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BAL Rapid-Flex Fibre Plus - Tile Adhesive

Name: BAL Rapid-Flex Fibre Plus - Tile Adhesive
Brand: Building Adhesives Ltd
SKU: w7aAtsPP814PUZD8N277aS

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Rapid-setting highly polymer-modified cement-based powder with BAL Fibre Strand Technology (FST).

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Application

Use for:

Fixing ceramics, porcelain and vitrified tiles, mosaics, most natural stone, terrazzo, rigid foam insulating materials and brick slips in dry or wet interior and exterior environments.
Recommended for large format wall tiles and large format panels 3 m x 1 m in size), 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 (If required).
Lightweight blockwork/walling.
Dense concrete/blockwork walling.
Concrete; cement: sand screeds and rendering.
BAL QUICKSET CEMENT: sand screeds and rendering.
BAL ALL IN ONE PLUS SLURRY.
Asphalt (Flooring Grade Only).
Fibre reinforced cement boards and lightweight tile backer boards (Walls).
Anhydrite/calcium sulfate and hemi-hydrate screed.
Overlaid timber floors (min. 15 mm).
Tongued and grooved floorboards with BAL RAPID-MAT or BAL FLEXBONE 2Easy.
Existing glazed/unglazed ceramic tiles, quarry tiles, terrazzo and natural stone.
Existing vinyl tiles.
Heated screeds.
Undertile electrical heating systems.

See manufacturer's literature for further information.

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

Features and benefits:

Extended open times of 30 minutes.
Extended pot life of 60 minutes.
FST formulation and increased polymer levels for improved flexibility, strength, grab.
Super-smooth consistency for easier mixing and application and ideal for use with glass mosaics.
Heightened colours with brightest white formulation, ideal for use with translucent stone and glass tiles.
Excellent use on walls or floors additional ‘T’ classification to achieve reduced slip performance when mixed at the water ratio stated for wall tiling.
Higher polymer content for increased flexibility gaining an S1 classification.

Not suitable for metal, painted, Glass/metal tiles with water-sensitive coating on back, plywood walls, existing glazed tiles.

Uniclass	Pr_20_31_02_89 Tile adhesivesPrimary
CAWS	M41/110 Terrazzo tiling M41/110 Terrazzo tiling M40/5 Tiling to M40/110 Tiling to

Standard	To BS EN 12004, BS EN ISO 9001, ISO 14001.
Class	C2FES1. Guidance for specification option: Cementitious Adhesive with Improved / Additional Characteristics, Fast Setting, Extended Open time and Deformable. Reduced slip achieved with reduced water demand. Manufacturer guidance To BS EN 12004.
Open time (minimum)	>30 minutes at 20°C.
Colour	White.

Bed height	2 - 6 mm.
Pot life	60 minutes at 20°C.
Setting time	3 hours at 20°C.
Coverage	Guidance for specification option: May vary dependent on nature and flatness of surface, and on trowel used: Dry wall: 4 mm notched, 0.6 m²/kg. Dry wall: 6 mm notched, 0.5 m²/kg. Wet wall: 6 mm notched (solid bed), 0.4 m²/kg. Exteriors/ floors: 10 mm notched (solid bed), 0.26 m²/kg.
Temperature resistance	-30°C to 100°C.
Pack size	20 kg.
Composition	Rapid-setting highly polymer-modified cement-based powder with BAL Fibre Strand Technology (FST).

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