Setting Wall Tile With Thinset

My question is should i use a glass thin set on the pan and a different modified thin set on the walls.

Setting wall tile with thinset.

Start with a flat floor. Butter the back of each ceramic tile with a skim coat before placing the tile. The shower walls are a 4 12 subway tile. I hope to use the allset thin set there if i can find it locally.

White premium thin set mortar model gtmw7 4 15 87 15 87. It s also a fast way to embed. When used to tile walls it s strength allows you to set tile and if you re good with eyeballing you can set tile without the use of spacers. Thinset tile mortar has a smooth slippery consistency similar to mud.

Easier installation less frustration mix it smooth. It s a very small shower area 30 60. Self leveling compound gives you a flat smooth base for tile. Swipe the trowel in an.

Pre mixed thin set mortar model sttsw3 47 80 47 80. The tile will pick up any excess beyond the thickness of the tile. Custom building products glass tile 7 lb. Custom building products simpleset white 3 1 2 gal.

I also will be tiling the bathroom floor with a 6 24 porcelain over shuluter ditra. It is applied to the substrate with a notched trowel. Hold the tile in your hand and scrape the trowel over the surface to deposit and smooth a thin layer of grout. Exterior wall 39 floor 54 interior wall 53 kitchen backsplash 41 shower 26 swimming pool 21.

Thinset mortar is your default tile mortar for most indoor and outdoor applications. That allows dry chunks time to. 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.

Are you mixing mortar the right way. Mix up the thin set or grout then let it stand for about 10 minutes. Thinset is a mortar that is made of portland cement silica sand and moisture retaining agents.