Ceramic Tile Setting Materials

Use when setting a mortar bed for shower installations.

Ceramic tile setting materials.

Ceramic tiles can be glazed or unglazed and they come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. The trowel s notch size should equal the tile thickness. Thin set adhesive also called portland cement mortar is a combination of cement sand and methylcellulose. Thick bed mortar is designed to float a mortar bed for ceramic tile.

Also ideal for commercial and industrial applications. Order top tile adhesives from tec a leading manufacturer of high quality installation systems for premium tile flooring. A highly versatile polymer modified mortar with an easy to apply creamy consistency ideal for setting all sizes of porcelain ceramic quarry mosaic and most natural stone tile over common interior surfaces and exterior concrete and masonry surfaces. Versabond lft fortified medium bed mortar is a general versabond lft fortified medium bed mortar is a general purpose economical polymer modified medium bed mortar for use with large format porcelain ceramic and natural stone tile.

There are three basic materials used to set tile. 19 mm thick on horizontal applications. Mastic is a latex or solvent based adhesive that c. Combing the thinset into furrows allows air to escape as the tile is set.

With a non slumping formula to eliminate lippage versabond lft can be applied to 3 4 in. Set the tile photo by david carmack. For tiles that are 12 inches by 12 inches or larger it s a good idea to back butter or flat coat the backs of the tiles with thinset prior to setting the tiles. Also available is an organic adhesive.

Gently lay a tile on thinset next to the straightedge. Mastic thinset mortar epoxy for each installation there is a specific material you should be using. Adhesive material adhesive is required to keep the tiles secured to the floor. When spreading thinset press down hard so that the trowel makes a scraping sound.

Before you start any tile installation you should ensure that the material you choose is suitable for that application. The mortar can be a cement latex or epoxy mortar. When going from one room to another especially from tile to another type of flooring use transition strips to cover the flooring seams.