Progressive hole in porcelain tiles

[LM]

On a side note : I know you'd Silicon the inside corners in a shower for expansion, but would you also Silicon every other internal corner in an en suite? I assume so for the reason above, just want confirmation of best practice.

All transitions in tiling should be siliconed/caulked

 

[1animal1]

I gathered that would be the case but wasn't sure as seen quite a few jobs where the corners had grout

As I'm using grey adhesive on off white tiles that will have white grout - being careful! Would I be ok back buttering then trowelling adhesive onto the tile with the notched? I only ask as the grey seems to drop everywhere when loading the wall compared to white for some reason.... And when I'm doing the top tiles, it'd be easier if I could notch the tile back instead... Thoughts?

 

[Flintstone]

You can do that yes but it is a lot slower, I would suggest putting a thin skim on the wall top to help the bond. Like the reverse of what you would usually do really

 

[LM]

I gathered that would be the case but wasn't sure as seen quite a few jobs where the corners had grout

As I'm using grey adhesive on off white tiles that will have white grout - being careful! Would I be ok back buttering then trowelling adhesive onto the tile with the notched? I only ask as the grey seems to drop everywhere when loading the wall compared to white for some reason.... And when I'm doing the top tiles, it'd be easier if I could notch the tile back instead... Thoughts?

As long as one is notched and the other is skimmed with the flat side of the trowel then it is practically the same thing. As regards grey adhesive making a mess, it's the same problem with white adhesive, the excess still needs to be cleaned off the tile and out of the joints thoroughly anyway before grouting.
Make sure your not mixing your adhesive too wet and load it in smaller batches onto your trowel and you should find it easier to control spillage.

 

[1animal1]

Thanks.... I have noticed if I load the trowel up a couple inch from either side, it doesn't spill over as much.... Also had one batch too runny which kept running out from behind the tile, so remixed... It's a bag of laughs this job isn't it