The trowel size determines how much thinset to put on the substrate as well as how thick the bed of thinset should be under the tile.
Wall tile notched trowel size.
Twelve inch square tiles for instance are best applied using a trowel with 1 2 inch by 1 2 inch notches.
16 inch tiles need a 1 2 inch deep notch and anything over 24 inches should.
This trowel size is used for thinner membrane installation and not typically used for tile.
When you use a square notched trowel with the same size notch and teeth i e.
The recommended type of trowel is usually listed on the adhesive package.
Tile trowels come in many shapes and sizes generally starting out from a 3 16 v notch up to the 1 2 square notch finding the right trowel for the job is quite simple when you know that generally speaking the trowel size should match up to the tile size the smaller the tile the smaller the trowel.
When you use a square notched trowel with the same size notch and teeth i e.
Select a trowel based on tile size to properly bond various types or sizes of tile or stone select a trowel according to the size of tile you want to install.
Use it to install cement board on floors.
A 12mm x 12mm the bed of adhesive will be half of that measurement or 6mm beneath a flat tile over a flat substrate.
A euro notch trowel from rubi tools.
When you use a square notched trowel with the same size notch and teeth i e.
I use this trowel size for any large format tiles.
The larger the tile the larger the trowel.
Including 12 24 s 16 16 s 18 18 s 12 12 marble and granite and the popular 6 24 porcelain plank tiles.
Wall tile setting materials better premium mortar 309061 1 u s.
Mortar selection chart.
I am setting 12 24 porcelain tile on a shower s walls and ceiling.
A 1 2 x 1 2 the bed of thinset will be half of that measurement or 1 4 beneath a flat tile over a flat substrate.
Mosaic tiles and wall tiles up to about 4 by 4 inches call for a v notch trowel with 3 16 by 1 4 inch notches while larger tiles require a trowel with a square or u shaped notch to obtain proper adhesive coverage.
1 4 x 1 4 u notch.
Mosaic installations up to 2 inches can use a 1 8 inch notch as can wall tiles of up to 4 inches as a general rule.
A 1 2 x 1 2 the bed of thinset will be half of that measurement or 1 4 beneath a flat tile over a flat substrate.
1 8 x 1 8 notch.
15 inches and larger.
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1 2 x 1 2 square notch.
Gal 309062 3 5 u s.
This trowel size is the most common size in the tiling industry.
For versabond thinset the recommended trowel size for a tile where the longest side of tile is less than 8 use 1 4 x 1 4 x 1 4 6 x 6 x 6 mm square notch.
