Which Adhesive and Grout To Use With Outdoor Floor Tiles

Once you have chosen your porcelain outdoor floor tiles it is essential to use the correct adhesive and grout for a successful and long lasting installation. We will try and answer some of the most common questions we get asked about this in this blog.

Adhesive Grout Outdoor Floor Tiles


Do I need to lay a screed before adhesive for outdoor floor tiles?


In an ideal world, yes. Laying a solid, flat screed will provide the best possible foundation to lay your floor tiles on and will prevent any flexing. It is important that the screed is fully cured before applying adhesive to it.

By using a level, fully cured screed you are able to build on a solid foundation from which ‘falls’ can be created. Falls are slight gradients in the adhesive to aid water run-off, these will help with weather resistance.

Alternative options for laying 20mm porcelain tiles include a support pedestal system, or laying them on a sand and cement mix base.


What Adhesive should I use for outdoor floor tiles?


As you can imagine 20mm porcelain tiles are rather heavy and will require a thick bed of adhesive to ensure they are properly fixed. We would recommend using the 20kg Fast Setting Highly Flexible Fibre Reinforced Floor Tile Adhesive, this is an ideal choice for fixing large format and outdoor porcelain tiles.

Adhesive Grout Outdoor Floor Tiles


Which grout should I use for outdoor floor tiles?


Specifically designed for use outdoors, the 15kg Pro Pave Grout is a high specification, decorative, brush-in pave jointing solution. This product is suitable for use with porcelain, granite, and other premium natural stone. It can be used all year round, in any weather and is suitable for use on domestic paving or light non trafficable commercial areas.

Adhesive Grout Outdoor Floor Tiles

Another option is the premium quality Colour Fast Wall & Floor Tile Grouts which is suitable for use both indoors and outdoors. The grout is a specially formulated, flexible, rapid setting tile grout that can be used on both walls and floors. The grout is stain resistant, efflorescence free, mould resistant and is also available in a range of different colours to suit your needs.

Adhesive Grout Outdoor Floor Tiles


Do I need to seal the Grout used?


Whilst it is not essential to seal grout used outdoors it will prolong the life of the grout and prevent any accidental stains to the grout. We recommend the 500ml Fila Grout Protector which protects and sanitizes grouting. It also facilitates dirt removal, routine cleaning and prevents water and stains from being absorbed into the surface.

Adhesive Grout Outdoor Floor Tiles

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