- Mixed up one or two scoops of SpeedSet mortar to about the consistency of peanut butter. (Turned out that one scoop was enough to cement 20-24 facing tiles.)
- Using the back side of the small trowel, spread a thin layer of mortar on the concrete.
- Using the small end of the blue silicone spatula, applied a dollop of mortar about 1" thick near the center of each tile in a strip that was pre-joined with blue painter's tape.
- Attached the strip to the edge tile, using the strapping tape applied to the top of the strip.
- Lightly tapped each tile with the butt of the trowel handle.
- When the mortar was set just enough to hold the tile in place, cut the strip of painter's tape with the box-cutter so I could make slight adjustments to the position of each tile.
Installed 76 tiles today, and learned that by the time the mortar's gone off enough to hold the tile, I can only adjust in one plane---I can't adjust front to back without removing it and re-mortaring. After I removed the tape completely, I found a few tiles that "dip" on one side or corner, and I'm hoping I can disguise this with grout. If not, I'll be forced to pop them off and re-mortar them (grrrr).
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