tiling trowel

  1. R

    Confused About Adhesive Trowel Sizes

    Hi. I've not reall done much tiling before but am renovating the house so will be doing three bathrooms/toilets. I am just about to tile a shower enclosure onto skimmed plasterboard . Have tanked with a BAL kit and bought 8mm thick 60x30 cm tiles and Mapei Keraflex adhesive. I've had different...
  2. B

    solid bed trowel

    can any one point in the right direction as to where I can get a solid bed trowel? I am looking for the golf ball kind, i have plenty of U and slanted shaped trowels.
  3. M

    What TrowelSize?

    Hello all I am about to lay 600 x 300 x 10mm porcelain tiles to a good level old concrete floor. I have read different opinions for which trowel sizer to use. I was going to use a 10mm x 10mm notched.... and back butter the tiles. Will this be ok? Thanks Martin
  4. C

    Put your trowel away...

    ... introducing spray on tile adhesive! DUNLOP DIY BUILDING PRODUCTS - Dunlop Wall Tile Adhesive :47: :47: :47: :47: :47: :47:
  5. C

    Had Gary the Rubi rep in at work today, 45° trowel opinions ?

    I think he is on here as he is on the TTA board. He very much rates these trowels and apparently zee germans have been bending old trowel combs over for 25 years to obtain a true 6,8,10...12mm bed ! Has anyone used them before and what are your opinions ? I was dubious until we had a chat...
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  6. S

    y-1 euro notch trowel/shneegans holotop trowel

    I have been looking for a UK supplier of these trowels, some tilers call them the wobble notch trowel does anyone know of a UK supplier ?
  7. E

    left handed trowels

    Hi everyone was wondering if there was any left handed tilers. out there. Who could tell me apart from rubi do anyone else make left handed trowels.
  8. C

    Trowel advice

    What size is best to do a shower wall some Substrate is plasterboard and it does have some low spots ie dips?
  9. C

    Trowels

    Would it make a difference if a different size trowel is used to the one started with to finish a wall?
  10. A

    Bucket trowel

    Hi just to let you know if any of you lads have a Brewers paint stockist in your area they sell tiling small tools, have now got an offer on at the moment there bucket trowels are £2 each inc vat i buy the trowels from them and they are a good trowel :thumbsup:
  11. D

    Troweling adhesive the solid bed way.

    There are many methods of how adhesive should be applied to a substrate to create that solid bed when tiling floors. This video should help members that find it a little difficult to understand how this can be achieved. It does say in the video that back buttering isn't necessary but IMO back...
    • DHTiling
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    • adhesive aus tile adhesive tiling trowel trowel usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  12. D

    Looking for new trowels

    What trowels do you use.....Been looking for some new ones.. fancy changing from the rubi ones.. well worn out now and re-shaped the notches to many times.. (tight *** i know)..:) Been looking at the Sigma trowels , i think thats what they were... art trowel.. but says faithful... seen them...
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    • aus looking new build tiling trowel trowel trowels usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  13. B

    What size notched trowel

    Hi I am fixing a column of glass/stone mosaics which size trowel should be used and which type should I use. V or square notches. I was thinkhing of 3mm x 3mm square, am I right. Thanks for you help Julian
  14. S

    Trowel Advice Please

    Hi everyone I have received a delivery of 600 x 600 Basalt tiles - they were suposed to be 15mm but are only 13mm. I have prepared the floor with slc at two different levels - one for the main floor and one for the shower area which is being tiled in a 10mm mosaic. I now need to make up the...
  15. Dan

    Cheapest price on trowels

    What is the cheapest price you can get your common trowels for, what make are they, and where are they from?
  16. C

    Left Hand Tiling Trowels

    Please could anyone recommend a website to purchase these and any idea what makes are the best 1s i know rubi do a selection?
  17. C

    rubi 45 degree trowels

    I would just like to do a small review on these. They are completly useless! I can't stress this enough! From applying the adhesive to cleaning to using in harmony with your bucket trowel to move your adhesive around, it fails on every level! I'm baffled to see what the whole point of it...
    • charlie1
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    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  18. A

    fancy new trowels

    with all these new trowels now out with angled notches & handles with bells and whistles on them just a few ive found online anyone tried them . whats the verdict???
  19. S

    Trowel Size / Adhesive Depth Query

    Hi All I am planning on boarding my bathroom with Marmox boards prior to tiling (mechanically fixed and bedded), the wall tiles are glazed ceramic measuring 25cm x 38cm x 6mm and the floor tiles are 33cm x 33cm x 6mm. Am I ok in using an 8mm trowel for wall tiles? Also trying to work out final...
    • siremastimus
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    • adhesive aus depth query size tile adhesive tiling trowel trowel usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  20. A

    What size trowel..?

    Hi everyone, i'm tiling a bathroom floor onto ply, the tiles are ceramic, 430 x 430 x 10mm, what size trowel should i use, also the same tiles are going onto the walls, (they can), what size trowel should i use for the walls please..?

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