Trowels to apply the membrane to the subfloor use a 1 4 x 1 4 square notched trowel and then select appropriate notch size for tile buckets drill and mixing paddle chalk or ink line marker pencil tile saw and or tile spacers snap cutter.
Ditra mat trowel size.
Ditra mat sold in rolls at home depot and tile supply shops.
Schlüter ditra 25 is a waterproof polyeth ylene membrane with a relatively high vapour diffusion density.
Use one 50 lb.
Specifically designed for the installation of the schluter ditra heat and ditra xl membranes.
Roll the ditra mat out on the shed subfloor and use a utility knife to cut it to the desired length and or shape.
Since i spent a lot of extra money using the ditra under my tile i did not want to risk installing it incorrectly.
Check out the new trowel from schluter systems.
To bond ditra xl to the substrate using the ditra xl trowel.
Joist spacing single layer osb or plywood subfloor dh w19 t 16 dh w16 t 16 ceramic or porcelain tile unmodified thin set mortar ditra heat.
Mix your thin set mortar to a fairly fluid consistency but still able to hold a notch and solidly embed the membrane into the fresh mortar with a float or screed trowel.
3 wood 16 406 mm o c.
Ditra xl 175 schluter ditra mat for tiled floors sizes starting at 10 sq.
Schluter rubi trowels 3 different sizes to choose.
Joist spacing single layer osb or plywood subfloor floors interior ceramic or porcelain tile 19 2 488 mm o c.
Acrylic modifier for thinset.
To bond ditra to the substrate using the ditra trowel.
22 68 kg bag of mortar per 100 ft 2 9 3 m 2.
Schluter trowels kerdi ditra ditra xl ditra heat and rubi tools trowel.
Use one 50 lb.
Ditra heat tip sheet materials checklist miscellaneous materials.
For ditra xl use a 1 4 x 1 4 6 mm x 6 mm square notched trowel or the ditra xl trowel which features a 1 4 x 1 4 6 mm x 6 mm square notched design.
Step 1 cut the ditra mat to the desired size.
Provided the mat joints and the connections to walls and built in elements are properly installed schlüter ditra 25 can be used to create a certified bonded waterproofing assembly with the tile covering.