Floor Tile Adhesive Trowel

Trowel size 3 16 x 1 4 in.

Floor tile adhesive trowel.

6 x 6 x 6 mm for thin set application of tiles with all sides smaller than 15 38 cm 75 to 90 sq ft. All other samples will be full size and paid for. For example mosaic tiles would require a 3mm square notch trowel while larger tiles would require subsequent larger sizes. A tiling trowel or notched trowel are specifically designed for scooping spreading levelling combing and finishing adhesives and mortars during floor wall or ceiling installations.

When you use a 1 4 x 3 8 square notched trowel you will leave 1 4 wide by 3 8 high ridges of thinset on the substrate with spaces between each ridge. A thin metal rectangle with a handle attached to one size in a range of sizes. 4 5 x 6 mm for applying mosaics or small tiles up to 4 10 cm 150 o t 175 sq t f 13 9 to 16 3 m 1 1 1 2 2 1 4 x 1 4 x 1 4 in. The larger the tile the larger the trowel.

Twelve inch square tiles for instance are best applied using a trowel with 1 2 inch by 1 2 inch notches. When you use a square notched trowel with the same size notch and teeth i e. Trowels should be used alongside an appropriate size tile. A tile trowel with only one measurement i e.

The trowel size determines how much adhesive to put on the substrate as well as how thick the bed of adhesive should be under the tile. You can order up to 3 free cut samples 10cm x 10cm at a time. Browse through our trowels and floats category. As 1 2 trowel means that both measurements are the same.

A 12mm x 12mm the bed of adhesive will be half of that measurement or 6mm beneath a flat tile over a flat substrate. Smaller trowels produce thinner beds of adhesive which ultimately means that there is less chance of the adhesive getting onto the tiles when fixing them in place.