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  1. M

    Trowel size

    I am wall tiling with 400mm x 150mm x 10mm ceramic tiles. What adhesive trowel should i use and should it be square notched or round edge? Source URL: UK Tiling Forum | Pro Tiling Advice - https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/uk-tiling-forum-pro-tiling-advice.43/
    • MrT
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    • canada ceramic ceramic tiles size tile trowel wall tiling
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  2. risotto

    Trowel size for 10mm thick stone mosaic

    Have a question that's been driving me crazy looking tirelessly online without any solution. Basically, I'm laying 10mm thick stone mosaics over a wetroom floor. The drain is fixed into the tray so there is no depth adjustment there to align with the tiles. So I need a total height of 14-15mm...
  3. H

    Trowel size advice required

    I am a general DIY'er and have previous experience tiling bathrooms and kitchen floors. My question is which trowel should I go for on a 30cm x 60cm porcelain tile (same tile, different colour) going on a tanked walls (two plasterboard, 2 plastered) and floor (new T&G with 6mm plywood 10cm...
  5. R

    My 1st Job What size trowel notch. 6mm or 8mm ???

    Hi again. I’m tiling the shower today (finally) but am unsure on my trowel size. I’m using 200x100 8mm metro onto Elements waterproof backer board with BAL SPF. There are some areas where the fixing washers are slightly proud of the board so I was going to use an 8mm trowel but the addy spec...
  6. M

    First tiling, need some advice on trowel, adhesive and grout

    Hi All and thank you in advance. I'm DIY'er with quite good general understanding and capable of using of tools :) This will be my first adventure with tiling(well done few tiles then and there, but not from start to finish). I wanted to renovate our en-suite, we live in timber frame house...
  7. J

    Ditra matting and trowel sizes

    Hi. About to lay ditra matting over cement board substrate. The Ditra handbook states use a 6mm x 5mm trowel. I have a 6x6 trowel. Is this likely to cause a problem? Also they state use a thin set mortar..... S2 flexible adhesive should be ok shouldn’t it? Thanks all
  9. C

    Round Notch Trowel versus Square Notch

    Hi, I have just bought a stainless steel 20mm half round notch trowel from Wickes to do a large format porcelain flooring job. Can anyone tell me what average size adhesive bed I am likely to achieve and what do you professionals think of the round notch compared with a square notch. Cheers
  10. acaciaguy

    Large floor tiles - what trowel

    Hello everyone. I’m fitting some large floor tiles next week. 1000 x 1000 mm over electric underfloor heating. These are the largest tiles I have fitted before. My plan is to use a 20 x 10 mm round notched solid bed trowel along with back buttering. I believe this is a good approach but any...
  11. B

    Uneven render, patching? and trowel size.

    I have a brick wall covered in cement render and the tiles will be 600mm x 300mm x 10mm porcelain fixed with mapei keraflex maxi adhesive. On inspection the wall is not perfectly flat. Most of it is pretty good varying only 1mm or 2mm in slight 'waves'. But, near the top above a window there...
  13. P

    Has anyone used silver trowel training academy?

    Evening guys, I’m very interested in a career as a self employed tiler, a company nearby (Lee on Solent) called silver trowel construction academy runs courses but before I part with cash I was wondering if anyone has used them before? I have done a fair amount of tiling but I know that there’s...
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    • course tiling course training trowel used
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    • Forum: Tiling Courses
  14. I

    Trowel size for wall and floor

    I have a 9mm x300mmx600mm porcelain tile to fit on the bathroom walls with Norcros standard set porcelain adhesive. I have purchased a trowel with round notches which I think/hope is the right one. Please let me know if I will be ok or should I get one with square notches? I will also be using...
  15. R

    Trowel size for mosaic on floor

    Looking for a bit of advice on what size of trowel to use for a mosaic laid on the floor. The individual tiles are 50mm square, and porcelain (if that has any bearing on it). The floor is perfectly flat, although it is plywood. I lifted the original floorboards, braced all the joists (450mm...
    • reeshar
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    • floor floor tiling mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics size trowel trowels
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    • Forum: Tiling Tools
  17. S

    Floor trowel size?

    Going to be doing a floor with 600x300mm ceramic tiles. The floor is fairly flat for the most part. There are a few areas where the level deviates by 1-2mm near a few of the corners. Whats the best size trowel you'd recommend for this job? Cheers
    • serval
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    • floor floor tiling size trowel
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    • Forum: Tiling Tools
  18. D

    trowel size bathroom floor

    Hi all, what size trowel should i use for 600x150 porc floor tiles - 10mm thick. going onto plywood bathroom floor using mapei super flexi adhesive. Plywood has been tanked with weber tanking kit. Thanks!
    • Daniel s
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    • bathroom canada floor floor tiling size trowel
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    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  19. P

    Does anyone notch trowel both the tile and the substrate?

    Guy told me he notch trowels the subtrate and the tile back perpendicularily. Nonsense? Thx!
  21. acaciaguy

    Gold trowel training

    any thoughts on them? I’m thinking of doing experienced worker assessment with them.
  22. D

    trowel size question

    Can anyone advise what trowel size i should be using for a 600x300 tile on a wetroom/shower wall ? Regards Neil Davenport
  23. M

    750x750 tiles trowel size

    Hi Going to be laying the kitchen floor soon sand cement screed over wet ufh. Few questions on what's the best approach. The tiles are 750x750 10mm porcelain I will be using shutler ditra underneth. What is the best adhesive for the ditra on the screed? What's trowel size and adhesive for...
  25. acaciaguy

    I need a new thin bed solid bed trowel

    I'm looking for recommendations for a new TBSB trowel for walls in wet areas etc. Any suggestions very much appreciated
  26. M

    Trowel size for 22mm sandstone flags

    Hi, I am unsure what size trowel to use for the flagstone I have to lay in the hallway. They are 'calibrated' to around 22mm, going to be laid on benfer leaderflex, The substrate is the old tiles which are set in concrete and will be primed for the new adhesive. It is very level and good to...
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