What trowel?

[paul2024]

Hi guys, i'm about to put up 490mm x 340mm x 9mm ceramic tiles on a wall, using mapei super flexible adhesive. Should i use a 6mm trowel at 45 degrees ie.- 3mm bed or should i use a thicker bed.
The substrates are plasterboard and plasterboard that has a plaster skim.
Thanks for any advice.


Great site btw.

 

[DHTiling]

Pesonally i would use a bigger notch...8mm min.......You probs will not get sufficent coverage on the tile with a 6mm..

 

[paul2024]

Pesonally i would use a bigger notch...8mm min.......You probs will not get sufficent coverage on the tile with a 6mm..

Only other trowel is a 10mm, would that be too much or should i go and buy a 8mm trowel?

 

[DHTiling]

10mm will fine....you will be bedding it back to about 3mm anyway...by the time the ribs collpase..

 

[paul2024]

Cheers Dave, i can get started now... finally (feels like i've been prepping all week)

 

[DHTiling]

Good luck.....some pics maybe...:smilewinkgrin: