Bowing Tiles

[John Benton]

I guess you've convinced the missus then!!

 

[charlie1]

thanks again chaps. I've worked out that it's just over 16kg/sqm. So is that ok enough not to be too worried about it?
I'll have a play with the layouts around the windows.

16kg pm2 for tiles, roughly 5 kg of adhesive and then about 1 kg of water. What size notch trowel are you using?

 

[b1gbrad]

Yes, Missus is convinced - it makes sense.

I'm using 6mm, but having to pad the adhesive out in places to ensure it's vertical.

 

[charlie1]

Hi brad, for that size of tile I would be using no less than a 10mm notch + back skimming tile, and that's if the walls where in good condition! You are not going to get anywhere near enough coverage with a 6mm trowel. I'm unsure what your pad out method is? Be carefully brad, your over the limit for those walls!!

 

[b1gbrad]

Thanks for the advice - I'll pop to screwfix and get me a new trowel. I've been back skimming the tile and basically just building up the adhesive on the tile (as uniform as possible to avoid any gaps in the adhesive behind the tile) to compensate for the wonky walls. Is that the best way?

I've started with the most difficult wall so it should all be easy of that....yeah right!