tile keeps slipping!

[finest1]

hi all

i was attempting to install the tiles today on the wall. if you look at the photo, i started at the pipe work as that was the most intricate. problem is, it kept slipping an inch, very frustrating. in the end i gave up and manged to save the adhesive (ready mix) I'm betting its something simple I've overlooked. how do i stop it slipping?

thanks

 

[Deleted member 120897]

Wall doesn’t look like it’s prepped correctly and reckon tiles could not stick altogether anyway. If you’re tiling an unsupported tile then usually a timber batten fixed to the wall to keep them in place until you’re ready for the next course.

 

[finest1]

Wall doesn’t look like it’s prepped correctly and reckon tiles could not stick altogether anyway. If you’re tiling an unsupported tile then usually a timber batten fixed to the wall to keep them in place until you’re ready for the next course.

thanks for your response. what prep would you add? i would have liked to add a tile backer board, but 6mm is too thick and by the time i add adhesive, the tiles would be proud against the rest of the existing tiles

 

[SimonG]

Bin the ready mixed and get bagged adhesive.

 

[Deleted member 120897]

thanks for your response. what prep would you add? i would have liked to add a tile backer board, but 6mm is too thick and by the time i add adhesive, the tiles would be proud against the rest of the existing tiles

Would have thought at least a skim layer with a pva layer afterwards?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Slipping your working from the bottom up arnt you with spacers etc and enough addy ?

 

[Deleted member 120897]

Slipping your working from the bottom up arnt you with spacers etc and enough addy ?

Hard to tell from photo, but OP states started around the pipework, unless it’s a repair job?

 

[finest1]

Slipping your working from the bottom up arnt you with spacers etc and enough addy ?

hi Shaun, no i wanted to tile around the pipe work first, as that is the intricate part. once i had got that done, it would set up the rest nicely....well, thats what i thought..

 

[plumbingservices]

Seems like the wall is not well-prepped.
First, use a flat scrap of wood to even and smoothen out the surface and let this dry for a few hours or overnight. Once the cement is dry, apply the bonding agent that should give the surface a rough texture to ensure vertical tiles don't slide as you work.

 

[finest1]

hi all, thanks for above. i have roughly 20mm to fill (the tile is 5mm thickness leaving 15mm) i can't get hold of 4mm tile backerboards. taking in the advice above, i was thinking of adding thickness to the wall using rapid set cement mix. what is the maximum thickness of adhesive to use? based on sundays attempt it seems like a lot of adhesive to use, unless that doesn't matter.

what do you think?