tiling trowls

[harry030907]

:huh2: hi guys i know i sound stupid but why are there different sized knotched trowels? and which size is the most common one used in the tiling trade thanks guys.....

 

[Fekin]

Trowel size come in different sizes to allow you to have a deeper or thiner bed of adhesive on the walls and floors to suit the tile size you are using.

For a standard sized ceramic tile you would normally use a 6mm notched trowel, so the adhesive bed would be 6mm thick to lay your tile into.

For a floor you would normally use a 10mm notch, so the adhesive bed will be 10mm thick to set the floor tile into.

But for mosaic tiles, with them being on a net backing you don't want too much adhesive on the wall because it will squish through the netting too much, so you'd use a 4mm notched trowel so there will be less adhesive to which you would set the mosaic tile into.

Hope this helps.

 

[BuyBrandTools]

http://www.buybrandtools.com/acatalog/notched-trowels-rubi-flex.html

 

[Unregistered]

thanks

thanks for your help i thought that was why there was different sizes but wasnt sure. merry x mas

 

[Jimmy Boy]

Do you set the bed at 6mm using the 6mm trowel?I thought the idea was to trowel at a 45 degree angle producing a 3mm bed depth.

 

[grumpygrouter]

Do you set the bed at 6mm using the 6mm trowel?I thought the idea was to trowel at a 45 degree angle producing a 3mm bed depth.

You are correct except that it would be 4.5mm ribs (ish ).

Grumpy