How to select the correct trowel

[@T.E.P..]

Sal you are a generous soul ... you explain and demonstrate so well! May all the blessings of giving so much come back to you and the ones you love.

[@SalDiBlasi]

Thank you so much!

[@jacobmarley2417]

finally trowel size fully explained . thanks much subbed

[@SalDiBlasi]

Welcome!

[@axs62]

Sal, you have done a great job getting many of us up to speed. Thank you sir!

[@SalDiBlasi]

Thank you kindly

[@roclayson]

Another great informative video. Thanks Sal, for sharing your expertise.

[@ptde4414]

Good demonstration.. Congratulations from a Portuguese tile instaler..

[@SalDiBlasi]

Thanks and welcome

[@fitguy49]

Exactly the info I was looking for. Thank you

[@SalDiBlasi]

No problem!

[@donaldadams4713]

Thanks Sal. That was super helpful!

[@SalDiBlasi]

Very welcome!

[@iamchrisroberts]

Thanks Sal, another very helpful video for this amateur!!

[@SalDiBlasi]

Glad you liked it!

[@javierc.salazar512]

Thank you Sal great information great video. Stay safe brother.

[@SalDiBlasi]

😊👍

[@paulb2094]

Thank you for taking the time to make such great and helpful videos. I have a question about which trowel to use for floor tile in my small 8' x 6' bathroom. My floor tile is hexagon shape 12.6" x 12.6" on the flat edges, 14.5" point to point, slightly larger than the 12" x 12" in your video. I'm thinking to use a 1/4" x 3/8" notch as you did in your video. It may seem silly but I'm trying to do the best I can. Thank you.

[@ahayee1885]

Thanks Sal for another wonderful video 👍

[@SalDiBlasi]

My pleasure!

[@andygillen4845]

This is a great video, all assuming that you don't or can't back butter first.

[@FromTheHood2TheWoods]

I’m using a one inch trowel towards the walls of the shower then tapering to half inch or less towards the drain before I lay these pebble rock sheets down. When I did the slope with the mortar mix I didn’t give it enough slope. The drain is sticking up to high and it’s cemented in so won’t twist down. It’s reall just in one side

[@fuggedaboudit223]

A picture is worth a thousand words. What would you use for a 6x40 tile?

[@bsfbestshortfilmsonyoutube]

quarter by 3/8 ? in mm ?

[@gosolxsolar]

At some point with a large trowel the cement squeezes up between the tiles making it impossible to grout, which could be a worse problem that lesser coverage. How do you deal with that?

[@AChi__]

I guess you can simply clean the excess between the tiles before you grout

[@nickorlando8261]

Great video Sal. I have a job I'd like to do on my home. So from one Bostonian (North End) now in Florida to an expert Bostonian what would you recommend for a trowel size for 6x36" wood look tile with a subfloor of concrete slab? The slab is 6 years old. I bought a new home in 2016. Thank you so much for any help in my project. PS I've done tile work before but I'm not a professional like you.

[@alansinclair4020]

Excellent demo showing how the coverage improves as the notch size changes.

[@charlottenee8018]

Sal, when should you use the notch side of the trowel after using the flat side to apply an even coat of thin set when back buttering????

[@johne8907]

Never .

[@homerepairlife5.098]

Thank you

[@SalDiBlasi]

You're welcome

[@mw-kh2kq]

Hello Sal What would be good trowel notch size to install 6" x 18" real stone Cararra marble tile on Kerdi board for a shower wall, staggered 1/16" joints using white Schluter All-Set.

[@SalDiBlasi]

1/2" deep maybe 3/8

[@slippyg]

Ok so now I get the theory but how the fook do I know what size I need without buying ten trowels

[@BrandyHarper]

So I don't have to butter the wall and the tile? Oh geez

[@Patriots20]

You dont show the 1/2, it is important

[@johne8907]

No 3/4 trowel ? Lol

[@Big_Old_Bondy]

At that size it would start to sag off the wall and may not hold a ridge on a floor either

[@johne8907]

@@Big_Old_Bondy 3/4 trowel is large format tile and it wont sag off if you know what you are doing altho ive never throwel 3/4 on walls for tile

[@Big_Old_Bondy]

@@johne8907 Yeah I've used a 20mm (from UK) U shape notch trowell on floor but never on wall. No need to have a trowell bigger than 1/2 inch anyway as you would back butter the tiles if you wern't getting the coverage

[@johne8907]

@@Big_Old_Bondy you can back butter all you want but if the surface isnt perfectly falt like it isnt here in (canada) you need that 3/4 to get full coverage

[@Big_Old_Bondy]

@@johne8907 If the substrate isn't flat, then that needs to be rectified before tile work.