What s equally attractive is that you can lay a first class tile floor yourself often in one weekend and save the 500 to 1 500 cost of hiring a pro.
How to lay ceramic tile in bathroom.
For drier areas like a kitchen backsplash you can use tile adhesive or mastic.
Then place cement board on top of it to reinforce the floor.
If you have items in the way like radiator pipes or bath pipes you ll need to drill holes in those tiles ahead of time so they can fit in place.
Beginning with the center tile set the bathroom tiles one by one into the spread mortar or adhesive giving a wiggle or twist to each tile to ensure a strong bond.
If using a contrasting trim lay edge tile first.
Position tiles to minimize visibility of tiles that must be cut to size.
The rule of thumb is to use thinset mortar as your tile adhesive in wet areas.
Insert spacers to keep the tiles separated and allow room for grout.
Use tile spacers to make sure tiles are square and evenly spaced.
After the thin set has dried for 2 days work in small sections to spread more thin set over the cement board and lay the tile on top of it.
Then lay tile in a configuration that will use the most whole tiles and best fits the space.
Because this is a larger tile i m using a trowel.
To tile a bathroom floor start by spreading a layer of thin set mortar onto the entire subfloor with a notched trowel.