Adhesive & Grout Selector
This table can be used to determine which adhesives and grouts you require for your project. Alternatively, browse our entire range of fixing products, or read our fixing and sealing guide.
| Adhesive | Grout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Properties | Floor Levelling Screed | Wall & Floor | Rapid | Rapid Flex | Large Format Flex | Wall & Floor |
| * Use with a priming agent | ||||||
| + Use with a flexible additive | ||||||
| # Use with a slurry bonding coat; 2 parts adhesive to 1 part priming agent | ||||||
| Colour | Grey | Grey, White | Grey | Grey, White | Grey, White | Grey, Limestone, Sandstone, Charcoal, Alabaster |
| Bed Thickness | 0-5mm | 3-6mm | 3-6mm | 3-6mm | 5-25mm | n/a |
| Setting Time | 24 hrs | 24 hrs | 3 hrs | 3 hrs | 3 hrs | varies |
| Joint Width | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2-12mm |
| Wall Use | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Floor Use | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Interior Use | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Exterior Use | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Floor Substrates | ||||||
| Sand or Cement Screed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Anhydrite or Gypsum Screed | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
| Underfloor Heated Screed | Yes | Yes+ | Yes+ | Yes | Yes | Yes+ |
| Undertile Heating | Yes | Yes+ | Yes+ | Yes | Yes | Yes+ |
| Glazed Tiles | Yes | Yes+ | Yes+ | Yes# | Yes# | Yes+ |
| Unglazed Tiles | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes |
| Vinyl Tiles | Yes | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes |
| Plywood Overlay | Yes* | Yes*+ | Yes*+ | Yes* | Yes* | Yes+ |
| Timber | Yes* | Yes DITRA*+ | Yes DITRA*+ | Yes DITRA* | Yes DITRA* | Yes+ |
| Wall Substrates | ||||||
| Sand or Cement Render | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Plaster Board | No | Yes*+ | Yes*+ | Yes* | No | Yes+ |
| Construction Board | No | Yes+ | Yes+ | Yes | No | Yes+ |
| Plywood | No | Yes*+ | Yes*+ | Yes* | No | Yes+ |
