| Manufacturer |
Surface |
Primer |
Tile adhesive |
Grout |
| Ardex |
Concrete |
No primer normally required |
Ardu-Flex 5000 |
Ardu-Flex FL |
| Ardex |
Timber |
Ardion 82 Primer |
Ardurit S16 + Ardion 90 Admix |
Ardu-Flex FL |
| Bal |
New concrete |
No primer normally required on a sound surface. If required use a slurry bonding coat. |
Bal-Rapidset Flexible |
Bal Flexgrout |
| Bal |
Existing concrete |
Slurry bonding coat. 2 parts Portland cement and 1 part Bal-Bond SBR. |
Bal-Rapidset Flexible |
Bal Flexgrout |
| Bal |
Timber |
Bal Bond SBR |
Bal-Rapidset Flexible |
Bal Flexgrout |
| Howtex |
Concrete |
Howtex Universal Primer |
Howtex Single Part Flexible Rapid |
Howtex Ceramic Wide Joint FlexiGrout |
| Howtex |
Timber |
Howtex Universal Primer |
Howtex Single Part Flexible Rapid |
Howtex Ceramic Wide Joint FlexiGrout |
| Mapei |
Concrete |
No primer normally required. For un-sound surfaces, use Mapei Mapeprim SP primer |
Mapei Fibre Plan self levelling compound |
Mapei Ultra color polymer modified grout |
| Mapei |
Timber |
Mapeprim SP primer |
Mapei Fibreplan self levelling fibre reinforced smoothing compound |
Mapei Ultra color polymer modified grout |
| Mira |
Concrete |
Mira 7110 base cleaner. Mira 4800 antifire fluid primer. Use Mira 4120 sealer and 4440 multicoat for wet areas. |
Mira X-Plan self levelling acrylic and fibre reinforced levelling compound. Mira 3250 superplanfix acrylic reinforced cement based quick curing tile adhesive. |
Mira mastic |
| Mira |
Timber |
Mira 4800 Antifire fluid primer |
Mira 3600 multicrete highly elastic two part adhesive |
Mira mastic |
| Nicobond |
Concrete |
1 volume of Nicobond primer to 4 volumes of water |
Nicobond Fast floor and wall adhesive |
Nicobond Tilers Grout + Nicobond Enhancer 2002 |
| Nicobond |
Concrete |
1 volume of Nicobond primer to 1 volume of water for porous surfaces |
Nicobond Fast floor and wall adhesive |
Nicobond Tilers Grout + Nicobond Enhancer 2002 |
| Nicobond |
Timber |
1 volume Nicobond primer and 1 volume water |
Nicobond Fast floor and wall adhesive + Nicobond Enhancer 2002 |
Nicobond Tilers Grout + Nicobond Enhancer 2002 |
| PCI |
Concrete |
No primer normally required |
Fliebspachtel 15 self levelling compound, then any flexible cement based adhesive and grout |
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| PCI |
Timber |
No primer normally required |
Timberflex |
Groutfast |
| PCI |
Timber |
No primer normally required |
Sontex Woodflex/Sontex RS2 |
Sontex Grey Grout and Grout Admix |
| RMC Biscem |
Concrete |
No primer normally required |
Biscem Fast Set tile adhesive |
Bisgrout floor grouting |
| RMC Biscem |
Timber |
No primer normally required if Flexibond is used with the adhesive |
Biscem Fast Set tile adhesive with Flexibond additive |
Bisgrout floor grouting |
| Sovereign |
Concrete |
If the surface is contaminated, use 50:50 mix of SBR bonding agent and water |
Sovereign Quick Fix tile adhesive |
Sovereign water resistant tile grout |
| Sovereign |
Timber |
SBR bonding agent applied neat |
Sovereign Quick Fix tile adhesive |
Sovereign grey tile grout with a gauging solution of 1 part SBR bonding agent to 3 parts water |
