How To Lay Out Floor Tile Installation

Lay a row of tiles along a straightedge more than halfway across the room.

How to lay out floor tile installation.

Be sure to complete 1 row before moving on to the next. A flexing subfloor results in cracked tiles and grout and a lot of headaches. Measure twice before you cut. Install ceramic tile over a subfloor that s no less than 1 1 8 inches thick.

To cut a curve mark the cutting line then cut away bits of tile with tile nippers. Use the chalk lines as a guide and separate the tiles with spacers. You ll see how to s. For consistent joints use tile spacers.

Install cut tiles in small groups to avoid mixing too much mortar and risking it drying out before you can use it all. Dry layout photo by david carmack. If the tile is too thick for nippers try the following. Find the midpoint of each wall and snap chalk lines on the floor.

Use the row of tiles from the above step as a guide and lay out additional tiles in an l shape. As you near cabinets doorways walls and other flooring stops trim tiles as needed for installation. Watch this video to learn how a pro does it. Use a tile saw or wet saw both rentable if necessary for cutting numerous or thick tiles.

For making curved cuts you can use tile nippers. This row determines the size of cut tiles along the. Subscribe to our channel and like our video. Lay out the tile by dividing the floor into sections of a manageable size such as 2 by 3 foot squares.

Starting from the 4 central tiles lay out the remaining tiles in a straight line until you reach the wall. Use a tile cutter for small straight cuts. Planning the layout for a tile project is usually the hardest and most time consuming step. Lay out mark and cut small groups of tiles at a time and leave them in the space where they will be installed.

The line crossing at the room s center are the starting point of the tile.