Trowel advice for porcelain.

[terry the tiler]

hi tilers !!! thanks for your comments on my photos ! iam am in the process of learning the art of 3 way mitres ! .. the question i have is about this glazed porclin job iam starting on sat! the tiles are 600 by 300 , the floor is curently floor boards which i have converted the customer from wanting to ply it himself to letting me lay no more ply down
was wondering wot you size trowel you would recomend for laying them ? its my first porclin job and do i need to butter the back of the tile aswell as the floor ? also as ive never used no more ply yet ,is it going to get a good bond on floor boards ? as iam hearing the screws you get with no more ply is just ment to hold the board down while glue sets ?

[grumpygrouter]

hi tilers !!! thanks for your comments on my photos ! iam am in the process of learning the art of 3 way mitres ! .. the question i have is about this glazed porclin job iam starting on sat! the tiles are 600 by 300 , the floor is curently floor boards which i have converted the customer from wanting to ply it himself to letting me lay no more ply down
was wondering wot you size trowel you would recomend for laying them ? its my first porclin job and do i need to butter the back of the tile aswell as the floor ? also as ive never used no more ply yet ,is it going to get a good bond on floor boards ? as iam hearing the screws you get with no more ply is just ment to hold the board down while glue sets ?

I have never used No More Ply but I am sure Smurf will be along in a minute to give his vast knowledge on all things NMP. As for the trowel size, I use a 20mm half round thick bed/solid bed trowel. Fx a tile after trowelling the floor then lift to check for coverage. if it is 100% then you are fine, if not then try back skimming too.

[trevortine]

You should only really have to back skim if the backs of the tiles have deeper than usual ridges which will fill with adhesive when tiles are fixed

[doug boardley]

I have never used No More Ply but I am sure Smurf will be along in a minute to give his vast knowledge on all things NMP. As for the trowel size, I use a 20mm half round thick bed/solid bed trowel. Fx a tile after trowelling the floor then lift to check for coverage. if it is 100% then you are fine, if not then try back skimming too.

as I was going to say Russ ad verbatim!

[grumpygrouter]

as I was going to say Russad verbatim!

Thanks doug, I was never any good with spanish at skool............