Ridge on a wall with smaller square notched than with a larger u notched.
How thick should thinset be for wall tile.
Thinset tile mortar has a smooth slippery consistency similar to mud.
Spread the mixture using a notched trowel whose notch size matches the thickness of the tiles.
A 3 8 x 3 8 trowel will leave a 3 16 bed of thinset beneath the tile.
Today many glass tiles are produced in thicknesses matching ceramic tile but there will always be cases when the problem of various tile thickness needs to be addressed.
The key with ceramic and porcelain tile installation is to apply an even amount of thinset under each individual piece.
1 mix the thinset mortar.
Tile set by the thinset method is adhered to the substrate with a thin layer of thinset cement.
At this point the thickness of the thinset on the wall must be thicker than the tiles.
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.
For most tile installations a square notched trowel with 1 4 inch notches produces grooves of the right thickness.
Mar 20 2019 the 2011 tile industry standards define the minimum bond layer thickness to be 3 32 after beat in but the maximum thickness has more to do with the manufacturer of the thinset mortar you are using.
For thicker tiles larger notches are recommended.
The terms thinset cement thinset mortar dryset mortar and drybond mortar are synonymous.
Thinset is a mortar that is made of portland cement silica sand and moisture retaining agents.
So a 3 8 u notched trowel leaves a 1 8 bed of thinset beneath the installed tile.
For wall tiles that is typically 1 4 inch.
Excess thinset will squirt out of the grout lines and create unneeded hassle.
Thinset tile mortar.
Many thinsets max out at 1 4 in a single layer.
It is applied to the substrate with a notched trowel.
Ten or fifteen years ago when nearly all commercial glass tiles were 1 8 thick installers had a recurring problem of having to fit thin glass tiles into a thicker ceramic tile installation.
Dec 15 2016 find the right tile trowel size following this step by step guide for professional tile as well as how thick the bed of thinset should be under the tile.
Ceramic and porcelain tile are properly installed with a tradition notched trowel at depths of 1 4 inch to 3 8 inch.
