How To Install Floor Tiles ? | Small Kitchen Garden Tips and Tricks

Bathroom holds the most significant place in any house. Yes of course the place is smallest but, needs to be stylish. Other than installing fixtures and other accessories, your bathroom should have good quality floor tiles. These make your bathroom cleaner and beautiful. In home improvement project, tiles are plays a very vital role and its necessary to choose best floor tile as per condition and budget.

According to the experts and the homeowners those who believe in carrying out the home improvement jobs by themselves, placing and fixing the tiles in the bathroom is just a child’s play. Other than the installation point, there is one more benefit of installing the tiles by our self. Taking the help from an expert will call for heavy expense.

Before getting into the installation of the tiles, first pull up the existing flooring from the bathroom floor and scrape up adhesive residue. Clean off all the accumulated debris from the floor surface.

Do away with the old existing molding around the walls and the floor. Use a wet saw to cut the edge tiles. Before installing the tiles, it is always advisable to take the appropriate measurements of the bathroom floor.

Lay out your tile in the desired pattern. Use cardboard to set the design first so you will have the center square. Make a cardboard template sized to match the decorative bathroom tiles. Mix the mortar with enough water to do a small section of your tile. Use the flat edge of your trowel to lay the mortar down on the bathroom floor. Then use the trowel’s notched edge to create uniform ridges.

Starting in the middle of the bathroom, place the tiles firmly into the adhesive. Let the floor tile set in the adhesive overnight. Apply the grout in-between the floor tiles at a 45 degree angle. For this, make use of a rubber float. Wipe off excess grout with a wet sponge.

Edges near the bathtub, commode, sink and cabinets should be properly sealed with the mildew resistant caulk. Let the bathroom floor tile harden for 2 to 3 days and then mop it clean.

Usually people fix the tiles over the already laid tiles. Well, this is not at all a good practice. Although, it works in some cases but, one should redo the bathroom floors from the starting. This will add years to the life of your bathroom floor.

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