Tiling For Dummies

Mark the loose tile and cut it to fit along the edge.

Tiling for dummies.

First set a scrap tile against the wall it allows space for grout. Then place another tile on the loose one and up against the tile on the wall. Im using a white porcelain tile with a little bit of ta. If you place the tile at a slight angle you ll need to rearrange it quickly before it dries.

For floors 12 12 or 16 16 are the most common tile sizes though you shouldn t let that limit you. When laying floor tiles getting the room ready is the hardest part. I put down enough mortar for a couple tiles laid one and tapped it down. You need a pry bar hammer nail set floor cleaner and lots of pizza for bribing friends and family to help.

Preparing the room for floor tiles is grunt work but you ll soon get to the fun part. Its a lot like tiling a shower. Tile spacers aid in achieving uniform gaps between the tiles. Here are the most common types.

You might need to slightly twist it in order to affix it to the surface. Take a tile for the edge of the wall and apply the adhesive to the back as if you were putting butter on a piece of toast. Apply the thinset use a 1 4 x 1 4 notched trowel to spread thin set over the first area to be tiled. You can use a rubber mallet i just used my hands the goal for each tile is to make sure they are level and line up with each other.

Take a tile and firmly press it into the adhesive. They come in a number of sizes and finishes. Then position the tile where it needs to go and add the spacers. How to tile a wall.

If you re tiling a wall you will need to use a notched spreader to apply the adhesive. Hold the trowel at a 45 degree angle to spread the adhesive then use the notched edge to leave grooves in the adhesive. Next place a loose tile directly over the last full tile you laid this is the tile you ll cut to size. If the tile has been cut make sure you re placing it in the right spot.

Then mark existing studs that outline alcove positions. Ceramic ceramic tiles are easily the most common. Hang edge tiles by applying adhesive to the backs of the tiles. Im on the next step to my bathroom remodel how to tile a floor.

A foolproof method of how to tile a shower is to draw a full scale template of each wall on rosin paper figure a and photo 1.