IS 15477 : 2019
Adhesives for use with Ceramic, Mosaics and Stone Tiles - Specification (First Revision) Amendment - 2
Current edition: 2019
Sectional committee: CED 05 · BIS department: Civil Engineering (CED)
What this standard covers
This standard prescribes the requirements for adhesives used for fixing tiles of different porosity and classifies the tile adhesive into different types suitable for their proposed application. This standard covers adhesives for installation of ceramic (vitrified and non-vitrified), porcelain, clay, glass, glass mosaic, metal, natural stone and engineered stone tiles.
Scope, quoted from IS 15477 : 2019. Read the full standard
Requirements and tests, as the standard names them
- 5.1 Tensile Adhesion Strength
- 5.2 Shear Adhesion Strength
- 5.3 Open Time
- 5.4 Adjustment Time
- 5.5 Slip (Required for Vertical Application Only)
Sub-clause names as printed under the heading “REQUIREMENTS” in IS 15477 : 2019. Values and limits are deliberately not reproduced here — read them in the standard itself.
How the standard is organised
- 4 CLASSIFICATION
- 5 REQUIREMENTS
- 6 CONDITIONING
- 7 INSTRUCTIONS
- 8 PACKING AND MARKING
- 6 CONCRETE SLAB
Edition history (per the BIS registry)
- IS 15477 : 2019 — current edition (last reviewed by BIS 2025-12-29)
- IS 15477 : 2004 — withdrawn by BIS
Where this standard is used on NirmanDost
CPWD DSR 2021 (Civil Works)
| Item code | Description (verbatim) |
|---|---|
| 11.43 | Fixing glazed/ Ceramic/ Vitrified floor tiles with cement based high polymer modified quick-set tile adhesive (Water based) conforming to IS: 15477, in average 3mm thickness. |
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Listed by product makers
16 products in the NirmanDost catalogue name this standard on their spec sheets — Polymer Modified Adhesive, Admix AD 2, Durafix Gold Star Premium. That is the maker’s own claim, copied as printed; we have not tested these products against the standard, and a spec sheet can cite the wrong code.
Materials market
Also cited in the Materials Market rate library and SKU sheets.
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Notes
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- Generated 2026-07-27.