Ceramic Floor Thinset

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

Ceramic floor thinset.

Butter the back of each ceramic tile with a skim coat before placing the tile. 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. Thinset is a mortar that is made of portland cement silica sand and moisture retaining agents. Mastic and thinset mortar are types of adhesives most often used for ceramic porcelain and glass tile installations.

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. This helps to prevent tiles from cracking. Gray thinset mortar is typically used with ceramic and porcelain floor tiles. Hold the tile in your hand and scrape the trowel over the surface to deposit and smooth a thin layer of grout.

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.