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    From TimW@21:1/5 to All on Sun Dec 8 19:01:52 2024
    What is the best product for sticking dislodged terracotta pan tiles
    back onto the mortar that they were bedded down into?

    This is a little stone outbuilding roofed with clay pantiles. I know
    normally you might drill the edge tiles along the gable and put a nail
    into the batten to secure them. In this case because the end wall is at
    an odd angle there are various slivers of pantile bedded into mortar
    along the top of the wall and some have been loosened and dislodged by
    the storm. I want to get up on a ladder and glue them back where they
    came from. they aren't broken.

    PVA? Gripfill? Silicone? Cement?

    TW

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  • From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to TimW on Sun Dec 8 19:05:43 2024
    TimW wrote:

    What is the best product for sticking dislodged terracotta pan tiles
    back onto the mortar that they were bedded down into?

    This is a little stone outbuilding roofed with clay pantiles. I know
    normally you might drill the edge tiles along the gable and put a nail
    into the batten to secure them. In this case because the end wall is at
    an odd angle there are various slivers of pantile bedded into mortar
    along the top of the wall and some have been loosened and dislodged by
    the storm. I want to get up on a ladder and glue them back where they
    came from. they aren't broken.

    PVA? Gripfill? Silicone? Cement?
    CT1

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  • From Graham.@21:1/5 to TimW on Sun Dec 8 21:56:24 2024
    On Sun, 8 Dec 2024 19:01:52 +0000, TimW <timw@nomailta.co.uk> wrote:

    What is the best product for sticking dislodged terracotta pan tiles
    back onto the mortar that they were bedded down into?

    This is a little stone outbuilding roofed with clay pantiles. I know
    normally you might drill the edge tiles along the gable and put a nail
    into the batten to secure them. In this case because the end wall is at
    an odd angle there are various slivers of pantile bedded into mortar
    along the top of the wall and some have been loosened and dislodged by
    the storm. I want to get up on a ladder and glue them back where they
    came from. they aren't broken.

    PVA? Gripfill? Silicone? Cement?

    TW

    [TNP] CBF [/TNP]


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  • From Bob Eager@21:1/5 to Graham. on Sun Dec 8 22:08:42 2024
    On Sun, 08 Dec 2024 21:56:24 +0000, Graham. wrote:

    On Sun, 8 Dec 2024 19:01:52 +0000, TimW <timw@nomailta.co.uk> wrote:

    What is the best product for sticking dislodged terracotta pan tiles
    back onto the mortar that they were bedded down into?

    This is a little stone outbuilding roofed with clay pantiles. I know >>normally you might drill the edge tiles along the gable and put a nail
    into the batten to secure them. In this case because the end wall is at
    an odd angle there are various slivers of pantile bedded into mortar
    along the top of the wall and some have been loosened and dislodged by
    the storm. I want to get up on a ladder and glue them back where they
    came from. they aren't broken.

    PVA? Gripfill? Silicone? Cement?

    TW

    [TNP] CBF [/TNP]

    LOL



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  • From alan_m@21:1/5 to TimW on Sun Dec 8 23:45:32 2024
    On 08/12/2024 19:01, TimW wrote:
    What is the best product for sticking dislodged terracotta pan tiles
    back onto the mortar that they were bedded down into?

    How sound is the mortar? If the surface is weak and sandy that will be
    the weakest part of the bond. You may need to seal the existing mortar
    with something like SBR.


    This is a little stone outbuilding roofed with clay pantiles. I know
    normally you might drill the edge tiles along the gable and put a nail
    into the batten to secure them. In this case because the end wall is at
    an odd angle there are various slivers of pantile bedded into mortar
    along the top of the wall and some have been loosened and dislodged by
    the storm. I want to get up on a ladder and glue them back where they
    came from. they aren't broken.

    PVA? Gripfill? Silicone? Cement?

    PVA is likely to re-emulsify in damp/wet conditions.



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  • From Thomas Prufer@21:1/5 to TimW on Tue Dec 10 09:28:17 2024
    On Sun, 8 Dec 2024 19:01:52 +0000, TimW <timw@nomailta.co.uk> wrote:

    What is the best product for sticking dislodged terracotta pan tiles
    back onto the mortar that they were bedded down into?

    This is a little stone outbuilding roofed with clay pantiles. I know
    normally you might drill the edge tiles along the gable and put a nail
    into the batten to secure them. In this case because the end wall is at
    an odd angle there are various slivers of pantile bedded into mortar
    along the top of the wall and some have been loosened and dislodged by
    the storm. I want to get up on a ladder and glue them back where they
    came from. they aren't broken.

    PVA? Gripfill? Silicone? Cement?

    TW

    Maybe a "frost-proof tile adhesive" or "frost-proof tile adhesive cement", as used in outdoor pool surrounds etc.?


    Thomas Prufer

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  • From RJH@21:1/5 to TimW on Tue Dec 10 09:28:50 2024
    On 8 Dec 2024 at 19:01:52 GMT, TimW wrote:

    What is the best product for sticking dislodged terracotta pan tiles
    back onto the mortar that they were bedded down into?

    This is a little stone outbuilding roofed with clay pantiles. I know
    normally you might drill the edge tiles along the gable and put a nail
    into the batten to secure them. In this case because the end wall is at
    an odd angle there are various slivers of pantile bedded into mortar
    along the top of the wall and some have been loosened and dislodged by
    the storm. I want to get up on a ladder and glue them back where they
    came from. they aren't broken.

    PVA? Gripfill? Silicone? Cement?


    Not tried it - but it's on my jobs to do (temporarily fix a couple of slipped slates), and I've got a tube of something like this:

    https://bulletbuildingproducts.co.uk/product/mega-mastic/


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  • From The Natural Philosopher@21:1/5 to Thomas Prufer on Tue Dec 10 11:11:44 2024
    On 10/12/2024 08:28, Thomas Prufer wrote:
    On Sun, 8 Dec 2024 19:01:52 +0000, TimW <timw@nomailta.co.uk> wrote:

    What is the best product for sticking dislodged terracotta pan tiles
    back onto the mortar that they were bedded down into?

    This is a little stone outbuilding roofed with clay pantiles. I know
    normally you might drill the edge tiles along the gable and put a nail
    into the batten to secure them. In this case because the end wall is at
    an odd angle there are various slivers of pantile bedded into mortar
    along the top of the wall and some have been loosened and dislodged by
    the storm. I want to get up on a ladder and glue them back where they
    came from. they aren't broken.

    PVA? Gripfill? Silicone? Cement?

    TW

    Maybe a "frost-proof tile adhesive" or "frost-proof tile adhesive cement", as used in outdoor pool surrounds etc.?


    Thomas Prufer

    I have to say I have used expanding foam in this application...

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