Laying ceramic mosaic tiles on floor

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Hello, I'd appreciate some advice.

I had a tiler lined up to tile my wet room floor and sadly he's let me down at the last minute. I can't find anyone else at the moment and thought I might try doing it myself. I have tiled before but only large format tiles on a floor, although I've done plenty of wall tiling.

I tried laying a couple of sheets to see how I got on. I didn't do too well. I found it really hard to get the individual mosaics level and had to lift the sheets otherwise I'd have had a real mess to clean up.

Is this a job I should even be considering as a DIY task or should I leave it well alone. If it's possible to take your time and do a decent job is there a guide online that would help me?

Thanks very much!
 
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You need to get the surface flat and use a small notch trowel - 3/4mm. Press the mosaics down with a grout float. Can be tricky if the mosaics aren't regular.
 
Thank you AdamCH

I used the grout float as you suggested but I think I put down too much adhesive and tried to do too much at once. The mix was probably too wet and the spaces between the mosaics were full. A mess!

One of the probs I noticed was that the drain grill is adjusted to the lowest setting but even then with a 4mm notch the mosaics would have been too low. How would I build it up first? I'd be tiling onto waterproof membrane.
 
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