Trowel Size For 12x24 Wall Tile

What size trowel for 12 24 wall tile nov 07 2009 12 24 porcelain tile tile forum advice board.

Trowel size for 12x24 wall tile. 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. Mortar selection chart. Twelve inch square tiles for instance are best applied using a trowel with 1 2 inch by 1 2 inch notches. The larger the tile the larger the trowel.

For a shower wall with hardibacker covered in kerdi and installing 12 24 porcelain tile would you recommend 1 2 x 1 2 trowel or 1 4 x 3 8 trowel with back butter. 1 2 x 1 2 square notch. The most common recommended trowel for this seems to be 1 2 x 1 2 square notch trowel but my test pieces show i am easily getting 100 coverage with a 1 4 x 3 8. 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.

1 4 x 1 2 square notch. Wall tile setting materials better premium mortar 309061 1 u s. You could work up to 16 x 16 as long as it isn t more than 3 8 thick. I think 1 2 x 1 2 with backbutter may be overkill.

Hello we are planning to tile with large 12 x 24 porcelain tile and i ve asked a couple of questions here before. 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. This trowel size is good for installing 12 x 12 and 13 x 13 tile. Gal 309062 3 5 u s.

I am setting 12 24 porcelain tile on a shower s walls and ceiling. When you use a square notched trowel with the same size notch and teeth i e. 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. This trowel size is great for larger tiles like 24 x 24.