Bucket trowel

[charlie1]

What one do you use?i have used tile right, rubi and find them very clumsy!! My favourite bucket trowel was a venitian marble trowel I just started using for tiling work but I lost it (£30 but worth the money). I recently got the small genesis one and find it excellent and good price to at 4 quid! Don't forget, your bucket trowel is one of your most used tools, the right one should feel like an extension of your arm

 

[Mr T]

why do you use your bucket trowel so often mate? you not got a mixer drill? rrr:

 

[Ian]

why do you use your bucket trowel so often mate? you not got a mixer drill? rrr:

for getting adhesive out of the bucket!

 

[peteablard]

I normally buy cheap ones as they don't last me that long, they usually get clogged up with adhesive then I break them trying to hammer it off!! Whatever I buy though I normally round the corners off with some snips and a file, I find it you can get the last bits out of a gorilla tub easier that way!

 

[trevortine]

Quite like the ragini ones, can't remember how much but good little trowels.

 

[Mr T]

for getting adhesive out of the bucket!

don't ya just use your floor or wall trowel? saw a £30 wall trowel in carvers today whattttttt!

 

[Ian]

I had a rubi one, it was a bit small and then I lost it. Not sure what make the one I have now is, got given it by a plasterer. It's had the muck hammered off it tons of times and just keeps going. I'll take a pic.

 

[charlie1]

I will try to find picture of the venitian trowel

 

[Mr T]

I don't yet own a bucket trowel I do have a pointing trowel in my bucket does that count? lol

 

[charlie1]

why do you use your bucket trowel so often mate? you not got a mixer drill? rrr:

I don't mix adhesive with my bucket trowel!!!

bucket trowel uses=
removing adhesive from bucket
removing excessive adhesive from anywhere
cleaning trowels, levels between mixes before sponge
lifting tiles to apply more adhesive
.... I'm sure there are more

 

[charlie1]

I don't yet own a bucket trowel I do have a pointing trowel in my bucket does that count? lol

Why a pointing trowel? What do you do with that?

 

[charlie1]

Here we go, the best trowel I've ever had...

 

[Martyn Leeds]

Point at stuff probably!


My trusty bucket trowel snapped in 2 on Tuesday, I thought I'd be ok for 1 day but I was lost without it for the afternoon. Couldn't believe how much I used it for and how much I needed it. Don't know how some folk manage without using them

Got 1 from B&Q on my way home. It'll put me on, then I'll be getting a decent one at the weekend

 

[Protilers]

I have to admit......I find bucket trowels too long........so I cut them back with a grinder...............lop about 2" off......and all is good!!.....

 

[charlie1]

I have to admit......I find bucket trowels too long........so I cut them back with a grinder...............lop about 2" off......and all is good!!.....

i done this with my last rubi one and still found it hard to use