Natural stone tiles have become an added attraction to decorate the landscapes and households. Their beauty and grandeur are a visual treat for the viewers. However, these stones are disposed to heat, rain and sunlight. Hence, you need to mortar them perfectly to maintain their life for a long time. An ineffectively laid mortar can loosen in long run and affects the durability of the tiles.

Hence, you should follow the given below steps while mortaring your natural stone tiles.

1     Firstly, go to the shop of a builder and purchase a high quality dry mortar mix for your tiles.

2     Now, mix dry mortar with some water and stir the mixture uniformly until you get a thick paste. You should make sure that the mortar is thick enough to stay on the trowel without dropping. Moreover, you shouldn’t forget to wear gloves and goggles to protect your hands and eyes from the dry mortar and dust.

3    After preparing the mixture, trowel the mortar to the area where the next natural stone tile needs to be installed. Don’t forget to apply mortar between consecutive natural tiles.

4    Don’t forget to trowel the tiles under their surface. This will help in providing a proper base to the consecutive tiles.

5    Now, place the stone on the toweled area. As soon as, you’ll press the stone gently, some mortar will pop out of the stone. If the mortar doesn’t pop out, then it means that you haven’t applied appropriate mortar under the natural stone tiles.

6    After installing the tile, remove the excess mortar from the tiles with help of trowel and a wet finger. This ensures appropriate placement of your natural tiles.

Hence, the given above mortaring technique will be highly helpful in preparing a durable natural stone layout for your landscapes, gardens and households.


Jason Colling is a renowned writer, who has written articles on various interior designing techniques related to floor decor. His articles focus on various uses of porcelain tiles , natural stone , kitchen tiles and adhesives.

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