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BAL Rapid-Flex Fibre Plus - Tile Adhesive

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Building Adhesives Ltd

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.

Description

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.

General information

Color

White

Material

Polymer-modified cement

Warranty description

25 year

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

Specification data - Tile adhesives

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).

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