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How much adhesive and grout do I need?

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.38 PM

I'm having travertine tumbled floor tiles layed in my kitchen and hall - total area of 20 square metres. Is there a standard rule I can follow to work out how many kgs of adhesive and grout I'll need to buy?

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2 Answers

Anonymous user

It would all depend on the thickness of bed (the thickness of adhesive needed to fix the tile)...But a 20kg bag will usually do between 5 - 8 sqms (So 4 bags of 20kg will be enough to do your 20 sqms of tiling, and if all goes well and your floors are level take the 4th bag back and get a refund) For grouting floor tiles its on average 0.5kg per sqm again will depend on thickness of grout line (Travertine will take more because of the thickness of the tile usually 9.5mm or 12mm so a 12.5 kg bag will be ok)

Answered29 March 2016

Anonymous user

If the floor its level 50 kgs adhesive its should be alright for 20 sq and 3kgs grout

Answered29 March 2016