How To Install Ceramic Flooring

If your home only has one toilet you can leave it in place until you install the backer board.

How to install ceramic flooring.

Mark the loose tile and cut it to fit along the edge. Lay the tile flat and then with mild pressure slide the tile 1 4 inch back against the thin set ridges then slide it back into place. Then place another tile on the loose one and up against the tile on the wall. Put the first test tile onto the thin set bed.

Cutting and fitting the tile as you near cabinets doorways walls and other flooring stops trim tiles as needed for installation. Keep a supply of wax rings on hand if you plan to reinstall the toilet at the end of each day. Stuff a rag in the hole to block sewer gases. Your aim is to collapse any ridges in the mortar and fill in gaps.

Next place a loose tile directly over the last full tile you laid this is the tile you ll cut to size. Gently press the tile into the wet thinset twisting the tile back and forth to press it deeper into the thinset. This is a mixture of cement fine grain sand and water that will adhere the new tile to the old. Lay the tile.

Use a thin set product to install ceramic tile over existing tiles. First get the toilet out of your way. It should be completely covered with thin set. Also consider that doors cabinets and other hardware might need to be reworked or replaced with new ones to compensate for the higher floor.

Prepare the room for installing ceramic bathroom floor tiles. Pull the tile up and check the back of the tile. When it comes to mortar latex or epoxy options are best for installing tile over tile. First set a scrap tile against the wall it allows space for grout.

You ll see how to complete each step and work the required tools such as trowels manual snap cutter wet saw and tile nipper. Use a tile cutter for small straight cuts.