thickness

Recent contents Top users
  1. M

    Can you help solve conflicting advice re adhesive depth?

    I've got an AKW Tuff form shower tray with a waste that is 10mm above the tray when fully screwed in. The Tiler laid my 5mm hex mosaic tiles on a 2mm bed, so obvs wasn't going to drain. I took them back up and spoke to AKW, who recommended I put down a 3mm bed adhesive, let it go off and then...
  2. S

    Mapeker Rapid set bed thickness

    Evening, I've got some 50mm cement faced UFH insulation to stick down and was going to use Mapeker rapid set as I've got a few bags but have noticed that the max bed depth is 5mm in some areas I need to build it up a little where the floor isn't level would only be a couple mm more, would this...
  3. T

    Adhesive bed thickness?

    On a liquid screed (which is flat) what depth adhesive bed can/should I use? I'm trying to establish how much adhesive I need to buy and just for clarity, I mean the actual finish bed depth not the trowel size to use. They're limestone tiles 15mm thick. Many thanks!
  4. L

    Grout thickness for normal (not rectified) tiles

    Hi all. I hope you're well. I am going to be installing some 300 x 600 on walls and 600 x 600 on floor. Now I believe these are not rectified. Do you take a few tiles from different packs to see the variation in sizes or do you put a 3mm spacer in. I didn't even know there were precise cut...
  5. H

    Thickness of grout line query

    Fired Earth recommend using a 3mm grout thickness on their 200x100mm tiles when fixed onto plaster, to allow for movement. My tiler has gone ahead and used 2mm spacers, he says he always does this for walls. Could i have a problem. British Standards say a minimum of 2mm.
  6. H

    Quarry tile bed thickness.

    I am going to have to do remedial work to a quarry tiled floor. There is a pronounced dip in the floor that the tiler was supposed to have prepped but did not do so. I am going to take the tiles up in the area, and fill in the dip with floor levelling compound. The question i have is, if i use a...
  7. M

    Adhesive Thickness

    I'm about to tile a number of walls and floors. I've done a little tiling before but only with smaller tiles so I'd like to check I'm getting the adhesive thickness right for larger tiles; 600x300 porcelain on a wall (one is part of a shower), is an 8mm towel to leave a 4mm thickness of adhesive...
  8. A

    Reducing thickness of tile

    Hi all Part of my bathroom is being ripped up for plumbing repairs. We’ve bought expensive replacement tiles. They are marble - 20mm thick. But I’ve just found out the existing tiles are 10mm. Is is possible to cut the thickness of my new tiles? Thank you very much for your advice!
  9. J

    Thickness behind tiles to be left?

    Just taken on my first job, previously done heating and plumbing but wanted to tackle full bathrooms and build up my knowledge. Everything is going pretty good so far I just wanted advice on the gaps between walls. Now my main & largest wall opposite the doorway which is to be tiled parallel...
  10. M

    Adhesive Thickness

    Looking for a bit of help. I am tiling with 900mm x 150mm porcelain floor tiles with a thickness of 9 mm. They will be tiled on top of solid ply sheet that has been tanked. Most advice given on floor tile adhesive thickness seems to be based on tiles that are 600 x 300 or 300 x 300. Due to the...
  11. K

    Setting Out Kitchen Tiles: grout thickness for non-matching sizes

    It's been a while since my last tiling job. We finished a kitchen renovation some time ago and have been trying to decide since what to use for the splashback. We've settled on tiling (which we had in the pre-renovation kitchen). That decision should come as no surprise to you good folks! (why...
    • KevinH
    • Thread
    • grout kitchen kitchen tiles thickness tile tiles
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  12. R

    Calculating finished thinest thickness

    How do I calculate what my finished thinset thickness will be after setting a tile? So I understand a simple uniform square notch such as a 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2 will leave 1/4 inch But what about for something such as a U notch that is 9/16 x 3/4 x 3/8? (id really like to know this one -i bought...
  13. D

    Adhesive type recomendation and thickness for 20mm porcelain outside

    I need some advice on which adhesive to use and the thickness of adhesive bed required. I want to lay 400 x 600 20mm porcelain tiles onto some concrete steps I have made outside. I read somewhere that a 20mm bed is required but that sound excessive. I have 30 of these tiles to lay. Thanks in advance
  14. E

    Adhesive thickness

    Just picked up a kitchen floor with 800mm square polished porcelain. What thickness of ribs would you advise for the floor AND for the back of the tile. Previously laid a lot of 600mm porcelain but this is my first job with a bigger tile. Ill be using a levelling system with it.
  15. acaciaguy

    Most efficient insulation board for thickness

    Hello all, I have a very small cloakroom to do and they want electric underfloor heating. Contrete base and I have about 10mm depth I can use for insulation board below the heating. What board gives the best insulation? Many thanks
  16. Steve_Bcs

    Fixing jackoboard over existing dot & dab plasterboard - what thickness should I use.

    I’ve not been on for a while since completing a new fully tiled ensuite last year. Help on here was superb! Thank you. I’m onto the main bathroom now which has been gutted and then plaster-boarded. This was done 6 months ago. I’m thinking of creating a new shower cubicle which will have a...
    • Steve_Bcs
    • Thread
    • dab fixing jackoboard over plasterboard should thickness what
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  17. T

    Adhesive thickness

    Hi all, going to be putting some 600 x 300 (9mm) porcelain tiles up on a jackoboard tanked shower wall what size notched trowel do I need and what would the usual grout line size be, thanks
  18. E

    Base for tiles pathway & tile/adhesive thickness

    Good morning all, I am going to be laying a new path to my front door outside, that I would like to finish with the traditional Victorian checkerboard tiles. For the base, I was planning on 100mm concrete poured over 50mm Type 1. The path will have a fall of 1:60 to match the patio. My main...
  19. C

    Bed thickness (600x400) 10 or 12mm?

    For a level floor. The tiles are 600x400x9. Reading old posts it seems 12mm is technically the right answer but would 10mm be fine?
  20. P

    bed thickness for 60cm x 60cm porc.

    When calculating levels what bed thickness to you allow for when laying 60cmx60cm 10mm porc.? Would that assume a 1/2" x 1/2" notched trowel?
TilersForums.com; Made BY Tilers FOR Tilers
UK Tiling Forum by Tilers Forums

Advertisement

Which is the Number 1 Best Tile Adhesive?
Top