Get Ultra Tile ProEco Tile Adhesive at Pro Tiler Tools

19/09/2024

UltraTile ProEco Gel is a single part, standard setting, thixotropic, flexible adhesive containing 30% recycled material for wall and floor tiles. It is specially formulated with extended workability, enhanced adhesion, and flexibility, making it ideal for areas where slight movement or vibration can occur; and it is now available at Pro Tiler Tools.

Here are the specifications of the product:

Contains crushed marble as key raw material.
Designed for all tile installations including XL format porcelain.
Classification: EN12004 Class C2TE S1.
Contains 30% recycled material.
Bed thickness: 3mm – 20mm.
Grout After: 18 hours.
Coverage: 4kg/m2 at 3mm bed thickness.
Pot Life: 4 hours at 20°C.
Set Time: 18 hours at 20°C.
Application Temperature: 5°C to 25°C.

Take a look at the datasheet on the UltraTile ProEco Gel product page for further details.

What Does Thixotropic Mean?

Thixotropic describes a material that becomes less viscous (thinner) when stirred or agitated but returns to a more viscous (thicker) state when at rest.

For thixotropic tile adhesive, this means the adhesive is easy to spread and work with while you're applying it, but once it's in place, it thickens up again, providing strong support for the tiles. This property helps prevent tiles from slipping or moving after they've been set, especially on vertical surfaces like walls.

Features and Benefits of UltraTile ProEco Gel

Easy to apply
Environmentally friendly
Thixotropic and flexible
Extended workability
Enhanced adhesion – perfect for large format tiles
Suitable for underfloor heating

Alongside these features and benefits, there are also multiple key areas of use, suitable surfaces, substrates and tile types.

Key Areas of Use	Suitable Tiles	Suitable Surfaces & Substrates
General wall installations	Ceramic	Concrete
General floor installations	Porcelain	Sand/Cement screed
Interior installations	Glass	Plywood overlay (15mm min)
Exterior Installations	Mosaics	Tile backer boards
Wet Rooms	Marble	Cement faded fibre boards
Domestic Showers with Tray	Travertine	Anhydrite/calcium sulphate/gypsum based screeds
Communal Showers	Granite	Existing ceramic, porcelain, and natural stone tiles (overlay) known as ‘Tile on Tile’
Swimming Pools	Limestone	Firm and stable plaster
Electric Matting underfloor heating	Terracotta	Plasterboard
Piped Water underfloor heating	Quarry	Sand/cement render
Conservatories	Slate	Concrete brick/block
	Resin Backed	Hard vinyl tiles
	Quartz	Flooring grade asphalt
	Brick Slips

UltraTile ProEco Gel Pot Life

Under the above storage conditions, this product has a shelf life of 12 months. Please note that the use of this product after the end of the declared storage period may increase the risk of allergic reaction.

UltraTile ProEco Gel Safety Considerations

Please ensure that appropriate PPE is used when preparing, mixing, and applying products.
Always wash hands before consuming food and make sure that materials are kept safely out of reach of children and animals.
Please dispose of packaging and waste appropriately.

UltraTile ProEco Gel Surface Preparation

It’s important that you prep the area you want to tile effectively, based on the tile adhesive you are using. With UltraTile ProEco Gel, you will want to ensure that all wall and floor substrates are clean, dry, firm, and stable, free of dust, dirt, oil and grease.

Substrates should be strong enough to support the weight of the tile adhesive and the tiles being fixed.

For plasterboard and plaster finishes that have been painted and are showing a weak or flaky surface finish then mechanical sanders or hand sanding blocks are generally used to remove the film. However for the likes of floor screed surface contamination, adhesive residues and weak surface laitance or even smooth dense floors such as power floated concrete, these will require a more heavy-duty scarifying using specialist flooring equipment to remove the surface of the substrate to ensure the substrate is sound, stable and has a rough open texture. To encourage best adhesion to the substrate it is advisable that prior to applying adhesive that substrates are primed.

Remember, sanding or mechanical abrasion of any surface will leave powder deposits which require thorough removal by suitable vacuum equipment to provide a clean dust-free surface. Failing to remove fine powder deposits and weak surfaces is a common reason for de-bonding of tile adhesive and primer from the substrate. Using a wet sponge to clean down a wall or floor of dust deposits only serves to spread it around, it is therefore advisable to vacuum thoroughly prior to use of wet sponge.

