How To Tile The Bathroom
If you know how to tile you can make your renovation project a lot more affordable.
How to tile the bathroom. Doing it yourself for your next bathroom renovation will be a breeze when you follow the steps and tricks in our how to tile a bathroom video series. Once the best layout has been determined measure tiles that must be cut to complete coverage. Use tile spacers to make sure tiles are square and evenly spaced.
Position tiles to minimize visibility of tiles that must be cut to size. Shift the tiles if needed so any cuts that must be made by the wall are against the least noticeable wall. This bathroom happened to have an old pink tile floor with a thick mortar bed under it so removing it was a bit of a challenge.
Lay out a single horizontal and vertical row of tiles across the floor along the chalk reference lines. Then lay tile in a configuration that will use the most whole tiles and best fits the space. Soft cloth pencil 316 v notched trowel mask grout float caulk gun work gloves sponge wet tile saw laser level safety glasses.
Our how to tile a bathroom wall will give you all the help and advice youll need to do this job well. Once i had the old tile removed i had to do a little bit of structural work to repair some subfloor damage due to water and termites cutting out old rotten areas and replacing with. In this beginners tutorial i show how to set out your tiles how to cut and lay tiles how to mix and apply adhesive how to grout tiles and i go through the tools required for the job.
Cost skill level start to finish 2 days. How to tile bathroom walls and showertub area. You also dont want cut tiles at the entrance to the bathroom so adjust the tiles so cuts are against the far wall.
Learn how to tile a bathroom from floor to ceiling plus learn a few tips to help with other home tiling projects. Theres even advice on how to tile in and around a window recess. Whether you want to learn to tile a sprawling main bathroom for a whole family to use or just a small bathroom youll still need.