Ah, ye have no faith in his teacher... The little guy's workmanship is much better than the contractor we let go in December...
Here's how it looked after the little guy skimmed the far wall, and mudded the wall side of the tape on the right wall. No sanding done yet. Ceiling thinset still to be done.
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I called Mapei to get their opinion and here's what they recommended for thinset types and trowel sizes:
1) 12x22" ceramic on walls & ceiling in shower over top of HardieBacker & AquaDefense:
Mapei UltraFlex LFT
Back-butter tiles (thin 1/32" - 1/16" layer with straight edge of trowel)
1/4 x 3/8" square-notch trowel
2) 1x2.25" honed marble mosaic for entire wall behind sink:
Mapei UltraFlex LFT *White*
3/16" V-Notch trowel
3) 12x24" Porcelain on floor over Ditra:
Mapei Kerabond - mixed according to package directions (add up to 5% extra water for Kerabond *under* Ditra)
Back-butter tiles
Try 1/4 x 3/8" square-notch trowel, but may need to move up to 1/2 x 1/2" square-notch trowel if not 100% coverage
Hopefully this'll help someone else whose using similar sized tiles.
Back from vacation; just returned a whole batch of stone tile that wasn't fit for sale; and back in action.
I've coated the shower surround area with AquaDefence, but it's so dark (dark green) that I don't know what to use to mark my tiling guidelines. Black Sharpie is invisible on this stuff!
What do you people use to mark lines on AquaDefence when you're tiling??
Looks like a gem John. Love the vanity
This is awkward, but...
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