to bb or not to bb?

[Mr T]

have a watch see what ya think To Do or Not To Do - Back Butter Your Tile - YouTube

 

[White Room]

They say back buttering, I just call back skimming to fill the profile on the back of the tile but an interesting vid...expected to see Ray, Lee and Garythetiler showing up.

 

[Mr T]

imo they should of just back butterd the tile and laid it without the bed already laid and tested it that way

 

[hotrod]

Interesting I guess back buttering makes sense, what sort of size tile would you be using to necessitate back buttering? Presumably you don't need to do some with smaller tiles?

 

[DHTiling]

It is also down to the tile back profile.

 

[trevortine]

I tend to back skim all floor tiles as a matter of course.

 

[Brian the Tile]

if you use the right trowel i cant see the need for back buttering the tile myself

 

[Brian the Tile]

ninety six views and only six replies,mmm wonder why?

 

[Gazzer]

Maybe 96 but that doesnt mean 96 different people.

 

[afright]

Did you see how easy the tiles came away from the ply,makes you think that ply is a thing of the past.

 

[Ian]

I always back skim, the bond is far superior. It means that the substrate and the tile have had the adhesive keyed to them, also, it's essentially sticking adhesive to adhesive which is always going to give a better bond.

 

[simplythebest]

Jeezus so if you have say a 30 metre floor of 200mm tiles you would back butter each one?
Id sooner cut my balls off with a rusty bread knife!!!!

 

[simplythebest]

Surely bonding is down to trowel size and adhesive consistency.
just my 2 penneth back to sleep now lol

 

[Dougs Third Go]

I always back skim, imo gives a better bond and suction control. I rarely back butter as I do most of the prep myself (esp walls) and get the substrate flat before I even fix a tile.

 

[DHTiling]

Stone tiles = Always back skim for bonding issues and consistency of shading on moisture sensitive stones.

Porcelain tiles = more heavy profile to back so back skim for easier solid bed.

Ceramc tiles = no profile worth worrying about , so notch trowel and wiggle wiggle


Any tiler worth his salt will know this..