The disappointment in homeowners looking at a poorly finished tiled floor almost never goes away. Thus, as a service provider, your prime objective should be to ensure that all the right decisions are made in fulfilling a comprehensive flooring job.
At the same time, homeowners should be acknowledged enough on the subject to spot what’s good and what’s not. But is it that serious? In order to find out, here are the top adverse effects of improper adhesives for tiling purposes.
Extra Brittleness
If you’ve ever had a decayed tooth, you would remember that there used to be an empty space underneath the tooth surface. This subjects the tooth to be extra brittle. The same theory applies to tiling as well; when the tile adhesive has not properly latched on to the tiles and the subfloor, there would be extra spaces for air. The result of these air spaces is the inability of the tiles to withstand the standard weights. Thus, every time you step on those tiles, they get one step closer to being shattered.
Increased Water Seepage through the Floor
The perfect bond between the adhesives and the tile fulfills the water-resistant requirement as well. In close inspection, it wouldn’t be all too difficult to notice improper bonding onto the subfloor. Sometimes, the strength of the bonding can be still insufficient if it was improper adhesives were used. Prolonged water seepage through the floor can take a direct toll on the structural integrity as well. That’s exactly why unsuitable adhesives should not be used for tiling even in suitable amounts and proportions.
Sheer Unattractiveness
The role of the adhesives in tiling is not just to glue the tiles to the subfloor but also to ensure that they stay perfectly still as they set. Poor quality adhesives have expected dilution issues that can ruin the perfect alignment of the tiles without you knowing. This unattractiveness cannot be fixed with grouting at all. In fact, grouting, which is a mandatory requirement, is only going to emboss the defects that happened during the setting stage.
The Need for More Volume
Different tiling materials carry different types of weights and surface types. Thus, attaining this strength with poor quality adhesives might not be possible unless with extra volume of the mixture. While this increases the overall material cost, it would have a significant impact on the labor cost since more of the mixture has to be applied. But you should recall that it is this excess volume of adhesive is the reason for the unattractiveness mentioned in the prior point.
Final Takeaways
There are instances where we should try to save money and the consequences of those instances do not span for a lifetime. Although you might to able to retile your floors down the lane, why should you be looking for an extra cost when you can do the job with the use of the most ideal material that is readily available for a very affordable cost?
