How To Lay Ceramic Tile In Small Bathroom

You want the tiles to line up perfectly at the door but you cannot start tiling there.

How to lay ceramic tile in small bathroom.

Once the best layout has been determined measure tiles that must be cut to complete coverage. Don t underestimate large tiles. I partnered with ridgid to show how to tile a bathroom floor. Lay out a single horizontal and vertical row of tiles across the floor along the chalk reference lines.

Use tile spacers to make sure tiles are square and evenly spaced. Especially in a small bathroom with only 1 door. We don t mean to suggest that you can t fit large tiles into the scheme of your small bath. Then lay tile in a configuration that will use the most whole tiles and best fits the space.

Small rooms make laying floor tiles more challenging but you can get perfect tile layout with this easy tutorial. Shift the tiles if needed so any cuts that must be made by the wall are against the least noticeable wall. Too often tile novices simply start setting tile in a corner and continue along two walls until the floor is covered. Position tiles to minimize visibility of tiles that must be cut to size.

Make sure the guides are at right angles by measuring out a 3 4 5 triangle. You also don t want cut tiles at the entrance to the bathroom so adjust the tiles so cuts are against the far wall. Position the guides so you can lay all the field tiles without moving the guides. One of the biggest struggles i have had when it comes to tiling the floor is laying out the tiles.

This is part of my small bathroom remodel project and floor tiling is one of the biggest bang f.