Covering Tile Floor Bathroom

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Covering Tile Floor Bathroom


Covering Tile Floor Bathroom - Ceramic or porcelain tile flooring is very durable and an excellent investment in your home. Tiles will continue forever when they are cared for, and almost never wear out.

You'll need to remove all of the molding and baseboards. Eliminate wooden floorings, carpet, or any existing floor coverings. Clean the subfloor it's free of debris and dust. Make sure the floor is stable and sturdy. Install cement backer board onto the stabilized floor and the backer board in with 2 inches, at each floor joist screw galvanized screws. The old flooring will have to be disposed of, and most rubbish services do not pick up such things.


Make use of a chalk line to mark two lines that intersect at the center of the area. Be sure the lines are square to every other (90 degrees). Put a row of tiles along both lines on the dry floor. Look at how the tiles are arranged; you want as many entire tiles in the center as you can. Fiddle with all the tile until you're happy with the way they've been placed.

Use set to hold your tiles in position. Make use of a notched trowel. Spread the thin-set only to as far as you can reach and put a tile. Install your tiles into the inset with a firm downward pressure. Remember to place spacers involving the tiles. You can exploit on the tile gradually to be sure that it is in place. Border tiles and the cut tiles are installed.