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Select Tiles and Proper Trowel Size

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Bathroom Remodel Pt.3 Laying Floor Tile

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What happens here

The presenter selects 12x24 inch porcelain tiles for the bathroom. He emphasizes that the thinset bag will specify the appropriate trowel size based on the tile's longest dimension. For tiles longer than 15 inches (like 24-inch tiles), a 1/2 inch trowel is recommended. For smaller tiles (e.g., 12x12 inch), a 1/4 inch trowel would suffice.

Goal: Choose appropriate porcelain tiles and identify the correct trowel size based on tile dimensions to ensure proper mortar coverage.

Tools and materials

  • 1/2 inch Trowel
  • Porcelain Tiles (12x24 inch)

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bada bing bada boom you got a new tool all right so we picked our tile really pretty stuff uh celeste i believe it's called i got it from home depot uh it's a 12 by 24. it's got a super gloss finish big fat now it's porcelain and the one thing you guys need to know when it comes to buying tile and then the thin set is certain uh thinset will actually say on it if it'll take ceramic if it'll take porcelain if i'll take stone and then after that it'll tell you up to what size so this one's specifically designated for the longest side to be longer than 15 inches and this one is 24 inches so with this we could totally do it now on the back we'll give you directions and saying when it comes to mixing it you need to use a particular trowel size based off the length so if it was a shorter length like a 12 by 12 we would use like a quarter inch trowel but in this situation it's 24 it's recommending us to use a half inch trial i'm going to grab my half inch trowel we're going to mix it with water again to the consistency of sour cream and then we'll start applying it so let's do it oh in case you're wondering about the tile saw yep got one

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