Adhesive everywhere

[colin178]

Is it just me or when using a large u-notched floor trowel to ensure a solid bed of adhesive for floor tiles do you spend half the time wiping the excess addy out of the grout lines?? Is there a way of avoiding this??

[mikethetile]

I sponge out as I go , its a pain

[peckers]

I tend to use a gauging trowel to run around the edge of the tile @ a 45 degree angle next to where you are putting the next one which draws the ahesive away from the edge a bit. it helps to avoid the adhesive coming threw the joints

[Rich]

You want to use 200mm thick marble, that will stop the addy coming through the joints

[mikethetile]

You want to use 200mm thick marble, that will stop the addy coming through the joints

[Rich]

You want to use 200mm thick marble, that will stop the addy coming through the joints

Just read that again, it was meant to say 20mm

You get the idea...

[nybor62]

butt the edges of the tile to be fixed to the edges of the tiles all ready fixed pull away slight twist your done .hope that makes sense

[Dave]

If you have that much adhesive oozing up through the joints, then you need to reduce trowel depth..

[colin178]

cheers very much for the replies!