How to Install Hand Crafted Cle Tile in 8 Easy Steps
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Irregular, hand crafted tiles have their own natural beauty. This is Clé’s eastern earthenware tile. These are hand crafted tiles from a wood-fired kiln, which means there's rich variation in both glaze, color, thickness & size. Their instructions say this tile requires a seasoned installer with years of experience with artisan tiles. That's why I made this video, to share 8 tips to help you intsall it. If you watch till the end, you might even find a bonus tip!
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Awesome job and video Frank! I'm just about to do a 9ft high feature wall with 4x4 mosaic zellige and his should really help me out. My project is a powder room with adjacent laundry and I'm planning to tile over drywall as it's not a wet area. I'll coat with Mapei Primer T. For this size/type tile I've seen recommendations of using up to a 1/2" trowel and back buttering the sheet. I noticed you didn't back butter this tile. What's your thoughts on the right method and product for this? TIA!
Thanks for your comment, glad the video was helpful! For the Zellige 4x4, if recommend a 1/4" trowel. If you use a trowel any bigger than that you'll have thinsey protruding from the joints and that will be a nightmare to clean😮. Back buttering is not necessary on small sheet mounted tile, they're so small that once you install them the thinset will squish to create a full bond. Plus back buttering sheets also risks getting unwanted thinet between the joints. Back buttering is to ensure a good bond, but if you install like my video showed, wiggling each tile to ensure bond, you'll create the best bond, especially because they have different thicknesses👍. You can always peel back your 1st sheet to check coverage if you want to check bond. Not sure if I showed it in this video, but for this tile, I "highly recommend" using a non-sag thinset, it helps the tile stay in place after you adjust them.
Best of luck! Let me know how your project turns out, I'd love to see it! 🙌
What size trowel did you use? I will be installing individual 2x2 Cle tiles with 1/16 spacing for a kitchen backsplash. The shower came out great!
Thank you! I'd use a 1/4 inch trowel, it's thin enough that thinset doesn't push through the joints, but thick enough to adjust the tiles as needed👌