Trowels
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Marshalltown QLT Cut-Back Wood Handle Notched Trowel
$8.52Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderThe Marshalltown QLT Cut-Back Wood Handle Notched Trowel has a 10 degree cut back and is ideal for spreading mastic, thinset, etc. to secure flooring or wall tile, or laminate. -
Marshalltown Premier Line DuraSoft Notched Trowels
$13.87 to $14.95Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderMarshalltown Premier Line Notched trowels feature Durasoft handles, extra-hard tempered steel blades riveted to alloy mountings ensuring durability and long life. -
Schluter DITRA Square Notch Trowel
$25.92Shipping: Free w/ $99 OrderThe 11/64" x 11/64" square notch Schluter DITRA Trowels are used to install waterproof DITRA membranes in tile installations. -
Master Wholesale 3/8" U-Notch Stainless Steel Trowel w/ Comfort Grip Handle
$4.99Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderThis Master Wholesale 3/8" Stainless Steel U-Notch Trowel features high grade stainless steel blade and handle with an ergonomic comfort grip. -
Schluter KERDI Square Notch Trowel
$25.92Shipping: Free w/ $99 OrderSchluter KERDI 1/8" x 1/8" Square Notch Trowels are used to install waterproof KERDI membranes in tile installations. -
Marshalltown 11" x 4-1/2" V Notch Trowels w/ Wood Handles
$12.71Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderExtra-hard tempered steel blades are riveted to the alloy mounting ensures durability and long life. Traditional straight wood handles handles. Made in USA. -
Marshalltown 16" x 4" Notched Trowels w/Curved DuraSoft® Handle
$19.08Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderThese 16" x 4" Marshalltown Square Notch Trowels provide excellent value in a USA made tool. Extra-hard tempered steel blades are riveted to the alloy mounting ensuring durability and long life. -
Marshalltown 11" x 4-1/2" QLT Wood Handle Notch Trowels
$6.91Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderThese Marshalltown Notched Trowels feature hard tempered steel blades with lightweight aluminum mounts and have straight, smooth wooden handles. Great for mastic and adhesive. -
Master Wholesale Top-Notch Stainless Steel V-Notch Trowel w/ Comfort Grip Handle
$9.50 to $10.44Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderThe Master Wholesale Stainless Steel V-Notch Trowel features a high grade stainless steel blade and handle with a comfort grip and is available in 1/4" or 3/16" notches. -
Master Wholesale Economy Square Notch Trowel
$2.49Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderThe Master Wholesale Economy Square Notch Trowel features a plastic handle and is ideal for small jobs or the home craftsman. Available in 1/4" x 1/4" or 1/4" x 3/16" notches. -
Master Wholesale Top-Notch Stainless Steel Square Notch Trowel
$4.50Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderThe Master Wholesale Top Notch Square Notch Trowel is a high grade stainless steel trowel with a comfort grip handle. Available in 1/4" or 1/2" Notches -
Schluter DITRA-HEAT/-DITRA-XL-Trowel
$25.92Shipping: Free w/ $99 OrderThe 1/4" x 1/4" (6 mm x 6 mm) squared-notch Schluter DITRA-HEAT/XL - Trowels are used to install Schluter DITRA-HEAT, DITRA-HEAT-TB, and DITRA-XL membranes. -
Marshalltown Plastic Notched Spreaders
$0.75Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderEach side of the Marshalltown Plastic Notched Spreaders has a different notch size, and these spreaders come in either square notch or v notch and are great for small jobs or touch up work. Made in the USA. -
Rubi Flex Square Notch Trowel
$12.56Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderThe Rubi Flex Square Notch Trowel features an ergonomic RUBIFLEX handle for excellent grip, a precision steel blade with clear coat, and is available in 1/4" x 1/4" or 1/4" x 3/8" notches. -
Rubi Flex Kerdi Trowel 1/8" x 1/8" 72906
$12.43Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderThe 1/8" Square notch Rubi Flex Kerdi Trowel features an ergonomic handle for excellent grip, a precision clear coated steel blade, and is designed specifically for troweling Schluter Kerdi Membrane. -
Marshalltown QLT Flat V Notch Trowel w/Curved Wood Handle
$8.52Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderThis Marshalltown QLT Flat V Notch Trowel features a blue steel blade, with a notch width of 3/16", notch depth of 1/4", and notch spacing of 5/16". -
Marshalltown Finishing Trowel w/Plastic Handle - 11" x 4-1/2"
$2.72Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderThe 11" x 4 1/2" Marshalltown Finishing Trowel features a durable plastic handle and steel blade. -
Rubi YW Large Format European Trowel 72949
$12.43Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderThe Rubi YW European trowel is designed to cover's 95% of tile's surface with thin set. With this unique notch, more coverage will be achieved. Back buttering recommended. -
Rubi Flex Ditra Trowel 3/16" x 3/16" 74980
$12.56Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderThe Rubi Flex Ditra Trowel features an ergonomic RUBIFLEX handle for excellent grip, a precision clear coated steel blade and is sized for use with Schluter Ditra Set Mortar. -
Marshalltown Economy Soft Grip Notched Trowels
$7.41 to $7.59Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderThese Marshalltown Economy Soft Grip Notched Trowels feature aluminum alloy mountings riveted to hard tempered steel blades, with comfortable foam soft-grip handles. Square and v notch available -
Marshalltown Notched Spreader
$0.55Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderMarshalltown Notched Spreaders feature galvanized, ribbed blades for rigidity, resist rust, and come in either 1/16" Square (15810) or 1/4" x 3/16" V (15816) -
Marshalltown 8" x 3" Midget Finishing Trowel w/Curved Wood Handle
$24.57Shipping: Free w/ $49 OrderThe Marshalltown 8" x 3" Midget Finishing Trowel is a professional grade wood handled trowel with an aluminum alloy mounting which is riveted to a hardened steel blade. Made in USA.
Trowels are available in standard steel, stainless steel and plastic, with wood, plastic or rubberized handles. They all will get the job done, but the stainless steel trowels with wood or ergonomic handles are the most comfortable to use, last the longest and, naturally, the most expensive.
Finishing and pool trowels are for spreading and finishing cement to a smooth finish. These are flat edged trowels, either rectangular or shaped like an arched doorway (pool trowels) and are available in a variety of sizes and shapes.
Notched trowels create a bead/rib pattern in the thinset or adhesive. The shape, depth and spacing of this pattern allows consistent and appropriate coverage for the tile you are laying. The right bead will ensure the tile is properly supported and adheres to the backerboard or other substrate. Uneven contact will cause tiles to crack or become loose. Generally speaking, the larger/more uneven the back surface of the tile, the more setting material required to create the optimum bond.
Square Notch Trowels
These trowels have square or rectangular notches, and give good contact, up to 50% or more before beating in. They are generally used with sanded thinset which do not compress as much during the beating in of the tile. For non-cupped tiles up 12 x 12, on a flat substrate, a 1/4" x 1/4" square notch trowel is standard.
U-Notch Trowels
Similar to square notch, but lays down more thinset and spreads a bit easier. Beating in the tile is easier than with a square bead.
V-Notch Trowels
Great for unsanded adhesives such as mastic. The v-notch compresses the mastic when tile is beaten in, to create the optimum bond. V-notch trowels create a rib pattern that offers very little contact until tile is beaten in.