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Redeveloped Division Initiated Self-Learning Module

Department of Education – Division of Palawan

Tile Setting NC II –Grade 11/12
Developed Division Initiated - Self-Learning Module
Quarter 1 – Module 2: Identify Tools, Materials and Equipment for Tiling Works
First Edition, 2021

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Introductory Message
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 Tile Setting 12 Different Tools, Materials and
First Quarter
Equipment for Tiling Works
Week 2

MELC : Identify Tools, Materials and Equipment for Tiling Works

Objective/s: 1. Know the different tools, materials, and equipment for

tiling works.
2. Identify the different uses and functions of tools,
materials, and equipment.

What I Know
Multiple Choice

Directions: Read each item carefully, choose the correct letter and write your answer on
a separate sheet of paper.

1. A thin stone unit of uniform size usually less than 3/4″ thick. It is a manufactured piece
of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, or even glass.
A. Backsplash C. Epoxy resin
B. Quarry D. Tile

2. This powder transforms into a paste that binds and hardens when submerged in
water?
A. Grout C. Flour
B. Cement D. Mortar

3. Trowels used to apply bonding materials to tile. The trowel may have square teeth
or be serrated and comes in various sizes. The tooth size determines the depth of the
mortar.
A. Pointed Trowel C. Finishing Trowel
B. Trowel D. Notched Trowel

4. A small device used to evenly space tiles during installation. It may be shaped as a
cross, T, or Y?
A. Spacer C. Sealer
B. Sealant D. Tile

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5. A substance that bonds two materials to one another, also called glue.?
A. Baufix C. Adhesive
B. Cement D. Grout

6. A flexible substance which is spread into joints to create a barrier against air and
water?
A. Caulk C. Adhesive
B. Caulking D. Mortar

7. Equipment used to cut a tile?

A. Cutter C. Metal Scissor
B. Tile Cutter D. Hammer

8. It looks like a common float but made of flat steel?

A. Finishing Trowel C. Metal Mallet
B. Mallet D. Notched Trowel

9. Used to check the vertical as well as horizontal alignment of structures to be tiled.

A. Ruler C. Plum Bob
B. Level Bar D. Nylon

10. A kind of hammer, usually of rubber, or sometimes wood with a large head used to
drive beating block?
A. Metal Mallet C. Mallet
B. Level Bar D. Hammer

11. Not all ceramic tiles are cheap, it is possible to find bargain ceramic tiles which can
be used to add beauty to your home.
A. True statement. C. Neither true nor false
B. False statement B. Maybe

12. There are two types of glass tiles, and these are:
A. Glazed and unglazed tiles.
B. Ceramic and non-ceramic tiles.
C. Mounted and unmounted glass tiles.
D. Resin-based and non-resin-based tiles.

13. Why is knee pads need in setting tiles?

A. To protect the knees.
B. It is only for compliance.
C. To complete the requirements in tiling.
D. To ensure that the tiles are properly aligned.

14. It is used in straightening tiles, filling, placing mortar in small spaces.

A. Common trowel C. Pointed Trowel
B. Finishing Trowel D. Plum bob

15. What is the disadvantage of using unmounted glass tiles?

A. It is expensive.
B. It hard to install.
C. It is too long to install.
D. It is hard to buy in the market.

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 What is It

Materials, Tools and Equipment in Tile Setting

A. Materials

Name/Description Definition Illustration/Image

Ceramic Tile Ceramic tile is a less Glazed Tiles- with smooth shiny
expensive material used in surface
tile setting. While not all
ceramic tiles are cheap, it
is possible to find bargain
ceramic tiles which can
be used to add beauty to
your home.

[Link]

Unglazed Tiles-usually not shiny

and with porous surface

[Link]

Vinyl Tile Vinyl tile is a flooring

material that is generally
inexpensive, easy to install,
and easy to maintain. It is
made from polyvinyl
chloride resins and
plasticizers. These flooring
tiles are waterproof and [Link]

very durable.
Quarry Tile The tile that comes from
quarries. Quarry tile has a
rough surface, so that it is
perfect for flooring
because it provides a
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 good grip. But the quarry
tile is not good for kitchen [Link]
countertops because it is
very porous.
Granite Stone Granite tile is popular in
the kitchen design tiling. It
is attractive but unlike
quarry tile it is porous, so it
must be sealed and
polished on a regular
[Link]
basis.

Glass Tile Mounted Glass Tile

Glass tiles that are usually

pre-mounted on mesh
backing. These tiles are
about 3/4" squares but
other sizes are also
available.

Unmounted Glass Tile

Tiles that are stained glass,

usually without mesh
backing. This type of file [Link]
takes a long time to install.

