20x20 Tile

Twust1285

Matt are you trying to say you DON'T need 100% coverage???????? because that's kindof promoting hackers to come out of the dark corners, and after lots of effort by quality subs in my area to push them INTO the dark corners of the world that is counter productive. No one is going to get 100% one every single tile they EVER set, but tat is certainly what I try to achieve when i set tile. I don't like hollow spots. You need to use a 1/2 trowel AT LEAST for 20x20's, as I stated earlier I would much rather just mudset a 20x20 rather than troweling all of the thinset. No slab is straight and level enough to just run it with a 1/4in or even a 3/8" trowel. I would never go below a 1/2x1/2 in trowel.

Twust1285

Bud Cline I am not moving because I have no work. I am moving because I can;t stand the quality of my competition any longer, and i can no longer compete with the pricing. It really aggrivates the **** out of me so I'm going to go with my woodworking skills up north. There is no way I can install tile and keep the quality high for under $3.00/ft just no way, and I am very tired of trying. One of my last jobs was a 25,000 square foot residential home for the owner of PODS, and it was 100% mudset marble, you don't get jobs like that if you don't know what you are doing buddy, and it was kinda rude of you to try to make me look like some butch, and with your comments it makes me think you may be one of the guys I am leaving Florida because of.

Bud Cline

Just wanted to see if I could get you stirred up one more time. I get a kick out of igniting hotheads. Sorry, just my weird sense of humor.

The guys over at the woodworking threads will be hearing from you soon?

MattCoops

No. That is what the TCNA says. Although they state you DO need 100% coverage in commercial applications.

It actually is 100% POSSIBLE to achieve 100% coverage. You just need to try.

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