my house is really tired and old and manky im desperate for an update but dont know any handy men to do it and dont have much cash to pay a prof. any help apriciated, thanks
2007-01-30 08:17:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Spend time properly preparing yours walls as time spent at that stage will pay off with the eventual finish. I know sanding and filling walls is a bore, but the end result will be worth the effort.
2007-01-30 08:51:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
check out do it yourself sites on the internet. Home Depot sells a great book. Or check out the library.
We did our last 2 floors with NEWPORT brand tiles from Home Depot. Very inexpensive. One has been down for 3 years, the other a year and look great. Make sure you have straight cutting edge, a sharp knife-exacto, a good pair of heavy duty scissors, a pencil and a clean floor. Start in a corner and go to work. It does not take a long time to do. Not hard. Do it on a day when you have no distractions.
good luck! You can do it!!!!!!
2007-02-03 02:53:08 · answer #2 · answered by kellistines 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on what you've got on your floors now and you want tile look I'd go with the peel and stick. Go to your Home Depot and you might even find something that's a close out deal. I've put this type of tile in a Doctor clients 2 baths, one had existing rug and the other ceramic tile, ripped both out and installed a nice beige ceramic tile look, it's been 2 yrs now and nothing coming up yet. Good luck
2007-01-30 09:19:05 · answer #3 · answered by Les the painter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy your tiles from Topps Tiles. They are having a sale until the weekend and if you buy more than 4 square metres of tiles, you will get a free 'how to tile' DVD! :)
The most important thing about tiling is the preparation. Your walls need to be stripped right back to the base material (concrete or plasterboard); cleaned thoroughly to degrease, brushed to ensure they are free of material, re-plastered if they are uneven (or sanded to even them out) then sealed with primer. Shower areas need to be waterproofed. All of this before you can even start tiling. Then you need to go into the whole measuring up, working out how many tiles you need and where the tiles will go, nailing battens to the wall once you have done this (to stop tiles slipping) and all the rest of it!
My advice is get hold of a how to tile DVD. I got one free when I bought tiles at the weekend but I also got one prior to this from eBay (it goes into all sorts of other DIY jobs too though...).
2007-01-30 08:43:22 · answer #4 · answered by Hallber 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a good tiling section that explains almost everything on this site- http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/
Click on the tiling section on the left.
It shows you most things from cutting to fixing and if you get stuck you can ask questions in the forum.
2007-01-30 23:26:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can tile over old tiles if they are grease free, this way you can follow the original layout if suitable. Plan twice and lay once (as my dad used to say).
2007-01-31 05:25:24 · answer #6 · answered by edquest 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a basic guide book, learn using the more hidden areas first.
2007-01-30 08:24:11 · answer #7 · answered by Chris cc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a look at diydata.com There might be somthing there that will help.
2007-01-30 08:23:30 · answer #8 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