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Applying Glazed Wall Tile in the Bathroom

Rob Shedrofsky from Davinci Stone explains the tiling process to Bob as the Porcelanosa wall tile is installed in the bathroom. A glazed clay tile is being used on the wall, while the floor will be done in a porcelain tile that is super strong and only �� inch thick. The wall tile is a Subway design, replicating the look of the New York Subway on a larger format. Shedrofsky explains how the datum line is used to create a tile layout that is centered from top to bottom and side to side for a pleasing look. The tiles are applied to the wall with an petroleum-based mastic and a ��-inch notch trowel. The mastic is less expensive than thinset, sets up quicky, and prevents sagging or dipping tiles. The tiles have an ��-inch joint that is held by spacers for 24 hours while the job cures. After 24 hours, the spacers are removed and an unsanded white grout is applied to blend the seams into the tile and give a sleek, urban appearance.

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Applying Glazed Wall Tile in the Bathroom

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" should -- is here and you're from Da Vinci tile in the greater New York area before we talk about how he's installing them let's talk about the products that we're using these are all from Spain. From porcelanosa. That is true today there's two types of tile we have here where we're dealing with both -- of floor tile and a wall tile the wall tile. Is they say -- claim eternal that has a glaze on. You concede it's not a through body material. The clay university and then on the top of that is this glaze that gets fired in a kiln yes so these materials are very suitable for wall applications him. And the as you can see where now installing them here -- before we go there what we're using on the floor is a different type of of tile. And this yet that this is actually a porcelain tile and -- are also porcelanosa it. And this and this product is a very strong product hasn't been on the market all that all. And the technique it's really the technology that lets these pieces become so large right they can be made up to 24 inches and only three eight's of an inch thick yeah they're incredibly. Strange dream only strong commercial products they could be used anywhere yeah as a -- using this product on the floor of the bathroom we -- and we're using the glazed product on our walls this is kind of like. The same format as you see in the New York City subways blown up its large dimension that's what we're trying to replicate here is that what we call the subway tile and that's kind of the brick pattern that becomes up. With a bit of a joint we have an eight inch joint here. And what we've done is actually come up with a date on line. That will be attached. That is lining up with some casing that's going to be around the room came down. And we now of dealing with the layout with the center of the room and just splitting the tiles this way yes. This is a small bathroom it's a busy bathroom there will be. Medicine chest here but from the point of view of the format of the of the -- sides. You want to make sure that the layout is going to be pleasing and it's gonna correspond to the tops of things like medicine chests and the window behind me and stuff right. Now let's talk about the the material that's being used to included on this is. Residents in mastic yeah that's what it is as an organic -- is what they call this is a petroleum based mastic. That it has adhesives and then a carrier. Here we have a petroleum based carrier you can -- all you -- he's a latex or could you do this in a thin set or what yeah that's basically the two methods of most tile installation is basically the thin set. Or using the mastic see the advantage of mastic is number one cost. Less expensive and number two it's very very strong fist and also it it kind of sets up quickly as you can see. Don't have to worry about the tiles dipping standing. Bagging is a big problem and he can actually do this whole war. In one day. We're not worry about. Pieces you know coming off or anything like that's such a very strong product so he's just. And cleaning is quite easy as well if there's ever any extra pieces and stuff. A little mineral spirits is trying to. Take it right off in the notched trowel is what a quarter inch -- quarter inch notched trowel that we're using that's what's recommended for this mastic. So you're creating these ridges that are quarter inches deep. Right and when we press the concrete tile on the thing will leave about an eighth of an inch left after that. Ohio pressed onto the wall. And then all the spacers that are being used. You know they're just temporarily there then when everything is set up you pull them back out of that now we would well let this thing cure for 24 hours and it. And then we could come back and actually grout it terrific and we would be using here -- grout. White. White to keep it all away and then we'll and we don't have to see the joint that's what well they'll kind of die right into the tile very good thanks truck."

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