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6mm Wall trowels
square, round, u shape whats the difference?
whats the best?
square, round, u shape whats the difference?
whats the best?
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It matters not the type of notch,round or square,but traditionally the notches were rounded don't know why,I always prefered round notch and had one for walls and floors that lasted for 7 years it finished up nearly triangular lol....here endeth the lesson from this 'OLD TIMER':wink_smile: you cheeky young pups
Sorry Al,I'm a tiler not a 'kin scientist or mathematician,tiling is not as complicated as that for me,if it sticks it will do,float on,pull tile off and look at the back,if there is more white than red clay then that will be the right trowel to use,if not try another:wink_smile:Again, so many questions form me, sorry to hi-jack the thrread, I thought the shape of the notch was to do with coverage ? I.E. a 6mm square notch would give you 50% adhesive on the wall and 50% taken off with each trowel / float sweep, a 6mm V notch would give you 75% coverage etc etc.
Have I got this wrong ? Thanks in advance.
6mm Wall trowels
square, round, u shape whats the difference?
whats the best?
I can see this being an interesting thread! If you have a 6mm square notch, it does initially give a 50% coverage, when you apply the tile and put pressure on it it squashes down to cover much more than 50% with perhaps a 3mm thickness. During my training, we used 6mm rubi trowels and were encouraged all the time to remove tiles and check the coverage, most of the time we were acheiving at least 85% and aiming for 90%- as Gaz put it virtually all white, very little red.
Grumpy
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