Ceramic Floor Thinset

Thinset tile mortar has a smooth slippery consistency similar to mud.

Ceramic floor thinset.

Gray thinset mortar is typically used with ceramic and porcelain floor tiles. 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. Mastic and thinset mortar are types of adhesives most often used for ceramic porcelain and glass tile installations. It is applied to the substrate with a notched trowel.

Thinset mortar is your default tile mortar for most indoor and outdoor applications. Mapei floor tile 50 lb gray powder thinset mortar item 12639 model 12450136 when mixed with water suitable for ceramic tile quarry pavers and saltillo tile over cementitious surfaces. When laying ceramic or porcelain tile liquid adhesives are necessary for the tile to fulfill all of these conditions and to firmly stick to its substrate. Butter the back of each ceramic tile with a skim coat before placing the tile.

Hold the tile in your hand and scrape the trowel over the surface to deposit and smooth a thin layer of grout.