Adhesive up to tile corners - Tile Advice

[Drifterjoe]

Hi guys.

Working on a floor today with another bloke.
Compared to him I'm a bit slower because I spend much longar setting each tile and ensuring there is full contact of the adhesive right upto the edge and corners of each tile.

Basically I spend ages cleaning joints because i leave too much addy upto the tile edge. Sometimes I get it just right but more often I get some adhesive squeezing up through the joint and have to wipe it out with a sponge.

I'm just paranoid about corners having no support and then snapping at a later date.

Am I being too thorough worring about this? My mate says the grout pushed into the joint will squeeze under a 10mm void and give support.

Cheers Joe.

 

[Old Mod]

Do what makes you feel comfortable, don't be drawn into the same bad fitting habits as others, just to keep up.
You won't go wrong fully bedding tiles, however, it will catch up with him.
Try and find a more efficient way of cleaning the joints.
I'll use a spacer in the first instance, then just wipe over top with a damp sponge.

 

[Flintstone]

Just a quick tickle with trowel before setting the tile to remove any excess around the edges can help, or set the tile touching the others then slide away rather than setting it with a gap and sliding towards the others.

 

[WetSaw]

set the tile touching the others then slide away rather than setting it with a gap and sliding towards the others.

That^^^^

 

[Dan]

Was just about to say the same. Can't do it so easy with huge tiles but i suppose you don't have as many joints.

You shouldnt be plastering the wall with adhesive either. A nice thin spread if the wall / floor allows it.

 

[Drifterjoe]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I normally try to run the trowel edge along the previous tile then slide away when setting. Think I need to remove slightly more to get it just right. But I'd rather have the peace of mind that I've got full contact and it take a few moments longer