tiling trowel

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    rubi 45 degree trowel

    just wondering has any one tried one out ,my mate has just informed that he has ordered one why i dont know , i would have though they would be clumsy to use , and why is it not round notch
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    10mm solid bed trowel adhesive coverage

    Hi Can anyone pls give me some info on adhesive coverage for a 10mm u-shaped solid bed notched trowel? I'm looking at using at using tilemaster ultimate adhesive and they give 5-6 square meters coverage at a 3mm depth. The tiles will be natural stone so they wont have any recesses in...
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    Trowel Size

    I am about to tile my kitchen floor with 600 x 300 porcelin tiles, I am going onto a concrete floor. The floor is fairly level / flat. Could someone recommend which size trowel I need for the job? and a good adhesive?
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    Trowel sizes

    I just sorting out consuption rate for a Mapei adhesive and its says: bonding mosaics (trowel No.4): 2kg/m Is the size of a No.4 trowel 4mm? cheers in advance missyT
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    What trowel / spacer size do i need?

    I'm laying my 1st polished marble floor for my sister and need some advise. She has a new screed floor (been down about 2 months) and has wet underfloor heating installed which has been on up until a week ago and is perfectly level with no joins / cracks in it. the tiles are 600 x 600 x 12mm...
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    What size trowel

    Hi guys, after some more advice. Im about to start tiling new ensuite with 450x300x10mm ceramics. What size trowel do you recomend, vast majority of tiles are going onto unscimmed plasterboard ( except where ive tanked ) while the rest will be going onto a small scimmed concrete block wall...
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    trowel size

    Am about to tile my corner shower enclosure - tile size is 500 x 250 ceramics - using bal supercover rapid flex - what size trowel should I be using? - one wall is aquapanel the other skimmed - skimmed wall has slight dip of about 2/3 mm in the middle. Have tanked both walls. Have got a 6mm...
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    Trowels & Adhesive

    Hi Guys, I'm fitting some large tiles. The wall tiles are 33cm x 100cm. Am I right in thinking a 6mm square notched trowel will be ok for these? The floor tiles are 44cm x 66cm (porcelain) and I was thinking 10mm round notched trowel. Also, wasn't sure whether to go with butech adhesive or...
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    45° Rubi trowel

    Anyone else used these Rubi trowels? and what did you think about them TradeTiler.Ltd Rubi 45 Degree Trowels
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    which trowel for what ?

    hey guys on my quest for more knowlegde again , getting a bit confused by different trowels and sized notches for which tile and which substrate as im looking towards getting my starter list together. there seems to be a lot different type trowles with different shaped nothches and sizes when...
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    Trowel gone rusty

    My new Marshaltown 6mm trowel has gone all rusty and I've only had it a few weeks, I have a Marshaltown plastering trowel which is 5 years old and as clean as a whistle. I would have thought they'd be stainless steel? I've started smearing it in Silicon grease to keep in from getting worse...
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    Left handed trowels

    Saw these trowels on the trade tiler site and as i am a leftey am gonna buy some to try out:smilewinkgrin: Any left-handers on this forum using leftey trowels? I manage with standard trowels but would be interesting to know other peoples opinions?
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    What size bed to expect from a 15mm half moon trowel?

    I might need one of these on my next job. ive never used one before so dont know what size bed and roughly what m2 to expect from a 20kg bag of adhesive?
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    45 degree trowels..Good or bad?

    Quite like the idea of these towels but have never used them or know anyone who has used them. Only worry I have is there square notches so can't be used in wet areas or on floors as they will not give 100% coverage. What's your thoughts are they any good or recommended?
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    Trowel?

    I have always used a 6mm notch trowel for wall tiling up to now, and I read in another thread a 8mm trowel is to be used for good bathroom Walls and 10mm for bad. I have a bath/shower room to do in 150 by150 tiles and the walls are reasonable but not spot on. Which trowel do I use? (sorry if...
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    Trowel/Bed height question

    I’m planning to use a 10mm notched trowel to lay 400 x 600mm -10mm thick floor tiles. I currently have a 15mm difference between the floor to be tiled and the floors joining to the room. Can someone please tell me what height difference there will be between the floors once the tiles are...
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    Where can you buy plastic notched adhesive trowels...?

    As the title............. Where can you buy plastic notched adhesive trowels...? Cheers....:8:
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    rubi 45 degree trowels

    has any one used the rubi 45 degree trowels and got a review for them
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    Just ordered some new grout floats and a nice trowel

    Getting a bit sick of wrecking marshaltown grout floats in no time at all.. so just ordeed a couple of the Raimondi ones.. and some spare rubbers.. and i also just ordered one of those |Slant ridge serrators. Anybody else got these..?
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    karl dahm large trowel maxi

    hi there,does anybody know where i can get karl dahm large special trowel?any shop in UK or just online from germany?many thanks

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