How to Install
How to Install 
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Step 3. Installing Tile
Materials and tools you will need:
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- Notched Trowel (choose trowel size as per recommendation on product label)
TEC® Invision® Ready To Use Floor & Wall Adhesive
Easy installation for virtually any type of tile or stone. This no-mix formula allows for installing up to 12 in. by 12 in. tile on walls and 8 in. by 8 in. tile on floors.
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TEC® Invision® Ready To Use Universal Adhesive
Allows easy installation of virtually any type of tile or stone up to 20 in. by 20 in. on floors and walls without having to brace the tile. Provides maximum strength adhesion and enhanced ease of use.
INSTALLATION STEPS:
You will begin installing at the center point of the surface and move outward, one quarter at a time. For floors, work toward the exit to avoid stepping over freshly-laid tile. When this is unavoidable, kneel on a plywood sheet.
STEP 1 - Spread Adhesive
With the flat edge of the Trowel, apply adhesive at the intersection of the guidelines. Be sure to apply an even coat. Work only a ten sq. ft. area at a time, or the area that can be covered with tiles before adhesive loses tackiness to the touch.
Now go back and "comb" the material with the notched section of the Trowel, forming ridges for better adhesion.
STEP 2 - Set Tile
Press tile into adhesive. Install tile in a step-like fashion, working upward and outward. Use Tile Spacers to maintain joint widths.
Complete one quarter first before going to the next. If adhesive starts to "skin-over" on the surface before you lay the tile on it, scrape it off and apply new adhesive.
Periodically check to see that joints are straight and even. Once aligned, tamp down tiles with a Beating Block and Mallet to ensure tiles are level. If adhesive or thin-set oozes from joints, wipe with warm, soapy water. At least 2/3 of tile thickness in the grout joints should be clean to allow for grout.
Clean tools with warm, soapy water while adhesive is still wet.
Let tile sit before grouting; see product packaging for details on wait times.
Installing Sheet Tile:
When setting sheet tile, apply adhesive to floor or wall. Then roll up the sheet with mesh backing facing the adhesive. Paper faced sheets should be rolled with the paper facing inward. Place the open end of the sheet in adhesive; allow sheet to unfurl into position. Soak paper facing with water to remove before grouting.
Step 2.Laying out and Cutting Tile
