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  1. G

    trowel size?

    working with a tiler today he is very experienced using a 12mm sq notched trowel to lay floor tiles on concrete no buttering the back either but very quick at his work. i have been tought to use a floor trowel and to back butter ive only been in the game a year so i didnt want to say anything to...
  2. P

    Trowel sizes?

    I'm about to tile the walls & floors of my bathroom. Wall tiles are 600 x 300 x 10 mm and floor tiles are 330 mm sq x 7.8mm thk. I have been positioning things (height of bath, radiator stand-out etc) on the assumption (righhtly or wrongly) that the adhesive bed will be about half the thickness...
  3. G

    50mm porcelain mosaics. which trowel .??

    Morning all I have a shower enclosure to tile with 50mmx50mm Porcelain mosaics, which trowel would be best to use, Walls are timber stud lined with Aquapanel and Homelux matting, adhesive is Bal SPF, there is a marble mosaic border also. Thanks for your help. Gary
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  5. W

    guaging trowels

    what trowel does everyone use. tried loads from rubi to cheap £2 specials. finally bought a marshalltown one cost around£20 but it has lasted ages and the weight and feel of it is spot on
  6. 2

    Trowel advice for porcelain.

    hi tilers !!! thanks for your comments on my photos ! iam am in the process of learning the art of 3 way mitres ! .. the question i have is about this glazed porclin job iam starting on sat! the tiles are 600 by 300 , the floor is curently floor boards which i have converted the customer from...
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  7. W

    Biggest notch trowel

    Whats the deepest notches you can get on a trowel. Seen 13 mm on TT, and have a 20 mm round u notch, but are there any out there deeper ? Some of the floors i've had lately i could use a 50 mm notch trowel.:incazzato: Also i bought one of those underfloor heating trowels from Topps the...
  9. simplythebest

    Pole trowel ?????

    Hey all Does anyone know where i can lay my hands on a 10/12 mm notch connected to a pole (my knees are giving me gip) i have a few big floors and sick of walking around on my knees!! also a pole squeegy and sponges would be awesome. Any info or links would be well appreciated ive been...
  10. J

    About to throw the trowel in....

    Hi all, My wife has bought some 450 x 450mm porcelain floor tile (9mm thick) which she wants me to put down in our hallway. As if it could not get any worse, she wants me to put down warmup underfloor heating first. The floor is concrete, I shall be putting down insulation boards first and...
  11. B

    rubi trowels.

    evening all. i have allways,allways sworn by marsheltown trowels. but i have now got a 12mm notched rubi,and it doesn`t half give me a blister!. so i will soon ditch this and go back to my marsheltown.:thumbsdown:
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  13. E

    Which trowel and grout line size for my tiles please?

    Hi all, Thanks for the great help I have recieved in other questions. Hopefully a couple of quick and easy answers for you pro's!!! The following is in a walk in shower and the area will be tanked appropriately. I think I am right to be using a flexi adhesive on both with a long bucket life as...
    • essexsi
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    • grout line please size tile tile grout tiles tiling trowel trowel usa which
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  14. S

    Trowel notch size & profile for wall tiles?

    Can anyone tell me the correct size (notch size) and shape (square, half round etc) to use for putting wall tiles up. I will be using Mapei Keraquick mixed with water. The walls are plastered brick, paint sanded off and Mapei primer applied. Tiles are 25mm x 40mm x0.8. Cheers
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    • notch size size tile tiles tiling trowel trowel usa wall wall tiles
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  15. Q

    Advice on trowel choice

    well fellas, Was wondering if any of you can tell me which floor trowels are used for which jobs, i thought a 10mm trowel was for floors but there are 12mm and upwards, also why does the notch shape matter, why are some trowels u notched and some v notched and some are square. its the small...
  17. P

    What trowel?

    Hi guys, i'm about to put up 490mm x 340mm x 9mm ceramic tiles on a wall, using mapei super flexible adhesive. Should i use a 6mm trowel at 45 degrees ie.- 3mm bed or should i use a thicker bed. The substrates are plasterboard and plasterboard that has a plaster skim. Thanks for any advice...
  18. J

    what size notched trowel

    Im putting up 31x45 ceramic wall tiles - would a 5mm sq notched trowel be ok for the adhesive, sorry about all the questions but doing a job for mother in law , so it has to be right :7:
  19. M

    Round or Square notched trowel?

    Doing an 18 SQ Meter dining room floor next week with 45cm square ceramic tiles onto new concrete floor. Rapid set powder adhesive. I have an 8MM square notch trowel and a 10 MM Round notch trowel. Never used the round one before. Any suggestions one which one is best to use for my...
  21. S

    What trowel to use

    Will be doin a bathroom with 60 x 40 tiles next week, just wondering wot trowel to use, floors & walls. Thanks in advance.
  22. S

    Help! what notch size trowel should I use?

    What is the correct size notch trowel to use to lay the following tiles..... Niro Granite Regal Vanilla porcelain. These tiles are 10 mm thick and 300mm x 300mm square. I am laying onto plywood base. The adhesive I will be using is mapei keraquick mixed with latex plus. I have a...
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  23. S

    trowel size

    Hi, im just about to start tiling a bathroom suite on top of old cermaics. im going to use bal white star. i have always used an 8mm nothced trowel for wall tiling but have decided to go with what the tub says. For white star it says i should be using a notched trowel in dry areas ans solid bed...
  25. G

    which trowels?

    going to do a clear out of old tools and going to buy some new trowels looking on trade tiler got old rubi trowels thinking of hoffman or marshalltown for a change what do you think is best?
  26. H

    which trowel size

    Hi Guys, when tiling over UFH matting and not putting self leveler over it do you use a deeper trowel, because of the thickness of the wires and to get 100% coverage I was thinking of using a 12mm, would appreciate your comments, Harry.
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