Trowel And Error - Tile Advice

[Dhtiling]

View: http://youtu.be/Way5bMh-eYg
Not sure how this is gonna work, but I thought I would share a bit of info for you to think about. If the the link doesn't work...well, sorry.. Looks like it posted, so enjoy.

 

[Old Mod]

Great video Don thanks!,
This is a training method employed by @Ray TT @ Porcel-Thin
at his training days to set thin porcelain, here's an example.

Here we were experimenting with different adhesives, trying to improve coverage.

 

[Dhtiling]

I also did a thin panel porcelain training this year. They were very sure to stress making all trowel ridges go the same way for air to escape. I saw the other thread about thinsets like the mapei s2 and others for large tile. There are things worth talking about when it comes to what adhesive you choose, but the fact is, the tile is getting bigger, and no matter how thick or thin it is, getting full coverage underneath it is the most important part. We all have torn out jobs that look bad, and fixed improperly, but we also remove jobs that look beautiful, and were not done correctly.

 

[Old Mod]

I also did a thin panel porcelain training this year. They were very sure to stress making all trowel ridges go the same way for air to escape. I saw the other thread about thinsets like the mapei s2 and others for large tile. There are things worth talking about when it comes to what adhesive you choose, but the fact is, the tile is getting bigger, and no matter how thick or thin it is, getting full coverage underneath it is the most important part. We all have torn out jobs that look bad, and fixed improperly, but we also remove jobs that look beautiful, and were not done correctly.

Absolutely!
Think my first post was a little ambiguous tho. Oooops!
What I meant to put across was that the glass pane method is used in the initial stages of the training to prove the very same thing as u have demonstrated with your video.
And below were examples of different adhesives used.
As u can see the third example in grey barely achieved 80%
But ALL were trowled in a single direction.

 

[p4ulo]

OMG - is that Ray's legendary "piece of glass" he keeps banging on about.....?

 

[White Room]

View: http://youtu.be/Way5bMh-eYg
Not sure how this is gonna work, but I thought I would share a bit of info for you to think about. If the the link doesn't work...well, sorry.. Looks like it posted, so enjoy.

That is one of the best videos I've seen on trowel techniques, that should be a stickie.

 

[On one]

Great video Don thanks!,
This is a training method employed by @Ray TT @ Porcel-Thin
at his training days to set thin porcelain, here's an example.
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Here we were experimenting with different adhesives, trying to improve coverage.

Out of interest how easy was it to lift that tile with regard to suction and without breaking the tile???

 

[Old Mod]

Out of interest how easy was it to lift that tile with regard to suction and without breaking the tile???

Simple answer is, it's not! Haha
At only 5.4mm they bend very easily.
The way it was done was to use the flat edge of two serrated trowels slid under the long edge and gently eased up, rocking as u go.
It does have to be done very gently and slowly.

 

[Old Mod]

That is one of the best videos I've seen on trowel techniques, that should be a stickie.

It is
Although I couldn't decide which forum was best, so left it where it was for now.

 

[Dhtiling]

Out of interest how easy was it to lift that tile with regard to suction and without breaking the tile???

Nice to see this as a "stickie". To answer your question, you will not pull up a tile without breaking it when fixed with this method. To remove a tile you need to slide it out of the thinset not pull it out. So if you set it in front of you on the floor, you need to pull it back towards you. One thing I think worth knowing, is as Ray's "piece of glass" thread shows, the way you mix your adhesive, and how said adhesive works is almost as important as how you apply it..cheers again, glad the video helps.