Bedding mortars

Installation mortars for traditional tiling works

Bedding mortars and thick-bed mortars have a wide range of applications. For example, you choose them when you have to process (large format) ceramic tiles, or natural stone with differences in thickness, and for a surface that is not flat enough for bonding. Omnicol therefore developed, in close collaboration with the tiling industry, a number of specific installation mortars with which you can achieve a flat end result in a responsible manner. You can use them on both the wall and the floor, and ideally also with underfloor heating. Furthermore, they perform just as well indoors as outdoors, and they also harden extremely quickly.

Related products

DB FLEX omnicem
Mortar for thick flexible layers.
DB FLEX R omnicem
Flexible, fast-hardening mortar for applying thick layers.
DB omnicem
Conventional bedding mortar.
DB TRAS omnicem
Hydraulic cement-based bedding mortar.
DBW omnicem
Single component bedding mortar (composition) for conventional use.
TRAS omnicem
Hydraulic bases cement.

Let us help you out

When can I walk on the tiles?

This can be done (carefully) after at least 24 hours. With fast-setting adhesives, this can be done after just a few hours.

Which glue comb is best to use?

The choice of the right teeth depends on a number of factors; 

  •  the type of tile adhesive (paste or powder), 
  • the 'buttering-floating' method is used, and 
  • the application (wall or floor), 
  • the flatness of the substrate and the flatness of the tile. 
Tip: By regularly removing a tile from the adhesive bed, you can see what the adhesive contact surface looks like and whether this is sufficient. 
For large format tiles >60x60 cm. It is in any case important that the surface is flat. If you need to eliminate large level differences in the surface, you can first level the surface, or you can use a thick-bed mortar with a round-toothed adhesive comb. 
Read some guidelines regarding glue combs on the next page.

How long does the mixed glue last in the tub?

This is the pot life, which is usually between 2 and 4 hours. Attention! With fast-hardening adhesives this is only 20-30 minutes.

Need any help?

We will be happy to advise you.