What adhesive thickness should i use? - TilersForums.com

[paulprior]

Hi

I have 3 bathrooms to tile, floor and walls, how do i know what thickness of adhesive should be used, i see the notched trowels come in many different sizes

Thanks

 

[doug boardley]

it depends on the tiles Paul and substrate.

 

[White Room]

What tiles are you fixing and how thick are they

 

[aph257]

the reason there's alot of differnet size trowels is because there are different scenarios. so what are your:
tile sizes
tile type
Wall type
Wall Condition
Floor type
Floor condition

and thats just for starters.:lol:

 

[paulprior]

Hi
the walls are plasterboard, the floors are timber covered in ply, the tilles are 600*300*10, floor tiles porcelin and wall tiles ceramic

Thanks

 

[White Room]

I would back skim your floor tiles and use a 10-12mm floor trowel..

Depending the thickness of your wall tiles about a 6-7mm trowel

 

[paulprior]

Hi

Just for info, why does it make a difference for the tile thickness?,, should all floor tiles use 10-12mm?

Thanks

Paul

 

[White Room]

Hi

Just for info, why does it make a difference for the tile thickness?,, should all floor tiles use 10-12mm?

Thanks

Paul

No, depending the the size, if you have a small floor tile then the floor would need to be as flat as possible but a smaller trowel size would probably be required

 

[Rich]

BAL Trowels

As has been said above, it depends on a lot of things.
Have a read through this post, might make things clearer