This may also be a good trowel size for thicker 5 16 mosaics.
Wall tile notched trowel size.
Use this for 8 8 s and some of the 5 16 thick 12 12 builder grade tile.
A great trowel for installing small ceramic tile such as 4 25 x 4 25 6 6 and 3 6 subway tile is this 1 4 inch square notch trowel.
1 4 x 3 8 square notch.
Finding the right trowel for the job is quite simple when you know that generally speaking the trowel size should match up to the tile size the smaller the tile the smaller the trowel.
Tile trowels come in many shapes and sizes generally starting out from a 3 16 v notch up to the 1 2 square notch.
A tile trowel with only one measurement i e.
The other main consideration is where the tiles will be set on the floor or on the walls and ceilings.
As 1 2 trowel means that both measurements are the same.
When you use a 1 4 x 3 8 square notched trowel you will leave 1 4 wide by 3 8 high ridges of thinset on the substrate with spaces between each ridge.
U notched trowels normally only have one number.