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BAL SPF S1 - Tile Adhesive

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Building Adhesives Ltd

Standard-setting, highly polymer-modified, water/ frost-resistant cementitious tile adhesive for walls and floors.

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Application

Use for:

  • Fixing ceramics, porcelain and vitrified tiles, mosaics, certain natural stones, terrazzo, rigid foam insulating materials and brick slips in dry or wet interior and exterior environments.
  • Recommended for large format wall tiles, areas of total immersion in water such as swimming pools and showers.
  • Installations subject to limited movement and vibration.
  • Heated screeds.


Not suitable for metal, painted, glass/ metal tiles with water-sensitive coating on back, plywood walls and tiling to existing glazed tiles, ceramic panels.

Description

Standard-setting, highly polymer-modified, water/ frost-resistant cementitious tile adhesive for walls and floors.


It can be used for fixing ceramics, porcelain and vitrified tiles, mosaics, certain natural stones, terrazzo, rigid foam insulating materials and brick slips in dry or wet interior and exterior environments. It is also suitable for use in swimming pools, showers and installations subject to limited movement and vibration and heated screeds. Exceeds BS EN 12004 C2TES1.


Features and benefits:

  • Extended open times of 30 minutes.
  • Pot life of 5 hours.
  • Suitable for porcelain tiles.
  • Use on walls and floors.
  • Water/ frost resistant.
  • Suitable for grouting after 16 hours (at 20°C).
  • Available in 20 kg pack size.

General information

Color

White

Material

Polymer

Cementitious

Shape

Formless

Warranty description

25 year

Uniclass

Pr_20_31_02_12 Cementitious adhesivesPrimary

CAWS

M41/110 Terrazzo tiling

M40/12 Mosaic to

M40/10 Natural stone covering to

M40/5 Tiling to

M41/140 Marble tiling

M41/120 In situ terrazzo

M40/120 Mosaic to

M40/115 Natural stone covering to

M40/110 Tiling to

M41/130 Precast terrazzo

Specification data - Cementitious adhesives

Open time (minimum)

30 minutes at 20°C.

Guidance for specification option:

Times will be extended in colder temperatures, when fixing to impervious backgrounds or when fixing tiles of low porosity.

Colour

White.

Composition

Standard-setting highly polymer-modified cement-based powder.

Thickness (bed depth)

2–6 mm.

Pot life - 20 °C

5 hours.

Setting time

16 hours at 20°C.

Guidance for specification option:

Times will be extended in colder temperatures, when fixing to impervious backgrounds or when fixing tiles of low porosity.

Temperature resistance

-30 to +100°C.

Standards

To BS EN 12004.

Coverage

0.6 m²/kg (4 mm notched); 0.5 m²/kg (6 mm notched); 0.4 m²/kg (6 mm notched, solid bed); 0.26 m²/kg (10 mm notched, solid bed).