Fun with tiles...
Hi Syzygies,
As Firemonkey mentioned, I've had to re-tile my K7 more than once. The first time most of the tiles on the dome fell off, the second time most of them on the base came off. I used a tile adhesive I found at Home Depot (can't recall the name off the top of my head)... but I noticed a huge difference between what I used and what RJ had used. RJ's adhesive or mortar, whatever it was, was brittle, sandy, and prone to detaching in large pockets. The adhesive I used was smooth like a thick glue and dried with certain amount of rubbery springiness. During the last retiling I found that everything from my first retiling was still rock solid. In fact, a few tiles I needed to remove and re-do were a real PITA to get off. So you could have retiled your kamado with some success... but ultimately it's the food that matters, as you know.
My Kamado is now a mutant hybrid-- I had to install a new spin-top (kindly provided by Dennis after RJ wouldn't help me). It is cooking better than ever now. I'll get a KK someday, but right now, to be honest, I am being well served.
If you're at all interested, here is the link to my re-build:
Like a Phoenix from the Ashes