It is applied to the substrate with a notched trowel.
Thinset thickness for large wall tile.
A chemical reaction takes place within 30 minutes of mixing that starts the bonding process between the tile and the underlayment or wall.
Thinset is a mortar that is made of portland cement silica sand and moisture retaining agents.
For use on floors only.
Non slump formula allows for easier medium bed installation up to 3 4 in thick of large floor tiles.
Swipe the trowel in an arc pattern for maximum adhesion.
Spread the mixture using a notched trowel whose notch size.
The tile will pick up any excess beyond the thickness of the tile.
Good adhesion for ceramic porcelain and natural stone tiles with one or more sides greater than 15 in.
2 spread thinset for ceramic tile.
Continue spreading the mortar and 1 apply mortar to a shower wall.
At this point the thickness of the thinset on the wall must be thicker than the tiles.
3 choose a tile trowel.
A 3 8 x 3 8 trowel will leave a 3 16 bed of thinset beneath the tile.
Thinset mortar is your default tile mortar for most indoor and outdoor applications.
Thinset tile mortar.
So a 3 8 u notched trowel leaves a 1 8 bed of thinset beneath the installed 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.