Setting Wall Tile With Thinset

Butter the back of each ceramic tile with a skim coat before placing the tile.

Setting wall tile with thinset.

White premium thin set mortar model gtmw7 4 15 87 15 87. When used to tile walls it s strength allows you to set tile and if you re good with eyeballing you can set tile without the use of spacers. I also will be tiling the bathroom floor with a 6 24 porcelain over shuluter ditra. Self leveling compound gives you a flat smooth base for tile.

It is applied to the substrate with a notched trowel. Start with a flat floor. Thinset is a mortar that is made of portland cement silica sand and moisture retaining agents. Pre mixed thin set mortar model sttsw3 47 80 47 80.

My question is should i use a glass thin set on the pan and a different modified thin set on the walls. Easier installation less frustration mix it smooth. If you attempt to set wall tiles using thinset without spacers you ll end up with a bunch of tiles that have slid into each other before the thinset has had time to set resulting in a giant mess. Using a u notched trowel and embedding the tile into the thinset leaves you with a bed of thinset beneath the tile a little over 1 3 the size of the trowel teeth.

Thinset tile mortar has a smooth slippery consistency similar to mud. Swipe the trowel in an. Rake the notched trowel through the thinset to create the furrows that enable a strong bond with the tile. Hold the tile in your hand and scrape the trowel over the surface to deposit and smooth a thin layer of grout.

The tile will pick up any excess beyond the thickness of the tile. So a 3 8 u notched trowel leaves a 1 8 bed of thinset beneath the installed tile. Mix up the thin set or grout then let it stand for about 10 minutes. Exterior wall 39 floor 54 interior wall 53 kitchen backsplash 41 shower 26 swimming pool 21.

Custom building products glass tile 7 lb. I hope to use the allset thin set there if i can find it locally. Are you mixing mortar the right way. Custom building products simpleset white 3 1 2 gal.

The shower walls are a 4 12 subway tile. It s a very small shower area 30 60. Thinset tile mortar.