys here, if you are installing floor tile use thin-set mortar. For wall tile use mastic. Thin set can be used on walls but only if you use a concrete wall board such as durarock. It's very cumbersome and laborious to use on walls it's not really designed for that even though it works. The inverse applys to mastic on floor tile installation. Hope this helps. |
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well from what I can see it looks like that is a thinset material but looks thick to me? thinset is a cementitious material, however, when I placed tiles on my walls I used a vinyl adhesive made to apply wall tiles to a drywall backing it is easy to use and does not need to be mixed up. |
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