Ceramic Tile Thinset Coverage

4 inch 12 inch tile.

Ceramic tile thinset coverage.

Gray thinset mortar is typically used with ceramic and porcelain floor tiles. Fortified thin set mortar is a professional formula all purpose mortar polymer modified to provide good bond strength for floor and tile projects. Second quote is for 70 10 50lb bags but the product difference is for. A 120 square foot room with 16 inch tiles will take a minimum of three bags of thinset.

Trowel size based on largest dimension coverage based on 50lbs bag mesh mosaics. Maximum coverage area sq. 4 inch 12 inch tile. Enter your measurement as a decimal 1 5 or a fraction 1 1 2.

All fields below are required. And as a general rule err on the side of greater coverage especially when you re dealing with large floor tile. Ft less than 99 12 99 199 4 399 and greater 11 flooring material features. Mapei recommends adding 5 to 10 in overage to ensure that your entire project is covered.

12 inch 16 inch tile. Hold the tile in your hand and scrape the trowel over the surface to deposit and smooth a thin layer of grout. 90 100 sq ft. Thinset with small amounts of latex added are primarily used for large format tiles and stone tiles to help absorb flex from floors and walls.

75 85 sq ft. Divided by 95 the result is 1 26. Custom building products glass tile 7 lb. Actual jobsite coverage may vary according to tile size and thickness exact joint width job conditions and grouting methods.

This helps to prevent tiles from cracking. Round the number up to the next whole number. Custom building products versabond 50 lbs. Per ansi a108 19 for gauged porcelain tiles or gauged porcelain tile panels slabs installed on floors in any single square foot under the embedded tile thin set coverage will be a minimum of 85.

Thinset grout coverage info. One supplier s quote is for 70 50lb bags of ditra set thin set and medium bed mortar and 10 50lb bags 253 gold multipurpose white thin set mortar. Certain types of tile carry their own coverage recommendations as well. For natural stone that number is 95 to 100.

Versabond cures quickly even in cold climates and adheres to most surfaces. Divide the square footage of your project by 95 the maximum coverage of a 50 pound bag of thinset. Glass tile always requires 100. Coverage shall be sufficiently distributed to give support of the tile especially at corners and edges.

White premium thin set mortar model gtmw7 4 15 87 15 87. Butter the back of each ceramic tile with a skim coat before placing the tile. For example a 10 by 12 foot room is 120 square feet.