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I will soon need to install a ceramic or porcelain or stone (customer isn't sure yet) tile kitchen countertop. They want to use 12" x 12" tiles.
Questions:
What kind of board do you use? I was thinking of 1/2" plywood.
Is my choice of thinset the same, regardless of the type of tile?
Is it best to cut all the tiles ahead of time, spread the thinset, and set all the tiles at once?
How much time do you have to set the tiles before the thinset hardens?
I imagine that I need to make the cutout for the sink right off the bat.
Does the sink "flange" get mounted over the tiles, or should the tiles come up to the sink, but not under it?
If I have to trim some of the tiles that overhang into the sink cutout, what's the best method for doing this?
Questions:
What kind of board do you use? I was thinking of 1/2" plywood.
Is my choice of thinset the same, regardless of the type of tile?
Is it best to cut all the tiles ahead of time, spread the thinset, and set all the tiles at once?
How much time do you have to set the tiles before the thinset hardens?
I imagine that I need to make the cutout for the sink right off the bat.
Does the sink "flange" get mounted over the tiles, or should the tiles come up to the sink, but not under it?
If I have to trim some of the tiles that overhang into the sink cutout, what's the best method for doing this?