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Thanks for clearing that up, Im not so sure that custom building products flex bond would be available by me?

opps missed that I guess he feels the kerabond system is probably over kill but the keraply is garbage , keraply is mapeis next best as far as I know. so I guess if you want to use mapei the choice is kerabond?

what do you think about the kerabond keralastic? or is that a product you don't use often?

Thanks duneslayer I've decided on a few things, tiles are orderd, thru bodied porcelain (no glaze) for thinset I'm about 90% sure I'm going to use keraply keraset no membrane in the plan at this time (although a local tile guy has some left over from another job I may be able to get cheap) a...

went on mapeis web site and used there grout calc ,12x12 tile .360 thick .150 grout joint 1800 sq ft it says i need only 10 gallons , this seems wrong to me? 180 square feet per gallon? this was for keropoxy. Any one have an idea if this is close to right?

Dakota do think the keralastic is required I about **** my pants when I looked into cost ,$150 for 5 gallons thanks Todd

Dakota thanks for all the info, Todd

Re: tile requiremnts In the long run 10 15 years do you think regular grout will give any troubles? what would be the best grout to use for a tight grout line .125 ? sanded or unsanded? Any brand in particular? I know I ask alot of ? but I really only want to do this once and not have any...

Re: tile requiremnts Anyone else have any input on (color body glazed) vs (through body not glazed) ?

Re: tile requiremnts It looks like most of you guys are using glazed tile, the tile I'm looking at is a through body porcelain Pei 5 (no glazing) does anyone have any thing to say one way or the other, pros and cons. I have done some destructive testing on a sample piece the only thing I found...

Re: tile requiremnts How many feet of tile can be put down before a exspansion joint of some type is required ? Or is it required at all over concrete ?

Re: tile requiremnts Can you buy regular grout that is not epoxy that dosent require sealing?

Im considering putting tile in a garage - workshop. but I have some ?? A couple things Im being told locally is that I would want to put a liquid isolation rubber membrane between tile and floor, also to use porcelain tile where the color goes completely through. use epoxy grout and flexible...