Epoxy Thin Set A resin-based mortar that

Mortar comes in three separate
components: resin,
hardener, and powder. It
sets quickly and very [Link]
strongly. Various brands
are available in the
market.
Cement This powder transforms
into a paste that binds
and hardens when
submerged in water.
[Link]

Seam sealer Seam Sealer seals cracks,

crevices, and body
seams, plus waterproofs
and insulates.

[Link]

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 Caulk It includes silicone,
polyurethane, polysulfide,
and acrylic sealant. It is
mostly done with ready-
mixed construction
chemicals and is called [Link]
caulk.

B. Tools and Equipment Used in Tile Setting

Name/Description Definition/Uses Illustration/Image

Common Float A wooden float used in
spreading and levelling
fresh
concrete. [Link]

Grout float This is a rubber-backed,

rectangular trowel for
spreading the grout. It
resembles the common
float. [Link]

Finishing Trowel It looks like a common

float but made of flat
steel.

[Link]

Pointed Trowel The most extensively used

trowel in the tile setting
industry. Mainly used in
straightening tiles, filling,
placing mortar in small
spaces. The end of the
[Link]
handle may be used to
tap tiles into place that
have shifted.
Notched and Margin Notched tools are used in
Trowels spreading concrete and
at the same time create
wavy surface to enable
the
underneath part of tile to [Link]
easily stick on the
concrete.

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Tile Spacer Spacers are used to keep
each tile an equal distance
apart during tile installation.
Spacers make it possible to
keep straight grout lines and
square tiles together as the
[Link]
adhesive dries.
Plumb and level Used to check the vertical as
well as horizontal alignment
of structures to be tiled.

[Link]

Plumb bob It is very accurate in testing

the vertical alignment of
walls and posts.

[Link]

Spacer Puller Remove spacers after tiles

have been placed but
before they fully adhere.

[Link]

Tile Spacer A small device used to

evenly space tiles during
installation. It may be
shaped as a cross, T, or Y.

[Link]

Mallet A mallet is a kind of hammer,

usually of rubber, or
sometimes wood with a large
head used to drive beating
block.
[Link]

Utility Knife Utility knives are multi-

purpose cutting tools used in
various trades and crafts.
These tools are needed to
mark cut lines, trim plastic, or
wood materials, or to cut
[Link]
tape, cord, cardboard, or
other materials.
Beating block Used to set the tile in place
which is driven by a rubber
mallet. The idea here is not
to hammer the tile but just to

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 firmly seat the tile into the
setting bed.

[Link]

Water bucket with Used to clean left out dirt or

sponge excesses during tiling
process.

[Link]

Knee pads Used to protect knees in tiling

work installation.

[Link]
Grinder and Tile Cutter Used to cut tiles.

[Link]

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 What I Can Do

Activity 1: Match-up!!!

Directions: Read and analyze each item in column A and match it to column B. Use a
separate sheet of paper for your answer

COLUMN A COLUMN B

1. It is something must be used to adhere the tile to A. Vinyl

your surface. Occasionally called thin set
mortar, mastic, or tile adhesive, these are all
different products used in different applications
that essentially do the same thing: stick stuff to B. Unmounted
other stuff.

2. A kind of hammer, usually of rubber, or C. Mallet

sometimes wood with a large head used to drive
beating block.
D. Plumb Bob
3. It is very accurate in testing the vertical
alignment of walls and post?

4. Tiles that are stained glass, usually without mesh E. Glue

backing. This type of file takes a long time to install.

5. Kind of tile that is generally inexpensive, easy to

install, and easy to maintain. It is made from
polyvinyl chloride resins and plasticizers

Activity 2: Performance Task:

Directions: Find your partner from any member of your family. Identify the different
functions and uses of tools, materials, and equipment for tiling works. Have a rating of
your performance using the Self-Assessment Guide below. Below are the given rubrics to
be followed. Output should be place in a folder.

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 CRITERIA RATING

Performed efficiently by the 5 4 3 0

performing of the following All 3 criteria 2 out of 3 1 out of 3 No criteria
indicators. were met criteria criteria were met
were met were met
1. Identify all the functions and
uses of different tools, materials,
and equipment for tiling works.

2. Identify the functions and uses

mostly of different tools,
materials, and equipment for
tiling works.

3. Identify the functions and uses

of any different tools, materials,
and equipment for tiling works.

TOTAL:

Self-Assessment Guide

Qualification Tile Setting NCII

Project Tools, Materials and Equipment

• Different kinds of Tools, Materials and

Equipment.
Units of competency covered
• Different Functions and Uses of Tools,
Materials and Equipment.

Instructions:
Read each of the questions in the left-hand column of the chart.
Place a check in the appropriate box opposite each question to indicate your
answer.

Can I? Yes No

Enumerate the different tools, materials,

and equipment.
Identify the different tools, materials,
and equipment.
Perform good housekeeping.

