Floor Adhesive Not Drying

I spread tile adhesive 2 hours ago and the recommendations say open time is 1 hour or until dry to the touch.

Floor adhesive not drying.

The problem is the premixed adhesive its great for 4x4 or 6x6. If the vinyl is glued you have two options. Others seem to be dry. Tile adhesive is expected to hold the tile in place not just for years but for decades without fail.

We used the home depot pre mixed tile adhesive. It cannot cure too fast. Jas xjr 11 309 posts. In some spots we had to put a thicker amount of cement to help level the floor.

You tile will dry in time but it may be a while and i can t say it want pop up later. But for the bigger tiles it will not dry it isn t getting enough air to dry always use thin set mortar for floor tile of any size use premixed for backsplashes that have 4x4 and 6x6 tiles. Take up peeling flooring to allow the surface of the subfloor to dry out. The adhesive used should be specifically noted as being appropriate for the material substrate and environment of the project at hand.

Always follow all of the manufacturer s instructions when using a flooring adhesive. After a full week it still is not dry. Some tiles sound squishy and move a little. Not fully at least.

Make sure the installation area is well ventilated. We put it down on a cement floor. Flooring adhesive precautions. All armstrong resilient tile adhesives require the adhesive be dry to the touch before installation may begin.

Dry to the touch means when you place your fingertips lightly on the adhesive ridges no adhesive transfers to them. On a similar line i used wickes floor tile adhesive for wooden floors and scraped it off the tile 3 weeks later. Otherwise you do not have adequate working time.