# Dunlop CX-24 Essential Tile Adhesive

Tile adhesive · Dunlop

A 20 kg bag of Dunlop CX-24 Essential Tile Adhesive covers about 5.7 m², by Dunlop Adhesives (Building Adhesives Limited)'s own figure: “A 20kg bag of CX-24 Essential Tile Adhesive provides the following coverage at 3mm thickness: approximately 10m² for dry wall areas, or approximately 5.7m² for floors, exterior applications and wet areas”. Dunlop Adhesives (Building Adhesives Limited)'s other figures are in the table below.
Source: Dunlop Adhesives (Building Adhesives Limited), Dunlop CX-24 Essential Tile Adhesive product page, read 12 October 2026.

## The maker's figures

| Figure | The maker's words |
|---|---|
| about 5.7 m² per 20 kg bag | “A 20kg bag of CX-24 Essential Tile Adhesive provides the following coverage at 3mm thickness: approximately 10m² for dry wall areas, or approximately 5.7m² for floors, exterior applications and wet areas” |
| about 10 m² per 20 kg bag | “A 20kg bag of CX-24 Essential Tile Adhesive provides the following coverage at 3mm thickness: approximately 10m² for dry wall areas, or approximately 5.7m² for floors, exterior applications and wet areas” |
| about 2 kg a square metre | “the amount of adhesive required at 3mm thickness will be: approx. 2kg/m² for dry wall areas. Approx. 3.5kg/m² for floors, exterior and wet areas” |
| about 3.5 kg a square metre | “the amount of adhesive required at 3mm thickness will be: approx. 2kg/m² for dry wall areas. Approx. 3.5kg/m² for floors, exterior and wet areas” |
- The conditions the maker names: Each figure is for the notch, bed, tile or joint the maker names beside it. An uneven surface, a larger notch or buttering the backs of the tiles takes more.
- Waste: None of these figures adds anything for what is left in the bucket or spilt.

## What one bag covers at the maker's rate

| Rate | A 20 kg bag |
|---|---|
| about 2 kg/m² (“the amount of adhesive required at 3mm thickness will be: approx. 2kg/m² for dry wall areas. Approx. 3.5kg/m² for floors, exterior and wet areas”) | about 10 m² |
| about 3.5 kg/m² (“the amount of adhesive required at 3mm thickness will be: approx. 2kg/m² for dry wall areas. Approx. 3.5kg/m² for floors, exterior and wet areas”) | about 5.7 m² |

Arithmetic on the maker's figure: the bag's kilograms divided by a rate a square metre, or times an area a kilogram, with nothing added for waste.

## Sizes

20 kg bag

## Where to buy it

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## Questions

**How much does a 20 kg bag of Dunlop CX-24 Essential Tile Adhesive cover?** Dunlop Adhesives (Building Adhesives Limited) states about 5.7 m² (“A 20kg bag of CX-24 Essential Tile Adhesive provides the following coverage at 3mm thickness: approximately 10m² for dry wall areas, or approximately 5.7m² for floors, exterior applications and wet areas”) and about 10 m² (“A 20kg bag of CX-24 Essential Tile Adhesive provides the following coverage at 3mm thickness: approximately 10m² for dry wall areas, or approximately 5.7m² for floors, exterior applications and wet areas”), in its Dunlop CX-24 Essential Tile Adhesive product page, read 12 October 2026. Nothing is added for waste.

**How much Dunlop CX-24 Essential Tile Adhesive per square metre?** Dunlop Adhesives (Building Adhesives Limited) states about 2 kg a square metre (“the amount of adhesive required at 3mm thickness will be: approx. 2kg/m² for dry wall areas. Approx. 3.5kg/m² for floors, exterior and wet areas”) and about 3.5 kg a square metre (“the amount of adhesive required at 3mm thickness will be: approx. 2kg/m² for dry wall areas. Approx. 3.5kg/m² for floors, exterior and wet areas”).

**What sizes does Dunlop CX-24 Essential Tile Adhesive come in?** The catalogue lists 20 kg bag. A shop may not stock every size.

## Where the figures come from

- Dunlop Adhesives (Building Adhesives Limited), Dunlop CX-24 Essential Tile Adhesive product page (https://dunloptrade.com/product/cx-24-essential-tile-adhesive/): coverage, read 12 October 2026.
- Dunlop Adhesives (Building Adhesives Limited), Dunlop CX-24 Essential Tile Adhesive technical data sheet (https://dunloptrade.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/TDS-Dunlop-CX-24-Essential-Tile-Adhesive-DUNCX-24001.pdf): coverage, read 12 October 2026.

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