The old stretching debate

Discussion in 'Carpet / Textile' started by michaelbeard, Feb 10, 2023.

  1. michaelbeard

    michaelbeard Active Member

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    Buddy I know what you mean but I’ve just not had great results with flexi and I wa surprised as you sound but I e had no failures with the green tube gripfill
     
  2. Paul southworth

    Paul southworth Member

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    Don’t use gripfill. Get some gun fix from millers, it’s better.


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  3. merit

    merit Well-Known Member

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    Can’t see any issue bonding to a smoothing compound unless is something dusty like renovation screed or Uzin
     
  4. merit

    merit Well-Known Member

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    I find gripfill doesn’t cure
     
  5. Paul southworth

    Paul southworth Member

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    You need to work in whatever you’re sticking. Get good transfer and flatten it


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  6. merit

    merit Well-Known Member

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    Well after 150 m2 worth all popped off the floor everytime it’s stretched on I won’t touch it now. Plus you have to leave it a minimum 24 hours. 99p a tube says it all really. Not for me
     
  7. stan1191

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    We use the 30mm mechanical dual pin gripper and flexifix it on the powerfloated concrete, its the best gripper ive used for it, the width of the actual gripper stick gives some balance to the pin and helps it not bend or snap. id say i get 80% of the nails in first try and its strong enough to power stretch within 2 or 3 hours. Although i will say i do seem to be better than most at getting pins into the powerfloat floors.
     
  8. michaelbeard

    michaelbeard Active Member

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    Yeah I mean I don’t use grip fill as a go to, the shop I was subbing to provided it as I didn’t need to install same day , but the last time I power stretched on it next day and didn’t get any pop up , but I had gripper pop with flexi when using kicker other week so didn’t fancy using flexi with that in mind
    Maybe I’ve been lucky with gripfill as the general consensus is it’s shite haha
     
  9. michaelbeard

    michaelbeard Active Member

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    Unfortunately I can’t pin this one as it has UFH
     
  10. Paul southworth

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    It’s not shite, just misunderstood


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  11. AngryAndy

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    I'm guessing that it was the subfloor that let go, not Flexyfix.
     
  12. michaelbeard

    michaelbeard Active Member

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    Possibly, or could have been a bad tube off flexi ( stored incorrectly / old etc )
     
  13. michaelbeard

    michaelbeard Active Member

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    Stretched on flexy yesterday it was sound - I must have had a bad experience one time

    Gripper was solid as anything yesterday
     
  14. merit

    merit Well-Known Member

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    I gotta say it’s the best stuff I’ve used.
     

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