Tile setting pro tips #shorts #tile #homeimprovement | Bathroom Remodeling Teacher

Tile setting 101: don’t make these mistakes! See more below! ⬇️ -Swirls, dot setting and the like are extremely detrimental to your tile installation. The reason we trowel directionally (in one single direction) and normally to the shortest side of the tile is to allow the air to escape between your ridges. This allows the ridges to collapse and achieve good coverage and adhesion of your tile to your thinset mortar and substrate. If you’re ever stepped on a tile and heard a hollow sound it’s typ