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[cam_low]

Always unsure what trowel size too use so do all floors with a 20mm solid bed? is this my error for 600 by 300 porcelain on a almost flat concrete floor ?

really!!!????

 

[2020Tiling]

Sorry guys the post about building up a floor with spf was posted by my mate (the plasterer) as a joke :lol: without me knowing

Thanks for the replies though

 

[cam_low]

2020 how long have you been tiling?

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[beanz]

I think your main problem with this floor, was trying to get it level, rather than just flat. Sometimes you just have to go with the floor, and just worry about not getting lippage.

 

[celt]

Always wondered what size trowel for floors. Can you link a picture of on or embed a pick it in here

 

[Stef]

Always wondered what size trowel for floors. Can you link a picture of on or embed a pick it in here

Depends how flat the floor is,
I've seen me using anything from a 6mm up to a 20mm round notch.
Always back butter floor tiles as it will give you far better coverage.

 

[celt]

Depends how flat the floor is,
I've seen me using anything from a 6mm up to a 20mm round notch.
Always back butter floor tiles as it will give you far better coverage.

whats yours definition of back buttering ?

 

[Stef]

whats yours definition of back buttering ?

Back buttering is skimming the back of the tile with the flat of your trowel.
This will always lead to a far superior bond from tile to substrate..

 

[Brian the Tile]

but if you use the right trowel in the first place ,then why do you need to back butter the tile ?

 

[Mr Tiler]

Im under the impression it is simply for the best possible bond.

 

[Brian the Tile]

can you get a better bond than using the right adhesive and the right trowel,imo no need to back butter but then what do i know eh ,im only as good as my last job ,but i have been doing this job for long enough to know what is needed and what isnt, no offence meant, just saying like

 

[Mr Tiler]

No mate i wasnt contesting what you said at all. The last floor i did i was checking the bond every few tiles and there was contact without skimmin the back of tiles but i suppose a quick skim of wet adhesive to the back of each tile would ensure a solid bond and wouldnt really need to be checked much at all would it its just a longer proccess.

 

[Brian the Tile]

no problem mr tea bag but experience imo counts for a lot,so i dont do it because i dont need to keep checking my tiles to see if they have stuck or not, all goes back to using the right trowel in the first place would you not say,if you feel better doing it that way well there is no harm in that but for me i think there is no need so i dont do it

 

[Brian the Tile]

every body has different ways of fixing tiles,as long as the job is done right and the tiles stay put,the customer is happy then i am happy and onto the next one, oh my how many tiles must i have fixed in well over forty years

 

[Mr Tiler]

put it this way your experience counts for a lot more than mine lol. but yes it cant do any harm at all and I wasn't saying it must be done as I said when I last tiled a floor the bond was great and that was roughly 1 month ago and still no issue to date. and I hope not for a long time lol