Swipe the trowel in an arc pattern for maximum adhesion.
Thinset thickness for large wall tile.
Thinset is a mortar that is made of portland cement silica sand and moisture retaining agents.
Continue spreading the mortar and 1 apply mortar to a shower wall.
Thinset tile mortar has a smooth slippery consistency similar to mud.
2 spread thinset for ceramic tile.
Non slump formula allows for easier medium bed installation up to 3 4 in thick of large floor tiles.
At this point the thickness of the thinset on the wall must be thicker than the tiles.
Thinset mortar is your default tile mortar for most indoor and outdoor applications.
It is applied to the substrate with a notched trowel.
So a 3 8 u notched trowel leaves a 1 8 bed of thinset beneath the installed tile.
A 3 8 x 3 8 trowel will leave a 3 16 bed of thinset beneath the tile.
The tile will pick up any excess beyond the thickness of the tile.
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.
Many thinsets max out at 1 4 in a single layer.
Spread the mixture using a notched trowel whose notch size.
3 choose a tile trowel.
For use on floors only.