did I use the right trowel?

[ColJack]

went to B&Q today for another bag of floor tile adhesive after running out with the cut tiles still to do..
I noticed that their range of adhesive trowels is a little more varied than I remember..
the one I have and used has notches of about 5mm square.. but they have ones that are about 3mm x 10mm, some that are 20mm semi-circular notches etc..
are there different trowels for different jobs then?

 

[SeanTiler]

i would say a 5mm trowel for the floor isnt big enough, i use mainly a 8mm or a 10mm trowel in most cases on uneven floors.

 

[amsie]

agree with Sean, unless your doing Mosaic floors.

 

[jefoss]

i personally wouldnt even use 5mm on walls!


6mm min for walls, (yes the 1mm makes a world of diff)


but one of the adhesive companys bad says that (for floors) it will cover 2 sqm with a 5mm trowell.

which i know it wouldnt anyway

 

[gcol]

I used 5mm notches on walls that were flat enough. It makes it easier to lay and saves adhesive.

 

[jefoss]

I used 5mm notches on walls that were flat enough. It makes it easier to lay and saves adhesive.

arent the 5mm trowells from the 70s you dinosaur?

 

[gcol]

Hey, don't start. You're already on the list... you don't want to be higher on it. Have you seen the Saw movies? I make that geezer look like Stuart Hall.

 

[ColJack]

ok so 5mm was a guestimte.. they might be 6mm square...

so I should have used the 20mm semicircle trowel for the floor then?

 

[jefoss]

no dude 20mm is overkill for flat floors

go for 10-12mm depending what your local store has.

 

[jefoss]

Hey, don't start. You're already on the list... you don't want to be higher on it. Have you seen the Saw movies? I make that geezer look like Stuart Hall.

stuart hall off its a knockout?

 

[ColJack]

no dude 20mm is overkill for flat floors

how did you know i live in a flat?
the floors are not exactly level.. I really wish I'd self leveled them first now.. seems to "dip" towards the middle.. bloody council builders...

go for 10-12mm depending what your local store has.

a 20mm semicircle would be 10mm deep...

 

[jefoss]

i meant flat floors as in not uneven

and trust me dude youll just be using loads more adhesive than you need,

plus you have the extra chance that the bigger the notch the more likely you will get a tile or 2 unlevel.

 

[gcol]

Hey, don't start. You're already on the list... you don't want to be higher on it. Have you seen the Saw movies? I make that geezer look like Stuart Hall.

stuart hall off its a knockout?

Aye that's him. You know he had a travel agents shop? Stuarts Hall's International Travel. S. H. I. T.

 

[gcol]

a 20mm semicircle would be 10mm deep...

It doesn't mean that you'll end up with a bed of adhesive that's 10mm deep you know. It'll be about 4-5mm tops.