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BAL Flex One - Tile Adhesive

Name: BAL Flex One - Tile Adhesive
Brand: Building Adhesives Ltd
SKU: sR98ciVR5sG2aGzLJPB5dC

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Building Adhesives Ltd

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Standard-setting highly polymer-modified cement-based powder with gel rheology (maintains structure).

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Application

Use for:

Fixing ceramics, porcelain and vitrified tiles, mosaics, most natural stones excluding moisture sensitive/translucent stone), terrazzo, rigid foam insulating materials and brick slips in dry or wet interior and exterior environments.
Uncalibrated Stone (Floors only).
Recommended for large format wall tiles, areas of total immersion in water e.g. swimming pools and showers.
Installations subject to limited movement and vibration.
Heated screeds.

Suitable surfaces:

Plaster (finish coat only).
Plasterboard.
Lightweight blockwork/walling.
Dense concrete/blockwork walling.
Concrete; cement: sand screeds and rendering.
BAL QUICKSET CEMENT: sand screeds and rendering.
Asphalt (Flooring Grade Only).
Fibre reinforced cement boards and lightweight tile backer boards.
Anhydrite/calcium sulfate and hemi-hydrate screed.
Using onto BAL FLEXBONE 2Easy over Anhydrite/calcium sulfate and hemi-hydrate screed.
Overlaid timber floors (min. 15 mm).
Tongued and grooved floorboards with BAL RAPID MAT/BAL FLEXBONE Varied or BAL FLEXBONE 2Easy.
Undertile electrical heating systems.
Existing glazed/unglazed ceramic tiles, quarry tiles, terrazzo and natural stone.
Existing vinyl tiles.
Metal.
Heated screeds.

See manufacturer's literature for further information.

Description

Standard-setting, highly polymer-modified, thixotropic, fluid with shape memory, water/frost-resistant cementitious tile adhesive for walls and floors.

Features and benefits:

Extended open time of up to 45 minutes.
Extended working time up to 2½ hours, to avoid waste.
Full wettability; thixotropic and fluid with shape memory.
Suitability for use up to 15 mm thick (in limited areas).
Highly polymer modified with S1 deformability.
Use on walls and floors.
Grout after 6-8 hours (at 20°C).

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

General information

Color	White
Finish	Other
Material	Polymer-modified cement
Shape	Formless
Length	Bespoke
Width	Bespoke
Height	Bespoke
Warranty description	25 year

Uniclass	Pr_20_31_02_12 Cementitious adhesivesPrimary
CAWS	M40/5 Tiling to M40/110 Tiling to

Specification data - Cementitious adhesives

Open time (minimum)	>45 minutes at 20°C.
Colour	White.

Pack size	20 kg.
Setting time	6—8 hours at 20°C.
Pot life	150 minutes at 20°C.
Standards	To BS EN 12004, BSEN ISO 9001, ISO 14001.
Temperature resistance	-30°C to 100°C.
Bed height	2—15 mm.
Coverage	- Manufacturer guidance May vary dependent on nature and flatness of surface, and on trowel used: Dry wall 4 mm notched - 0.6m²/kg. Dry wall 6 mm notched - 0.5m²/kg. Well wall 6 mm notched (solid bed) - 0.4m²/kg. Exteriors/ floors 10 mm notched (solid bed) - 0.26m²/kg.
Composition	Standard-setting highly polymer-modified cement-based powder with gel rheology (maintains structure).

Sustainability data

Country of product manufacture	United Kingdom
Manufacturing plant location	Stoke-on-Trent ST4 8JB, UK
Material	Polymer-modified cement
Expected Life	One year