How to use Multipurpose Primer to bond tiles to difficult to adhere to surfaces

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Most manufacturers recommend using a primer to bond the tile to concrete, wood, plaster, gypsum tile, and plasterboard surfaces. This improves the bonding surface for the adhesive and prevents issues with high porous or non-porous substrates by providing a strong and permanent bond for your tiles. Every surface is different with its own characteristics of porosity, rate of expansion and contraction, and dimensional stability. 

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How to prepare tiles and substrates to achieve maximum adhesion

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Obtaining Maximum Adhesion for Tiling

It is imperative for one to attain proper adhesion on floor surfaces. Good adhesive helps in providing a long-term pretty appearance and also enhances safety. To achieve maximum adhesion requires one to flatten the finished tile surface with no tiles unevenly placed with a minimum of 85% (indoors) and 100% (outdoors) adhesive coverage on the substrate and back of the tile, being installed. When a flat well-adhered tile floor is obtained, one gets to avoid lots of issues associated with uneven tiling like lippage, which can trip you or cause raised edges of tiles to chip or crack.

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