Just had an argument over a silly petty thing

[tysfoot]

Just shad an argument with my father in law over something really silly and petty and it got escalated

He has been tiling for years but hes one of them blokes that can do everything

Anyway, He says when you put adhesive on the wall you only use the notches to put it on. (Never ever use the straight edge) i say you use a gauging trowel to put the ahesive evenly on the flat side of the trawel, then paste it on the wall then go over it with the notched to give an even finish for the tile to be placed

What do you do so i can settle this argument, im not arsed if im wrong either


He also says im wasting my money on expensive tools, he only needs a trowel an spirit level for his jobs. You know what these old fashioned guys are like

 

[DHTiling]

Straight from the bucket with a bucket trowel onto the notched trowel and then on to the wall and spread making sure of good coverage and contact with substrate.............peeps have there own methods..so your father in law is right.......

 

[howard]

sorry tys i use the same method as your father in law i dont think it matters what way you do it as long as you get an even finish

 

[Gazzer]

As long as it goes on the wall in an even manner what does it matter???

 

[JIMBOB187]

Aye.:8:

 

[tysfoot]

thats what i was saying Ramic, but he was adament that i was wrong and he was right. he doesnt even use a bucket trowel

 

[Gazzer]

i just get the addy on the spreading trowel and onto the wall....no bucket trowel.

 

[murf]

does he cut the tiles wiyh the trowel or the spirit level?

 

[tysfoot]

well ive been tought on the course to put it on the flat bit spread it on the wall like plastering then go over with the trowel for an even finish
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he cut then with a very old rubbish tile cutter

 

[JIMBOB187]

If thats what you were taught then everybody is right with their own methods. It sounds like the same action twice to me though, I'm with Ramic trowel straight in and onto the wall, nice even application.

 

[tysfoot]

but surely if you do that you can only get the addy on the small part of the notches.

So what is the flat edge used for

 

[JIMBOB187]

Its for laying it on the customers new kitchen worktop whilst you light ya *** isnt it..

I assume it has a purpose mate, or perhaps it is a product of the manufacturing process or production costs in the pattern (ie less cuts ,less cost, I'm a lefty so I could do with one that has notches on the other side actually and thinking about it I have never seen one with teeth all the way around.

 

[tysfoot]

do you use a left handed one then......well ill be damed. thought i was right...turns out im worng...

i think i should appolgise

 

[Burnsy]

Bucket trowel, on to notched side of trowel, then spread on the wall. On floors big dollop on the bucket trowel, slap it on the floor, then trowel away with notched side.

Cant see the point of 'plastering' it out if you are only going to notch it out after. Doesn't really matter though, as long as you are getting the final result, just seems to be a waste of time. But if your happy with doing it that way, then keep doing it.

 

[TilingLogistics]

So what is the flat edge used for[/quote]

It's for slapping interfering Father-in-Laws with:hurray: :hurray: :hurray:

Kev