And tile as large as 48 is becoming common.
12x24 wall tile mortar.
It cannot cure too fast.
The less flat the tile is the more thinset mortar you need beneath it which means a larger trowel size.
Crater lake 3x12 design.
The medium bed holds its consistency better than the thin set which will sag a bit in the middle of the tile.
Otherwise you do.
This will make sure that the ridges of the mortar collapse when setting the tile and give you the required 85 or more of coverage.
Tile adhesive is expected to hold the tile in place not just for years but for decades without fail.
Troweling the mortar onto the wall.
In general there is more size variation in larger sized handmade tiles so they need a bigger grout joint for that to become less noticeable and for a more even installation.
The 12 x 24 is the new 12 x 12.
When installing large format tile you ll want to use a 1 2 x 1 2 square notched trowel.
Grout joints for large format tile large tiles give you so much design freedom.
More accurately it depends on how flat the tile and substrate are.
It must be easy to work with and it must adequately fill in gaps between the tile and the substrate.
First you must know how much thinset mortar you want beneath the tile in the finished installation.