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Discuss Do I need to back-butter my tiles? in the British & UK Tiling Forum area at TilersForums.com.
Depends on the tiles i use 13mm on the walls with 600x600 that what i tile most of the time etePete, do you mean you use a 13mm square for floors? What would you use if your after 100% cover on walls?
I'd back skim them SiThanks for all your input.
As its a shower room the floor will be getting wet regularly, so from your info I will need a solid bed under the 300x300 tiles going on the floor. I will get a solid bed trowel.
Now with the 600x300 wall tiles I take it I will be ok with a 10mm square notch trowel with adhesive only on the wall, no back buttering on the tile. Correct? If it makes any difference there is a sort of profiling of small squares on the back of the tile. What I am trying to say is that its not smooth!
Thanks very much for your help. Si
Thank you all for your input. Very much appreciated!
The walls have been skimmed, lovely and flat so no excuses!
So 10mm square notch to spread on the wall should be ok, and then back skim the back of the tiles just to fill the profile. Is that just to build the sunken areas level with the rest, or should the skim be over the back of the whole tile?
Sorry to ask more, but when putting the big tile on the wall how much pressure should I put on it to bed it in. If spreading 10mm on the walls, should this be pushed down to about 5mm or more? I don't need a rubber hammer for it do I !!!!
Thanks for your time and help. Si
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