20x20 tile


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Old 11-10-03, 09:00 AM
dacoach
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20x20 tile

has anyone seen or used the 20x20 tile that is stocked at menards. They have about 3-4 of them. How good are they? Are thay the same size ect.? Menards quality is usually crap.
What size trowel should I use and size of spacers.
Is the epoxy grout and thinset the way to go?
I have put down alot of tile, just not this big.

thanks,

Putting down about 1100 sq ft of this stuff for my mom.
ITS HUNTING SEASON, NOT WORKING SEASON!!!!!1
 
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Old 11-10-03, 10:16 AM
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Back butter the tile in addition to the norm..Spread thin set in straight rows set the tile, push the rows over onto itself. I hate spacers, do better with the eye once you have it started ..Epoxy can be a bi#@% if you dont know what your doing.Joint spacing is up to you.Remember your expasion joints.
 
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Old 11-10-03, 05:31 PM
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anything over a 16"inch tile use a 1/2 notch trowel most of those bigger tile have a concave back to them and the bigger notch will compensate for the span of the tile to get the coverage needed
 
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Old 11-10-03, 07:46 PM
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A flat subfloor is a must for bigger format tiles.

½" trowel.
 
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Old 11-24-03, 06:44 AM
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thanks everyone. What kind of a expansion joint. Colored silicone? how far apart?
 
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Old 11-24-03, 06:50 AM
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contact-color caulk, I dont know their address but try a search,otherwise Mapei -- Silicone,urethene,and polysulfide are all used however Urethene is recmmended.
 
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Old 11-24-03, 06:53 PM
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vulcan as well,thanx eric
 
 

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