How To
Tile A Bathroom? – Don’t Worry You Can Do It
Yourself
If you are short on money but know that you have to redo
your bathroom, then you might want to learn how to tile the
bathroom yourself. It really isn’t all that difficult, but it
does take precision, and time. It is possible to tile your own
bathroom, but you need to prep the room before you start your
project. The reason is that the bathroom is different from any
other room in your home. You have a lot of permanent fixtures
in the bathroom, unlike other areas of the home, and in order
to tile a bathroom well, it’s best when you remove things like
the toilet, the bath, and the hand basin. But, don’t get me
wrong, lots of people do tile around these fixtures, although
the end result is not as nice as, when you have removed the
fixtures first.
Remove Old Bathroom
Flooring
The first step in the process of tiling your bathroom is to
remove all the old tile or whatever was used to cover the
floor. This means you also have to take out any old adhesive,
or cement that remains too. Its important that your foundation
be completely clean or you will have problems later.
Choose your New Bathroom
Tile
Now its time to decide on what type of tiling you want for
that bathroom floor. Then you need to decide on the pattern you
want your tiles to lay in. Lay a few tiles down one way, and
then another to get a feel for it. It may take you a while to
decide on the right way you want these tiles to lay. Don’t
worry! Take your time! You haven’t done anything yet, so now is
the time to decide.
Measure the Bathroom
Out
Ok, at this point you want to measure the room out, so what
you do is measure the walls and mark the center of each wall,
and place a small nail in the center of the wall, just an inch
high from the floor, then tie a chalk line to each of the nails
across the room, and tighten the line. You want to snap the
line so that you get the chalk impression on the floor. This is
the center of your bathroom.
Start With The Bathroom Tile
Adhesive
The adhesive is a powder so you have to mix it according to
the instructions. If this is your first tiling job, then don’t
buy a quick set adhesive.
Laying the Bathroom
Tile
At your chalk intersection you want to lay your first tile,
and then you want to tile towards both walls intermittently. As
you approach the wall, you will generally come to a point where
you will need to cut the tile. You will need to measure your
cut, and draw a pencil line on the tile and use a tile cutter
to do the job.
As you can see it is not that difficult to learn how to tile
the bathroom. It just takes careful planning and a great deal
of patience.
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