Preparation For Different Installation Types

Tile on Tile:	It is always preferable to remove existing tiles however fixing new to old is an accepted method as long as the existing tiles are sound, stable, dry, securely bonded and fixed to a background that is capable of taking the additional weight. Ceramic, porcelain and quarry tiles should be lightly abraded to form a mechanical key degreased and ensured thoroughly clean. For existing vinyl floor tiles only hard and “crunchy” vinyl tiles be considered to be over-tiled. Be aware some old tiles of this type contained asbestos so should not be abraded. Do not over-tile onto softer vinyl, quartz or composite tiles. Read more: The Best Adhesives For Tiling Over Tiles
Calcium Sulphate Floor Screeds:	It is essential that the floor is fully dry, if in doubt always check the moisture level of the floor is below 75%RH using a hair hygrometer before continuing. This type of floor can also suffer from surface laitance issues creating a weak surface layer and therefore they are highly likely to require specialist mechanical abrasion as indicated above.
Timber/Wooden Floors:	All chipboard and T&G flooring should be overboarded using exterior or class 3 type plywood boards of minimum thickness 15mm or suitable fibre cement backer boards. All over-boarding should be dry and conditioned to the environment in which they are to be used, plywood over-boards should have backs and edges sealed to prevent ingress of moisture and atmospheric humidity, as should the face to be tiled. A neat coat of primer should be used to carry out sealing process prior to installing the boards. Plywood Boards should then be positioned, close butted and firmly screwed (not nailed) through the underlying flooring to joists ensuring a max distance between fixings of 300mm centres or less.
If using cement backer board to over-board the timber/wood floor:	If using cement backer board to over-board the timber/wood floor, then it should be of flooring grade and of suitable strength for the application to prevent deflection. It should be 9mm minimum thickness. The backer board should be bonded using a minimum classification of S1 tile adhesive and the original wooden floor should be thoroughly clean and free of any surface coating or wood treatment. It should also be primed.
Under Floor Heating (UFH):	If UFH is being installed it must be fully commissioned before starting the tiling process to ensure it is in full working order. This includes both electric mat and water pipe systems. Once the UFH has been commissioned it can be set to a low level to provide a max floor temperature of 15ºC whilst the tiling and grouting processes are undertaken. It is critical that this temperature is not exceeded as this can force dry the adhesive and grout with the potential of causing cracks in the installation or tiles to de-bond. Maintain this temperature for a minimum period of 7 days while the installation cures and hardens. After this time the UFH can be brought up to the required room temperature slowly at a rate of 5ºC per day.
Render:	When tiling to new render it must be ensured that he render is a minimum of 4 weeks old and is thorough strong, dry, dust and efflorescence freer and stable.

Priming with UltraTile ProEco Gel

UltraTile ProPrimer has been specifically developed to be used as a primer for use with cementitious tile adhesives to provide improved sealing and bonding properties for a variety of substrates. Porous Substrates (includes: plaster, skimmed plasterboard, plasterboard, sand/cement, calcium sulphate screeds, cement backer boards, render and other open textured substrates): Prime with 2 coats of UltraTile ProPrimer.

Mixing with UltraTile ProEco Gel

Once the substrate has been prepared, continue with the tiling installation. UltraTile ProEco Gel should be added slowly to clean water in a suitable clean mixing tub and mixed thoroughly using a paddle mixer to give a slump free, easily worked mortar consistency. Once mixed the mortar is immediately ready for use and has a pot life of approximately 4 hours at 20ºC. Mix only sufficient material to be used within the pot life of the product. Do not remix or rewet/dilute product which has aged and is starting to thicken or set.

Mixing Ratio: 20kg unit requires 6.5L – 7.0L of Water.

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How To Apply UltraTile ProEco Gel

Apply the adhesive to the required thickness (limits 3mm – 20mm) in areas up to 1sqm at a time. For internal walls use a notched trowel to the following notch dimensions to provide solid rib lines.

Mosaic tiles: 3mm x 3mm at 6mm centres.
General wall tiles: 5mm x 5mm at 10mm centres.
General floor tiles: 8mm x 8mm at 16 mm centres.

For floors and external applications we advise to use the solid bed method. This involves applying a uniform bed of adhesive to the floor and “buttering” the back of the tile with the same adhesive. When the tiles are bedded with a twisting action, pressing firmly down it ensures 100% contact is made with both the floor and the tile.

When fitting tiles leave spaces between each the tiles to allow for grouting (approx.: Walls 1mm - 3mm & Floors 2mm – 12mm).

Before the tile adhesive sets clean off the excess adhesive from the face of the tile and grout joints with a clean damp cloth or sponge.

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Grouting After UltraTile ProEco Gel

Leave the installed tiles for a minimum period for at least 18 hours to set hard before grouting and/or walking on the tile. This time may be extended on impervious/non porous substrates. It is also dependent on temperatures and conditions. Always check and ensure that adhesive has set hard before grouting. UltraTile Grouts are available for use in a variety of colours, to suit your project requirements.

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Explore the full range of Ultra tile adhesives today and if you need any assistance with your order, don’t hesitate to contact our team of experts, via email at [email protected] or give us a call at 01604 859800.