Student’s Signature: Date:

Teacher’s Signature: Date:

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 What’s More
Activity 3: Know me!

Directions: Below are the pictures of different tools and materials used in tile installation.
Choose each name from the options on the box. Write the correct name and uses on
the table provided.

Ceramic tile Level bar Unmounted glass tile

Notched trowel Mallet Common float

Tools and Materials Name Uses

Activity 4: List me!!!

Directions: List down any of the materials, tools, and equipment to be used in tiling works.

1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

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 What I Have Learned

Activity 5: Answer me!

Directions: Read and analyse the questions carefully. Write it in a paragraph

form of at least 50 words each in your separate paper.

1. Is it important to know the different tools, materials and equipment before your
tiling works? If yes, explain your answer briefly.

2. What do you think is the importance of having knowledge in differentiating the

uses and functions of different tools, materials and equipment?

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 Assessment

Multiple Choice:
Directions: Read and analyze each question. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet
of paper.

1. A small device used to evenly space tiles during installation. It may be shaped as a
cross, T, or Y.

A. cement B. ceramic tile C. grout D. tile spacer

2. This powder transforms into a paste that binds and hardens when submerged in water.
A. Grout B. Baufix C. Cement D. Ceramic tile

3. A dense fluid which is used to fill gaps or used as reinforcement in existing structures.
A. cement B. ceramic tile C. ceramic tile D. rout

4. What tool is used to cut tiles?

A. Cutter B. Grinder C. Saw D. Utility knife

5. It is used to clean left out dirt or excesses during tiling process.

A. Beating block C. Notched and Margin Trowels
B. Finishing Trowel D. Water bucket with sponge

6. It includes silicone, polyurethane, polysulfide, and acrylic sealant. It is mostly done

with ready-mixed construction chemicals.
A. Caulk C. Grout
B. Glue D. Tile spacer

7. the tile but just to firmly seat the tile into the setting bed.
A. Beating block C. Plumb and level
B. Mallet D. Spacer Ruler

8. What is the purpose of using beating block?

A. To evenly space tiles during installation.
B. Testing the vertical alignment of walls and posts.
C. It is used not to hammer the tile but just to firmly seat the tile into the setting bed.
D. To mark cut lines, trim plastic, or wood materials, or to cut tape, cord,
cardboard, or other materials

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9. It has a rough surface, so that it is perfect for flooring because it provides a good
grip.
A. Ceramic tile C. Quarry tile
B. Granite Stone D. Vinyl tile

10. It is attractive but unlike quarry tile it is porous, so it must be sealed and polished on
a regular basis.
A. Ceramic tile C. Quarry tile
B. Granite Stone D. Vinyl tile

11. It is usually of rubber, or sometimes wood with a large head used to drive beating
block.
A. Beating block C. Plumb and level
B. Mallet D. Spacer Ruler

12. These tools are needed to mark cut lines, trim plastic, or wood materials, or to cut
tape, cord, cardboard, or other materials.
A. Plumb bob C. Tile spacer
B. Spacer Puller D. Utility Knife

13. An epoxy thin set mortar is a resin-based mortar that comes in three separate
components, what are these?
A. Glue, cement, and powder
B. Cement, glue, and water
C. Glue, cement, and water
D. Resin, hardener, and powder

14. An instrument that is very accurate in testing the vertical alignment of walls and
posts.
A. Pointed trowel C. Plumb and level
B. Plumb bob D. Tile Spacer

15. It is made from polyvinyl chloride resins and plasticizers. These flooring tiles are
waterproof and very durable.
A. Ceramic tile C. Quarry tile
B. Granite Stone D. Vinyl tile

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What I Can Do
A.
1. E
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. A
B. Student’s answer may vary
What I Know
1. D
2. B What’s More Assessment
3. D
Activity 3 1. D
4. A
2. C
5. C A. Given 3. D
6. A B. 1. Level Bar 4. B
7. B 5. D
2. Tile
8. A 6. A
3. Grout Float 7. A
9. B
4. Notched Trowel 8. C
10.D 9. C
5. Unmounted Glass Tile
11. A 10. B
12.C 11. B
C. Student’s Answer may vary
13.A 12. D
13. D
14.C Activity 4: Student’s answer may
14. B
15.C vary 15. D
Answer Key
 References

Weir, Mark “Top 10 Essentials Tools and Materials for Tiling” (January, 2020), last
accessed August 11, 2021- 2:28p.m. [Link]

Ferro, Carbon “Tile Setting Tools and Equipment” (2020) last accessed August 11, 2021 –
2:32p.m, [Link]

Tibbits, Drue “Materials Needed to Tile a Floor” (updated August 28, 2018) last
accessed August 11, 2021- 2:44 p.m, [Link]

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