Just had an argument over a silly petty thing

[strongboes]

Why go to the bother of using a bucket trowel, your wasting time surely!!

just scoop up using your trowel then when bucket starts to empty then flip it aroud and scrape the side and bottom with your flat edge. just common sense isn't it?!?!

 

[Fekin]

Notched trowel in bucket, scoop up and straight onto the notched edge on the walls.

 

[groutpad]

I agree with your Dad. I'm 53 and never used a guaged trowel in my life. Get the adhesive out of the bucket with the notched trowel. If you've got any voids in the wall fill in with the flat side but spread with the notched side. Works every time. I'm not a rich tiler in money but am very rich in customers' comments. Hope this solves the argument. Still life in us old dogs yet. Am setting up as a trainer soon so if anyone interested contact me!!!!

 

[basshunter]

bagged or tubbed?the old boys only use tubbed lol

 

[davy_G]

Notched trowel in bucket, scoop up and straight onto the notched edge on the walls.

Same for me, bucket, trowel in and then onto wall.

For floors, dump muck out of bucket and trowel.

 

[sWe]

I scoop from the bucket with a bucket trowel, put the addy onto the notched trowel, and then onto what ever surface it is that I'm tiling with the notched edge. I only seem to use the flat edge in two or so situations:

• When I need to smooth small irregularities in surfaces with addy
• When I set fix mosaics, and I need to "build" a little on the substrate to make the mosaics level with surrounding tiles

Every man to his own though...

 

[Perry]

you have been taught the correct way but your father inlaw does it the sensible way also a gauging trowels only use on a domestic is to lift floor tiles time is money in the real world lots of people can tile but not many can make good money at it ete

 

[bobbin]

I do it the same as your father mate, never had a problem with it. Seems like a waste of time putting it on flat only to have to notch it after, cut out the middle man

Only my opinion mind, whatever you prefer, same as all things like this, personal prefernece, no one person is right.

 

[Deleted member 1779]

Whatever gets it on the wall for you - right?