Adhesive for slate tiles on outside doorstep?

I need to replace some slate floor tiles on to an exterior concrete front doorstep. Can't remember what I used originally (about 10 years ago!) but they came loose in short order and I stashed them away until I got round to sorting it out - and that particular tuit has just come home to roost!

It's actually for a rental property which I'm tarting up for sale, so a reasonably quick'n dirty method would be preferred TBH! Anything recommended from Screwfix or Toolstation? Is there a suitable glue-in-a- tube I could use, rather than mixing up tubs of powder etc?

Thanks

Reply to
Lobster
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Think most decent exterior stone to stone adhesives will be a variation on mortar. So most probably a powder you mix with water. Most decent DIY stores will sell it. Look for a tile adhesive suitable for exterior use.

Reply to
Dave Plowman (News)

Gripfill. Works for slates on the roof that come loose, so no reason why it shouldn't work with slate on a step provided the slate is well bedded and doesn't rock. Just wire-brush off any loose stuff from both step and slate first.

Reply to
Chris Hogg

+1. As it's outdoors I'd go for the "original" solvent based version
Reply to
stuart noble

Gripfill.

Reply to
Andy Burns

On 18 Jul 2015, "Phil L" grunted:

OK, interesting. Even those sold specifically as floor tiles, then? I think I'll just reuse the ones I've TBH, as they aree already cut to size etc and as I mentioned, am just tarting the place up for sale anyway.

Thanks to everyone else for the Gripfill advice - am off to Toolstation! :)

Reply to
Lobster

Is this a decent alternative to replacing or re-securing a slate 'properly' using straps/nails?

Just feels wrong . . .

Reply to
RJH

My feeling too, but, about a year ago, I used Stixall to glue down a 4' high x2' square angle iron bench to slabs, outside. It's still secure and has been used for many jobs. Somehow I still don't really trust it.

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PeterC

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