harry030907

hi guys i know i sound stupid but why are there different sized knotched trowels? and which size is the most common one used in the tiling trade thanks guys.....

Fekin

Trowel size come in different sizes to allow you to have a deeper or thiner bed of adhesive on the walls and floors to suit the tile size you are using.

For a standard sized ceramic tile you would normally use a 6mm notched trowel, so the adhesive bed would be 6mm thick to lay your tile into.

For a floor you would normally use a 10mm notch, so the adhesive bed will be 10mm thick to set the floor tile into.

But for mosaic tiles, with them being on a net backing you don't want too much adhesive on the wall because it will squish through the netting too much, so you'd use a 4mm notched trowel so there will be less adhesive to which you would set the mosaic tile into.

Hope this helps.

BuyBrandTools

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thanks for your help i thought that was why there was different sizes but wasnt sure. merry x mas

Jimmy Boy

Do you set the bed at 6mm using the 6mm trowel?I thought the idea was to trowel at a 45 degree angle producing a 3mm bed depth.

grumpygrouter

You are correct except that it would be 4.5mm ribs (ish ).

Grumpy

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