SikaCeram®-50 Tilofix
Polymer modified cementitious floor and wall tile adhesive (Formerly Sika® Tilofix)
SikaCeram®-50 Tilofix is a polymer modified, cementitious, normal setting, self curing, floor and wall tile adhesive. Typically used for small, medium sized ceramic tiles on floor / wall and vitrified tiles upto 4 square feet on floor in residential environments. Suitable for bonding absorbent ceramic and vitrified tiles to absorbent construction material substrates. Indoor use.
- Bonding ceramic tiles on floor and wall
- Bonding vitrified tiles upto 4 square feet on floor
- Smooth application
Usage
SikaCim® is recommended for use in structural concrete, particularly for the following
- Ceramic
- Earthenware
Bonding the following types of tiles for floor:
- Vitrified
Bonding the following types of tiles for floor:
- Balconies
- Kitchens
- Residential environments
- Terraces
Packaging
20 kg bag and 40 kg bag
Advantages
- Bonding ceramic tiles on floor and wall
- Bonding vitrified tiles upto 4 square feet on floor
- Smooth application
- Suitable for most cementitious substrates
- Suitable for absorbent ceramic and vitrified tiles
- Easy to use, only water to be added
- Better bond than conventional cement based mortar
- Self curing
Colour
Brown Liquid
Usage
SikaCim® is recommended for use in structural concrete, particularly for the following
- Ceramic
- Earthenware
- Beams
- Columns
- Slabs
- Excellent for internal and external plaster of buildings etc.
- Repair and renovation
Packaging
20 kg bag and 40 kg bag
Advantages
- Compatible with all varieties of Portland Cement including Slag Cement
- Minimizes loss of mortar due to rebound in plastering jobs, hence great ease of application and saving
- Required at a very small dosage, hence economical
- Improves water tightness to a great extent
- Performs multiple roles of water reducer as well as waterproofer
- Improves workability without increased water content
- Reduced shrinkage, better finish
- Acts to disrupt the leakage causing capillary structures formed in concrete to cause leakages
- No added chloride thus not contributing to corrosion of steel
- Convenient to handle since suitable for both concrete and mortar
- Supplied in consumer friendly pack
Colour
Grey powder
Product Details
Chemical base
Portland cement, polymers and selected aggregates
Shelf life
12 months from date of production
Storage conditions
The product must be stored in original, unopened and undamaged sealed packaging in dry conditions at temperatures between +5 °C and +35 °C.
System structure
Sika provides a full range of system solution in Tile setting. Please refer to Building Finishing user manual to choose right products from SikaCeram® tile adhesives, SikaCeram® cementitious tile grouts, SikaCeram® epoxy tile grouts, SikaCeram® floor leveler for usage in different applications.
Tensile adhesion strength
| ≥ 0.5 N/mm2 | (EN 12004-2 / ISO 13007-2) |
Application
Mixing ratio
| Packing | Water to powder ratio by weight | Quantity of water per bag |
| 20 kg | 0.22–0.24 | 4.4–4.8 L |
| 40 kg | 0.22–0.24 | 8.8–9.6 L |
Fresh mortar density
1.8 ± 0.2 kg/L
Layer thickness
3 mm min.
Ambient air temperature
+5 °C min. / +45 °C max.
Substrate temperature
+5 °C min. / +45 °C max.
Maturing time
~3 minutes
Pot life
~110 minutes | (EN 12004-2 / ISO 13007-2) |
Open time
> 10 minutes | (EN 12004-2 / ISO 13007-2) |
Adjustability time
~8 minutes
Applied product ready for use
| Use | Waiting time |
| Grouting floors / walkable | 24–36 hours |
| Grouting walls | 4–6 hours |
| Full traffic | ~14 days |
Values determined at laboratory conditions: 23 °C ± 2 °C, R.H. 50 % ± 5 %. Higher temperatures will reduce the indicated waiting times, lower temperatures increase them.
IMPORTANT
Protect from adverse weather conditions, such as extremely high or low (freezing) temperatures, rain, for at least 12–24 hours from application.
Consumption
Consumption is dependent on the substrate, surface profile, roughness and application technique. As a guide for a single adhesive layer:
| Size of tiles | Notched trowel size | Powder consumption |
| Small | 6 mm | 4.0–4.5 kg/m2 |
| Medium | 8 mm | 5.5–6.0 kg/m2 |
| Large | 10 mm | 7.5–8.0 kg/m2 |
COVERAGE:
| Pack | Area covered |
| 20 kg | 50–55 sqft for 3 mm thickness |
| 40 kg | 100–110 sqft for 3 mm thickness |
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
MIXING
- Pour the recommended amount of clean cold water into a suitable, clean mixing container.
- Slowly add SikaCeram®-50 Tilofix powder to the water and then mix thoroughly using a low speed (< 500 rpm) drill mixer until the material is fully mixed and lump free. Avoid entraining air into the mix by over mixing.
- Allow the product to ‘mature’ for 2–3 minutes before remixing for 30 seconds.
- The finished mix has a creamy consistency, uniformly coloured and is easy to apply and spread.
APPLICATION
IMPORTANT
Avoid application in direct sunlight and/or strong wind / draughts.
- SikaCeram®-50 Tilofix is applied using a suitable square notched trowel. Apply adhesive to the prepared fixing surface with the appropriate trowel and comb to the required bed thickness. Coverage on the back of the tiles should be 100 %.
- Tiling must be carried out on freshly applied adhesive, exerting adequate pressure to ensure complete and uniform contact with the adhesive for optimum bond.
- If a skin forms on the surface of the adhesive, immediately remove the adhesive layer with the trowel, discard material and apply a fresh layer of SikaCeram®-50 Tilofix adhesive.
- Adjust tiles if required.
- Clean off surplus adhesive from tile face and between tile joints before the adhesive has dried.
- After the required waiting time apply the appropriate grout into the tile joints.
- SikaCeram®-50 Tilofix is ideal for laying absorbent ceramic and vitrified tiles up to 900 cm2 (e.g. 30 × 30 cm), for indoor application only. Tiles > 900 cm2 (e.g. 30 × 30 cm), the double-spreading (buttering) technique is always recommended.
CLEANING OF TOOLS
Clean all tools and application equipment with water immediately after use. Hardened / cured material can only be removed mechanically.