Thinset For Marble Mosaic

Examine the tiles for thickness and color.

Thinset for marble mosaic. 12 inch 16 inch tile. It is applied to the substrate with a notched trowel. 75 85 sq ft. Thinset mortar is your default tile mortar for most indoor and outdoor applications.

You should decide on your grout color prior to tiling. Tile thicker than 3 8 inch. 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. If you want light grout use white thinset.

Thinset tile mortar has a smooth slippery consistency similar to mud. Better mosaic glass tile mortar 13718 white good ceramic tile mortar 12955 gray 12949 white unmodified mortars for tile mortar for tile with any side than 15 good uncoupling membrane mortar 576086 gray mortar for tile with all sides 12 or less. 4 inch 12 inch tile. Choose a thinset type according to the tile thickness.

Thinset or mortar isn t an attractive word or in most people s books the most appealing aspect of mosaics but in this blog post about using thinset for mosaics julie shows us how this most mundane of substances can be used to create stunning effects. What type of thinset to use when installing marble tile step 1. A 3 8 x 3 8 trowel will leave a 3 16 bed of thinset beneath the tile. If you use dark grout use gray.

So a 1 2 x 1 2 trowel will leave a 1 4 high bed of thinset beneath the tile. Thinset typically comes in two colors. 16 inch or larger. Most marble tiles are between 3 8 and inch thick.

4 inch 12 inch tile. Use a quick setting thinset adhesive for thinner tiles so. Installing marble tile is more than simply applying cement based thinset mortar to the wall or floor then pressing the tiles in place. 12 inch 16 inch tile.

Smaller plastic containers for scooping and weighing dust mask small kitchen scale or postal scale measuring cup optional paint paddle or sturdy rod for stirring trowel for scraping buckets and. Thinset is a mortar that is made of portland cement silica sand and moisture retaining agents. 90 100 sq ft. Plastic bucket or plastic container for mixing.

Here is a list of items recommended for mixing thinset. White and dark gray. 16 inch or larger. 40 50 sq ft.

60 70 sq ft.