How To Install Ceramic Tiles On The Floor

Place spacers between the tiles to establish the grout lines.

How to install ceramic tiles on the floor.

Use a tile cutter for small straight cuts. After the tile has been sanded clean and remove all particles and dust before applying a floor leveler product to fill in grout lines and level the surface completely for the new tile application. Grout the tile after removing the tile spacers use the rubber float to press the grout into the tile seams. At the beginning of your tile floor installation always do a test to ensure the consistency of the mortar is appropriate.

Then holding the float at a 45 degree angle firmly draw the long edge of the float across the tile seam. Install ceramic tile over a subfloor that s no less than 1 1 8 inches thick. Prepare the room for installing ceramic bathroom floor tiles. For making curved cuts you can use tile nippers.

Use the center tile as a reference point and install the remaining tiles along straight lines. Install only a few tiles at a time spreading adhesive for two or three tiles. If adhesive oozes up between tiles when you press the tile into place you are using too much adhesive. Put the first test tile onto the thin set bed.

Lay the tile flat and then with mild pressure slide the tile 1 4 inch back against the thin set ridges then slide it back into place. A thinner subfloor will cause the floor to flex due to the weight of the tile. Use a tile saw or wet saw both rentable if necessary for cutting numerous or thick tiles. First get the toilet out of your way.

A flexing subfloor results in cracked tiles and grout and a lot of headaches. Ask if sanded caulk is available in a color that matches your grout for the floor tub and floor wall tile joints. Work in small sections. Use a thin set product to install ceramic tile over existing tiles.