How do you lay floor tile in a small bathroom?

Answer 1

Bring a dark spicy wine and make nice. Good luck!

Answer 2

I just finished a small bathroom. I put in ceramic tile. I added a new sink and vanity so I stripped the room completely. You have to take the toilet off the floor. ( Not as bad as it sounds. But purchase a new wax ring to reseat the toilet. Get an extended ring if your tile is thick.) If there's quarter round on the baseboard you're going to want to remove that, too. DO NOT run your air conditioner when you set tile! It draws the moisture too quickly from the thin set and your tiles will pop off. Where you start depends on the lay out. Diamond, square? Do you have a smaller tile to do the edge work? If the room is small, you can do a complete lay out before you set a single tile. Have fun!

Answer 3

Most professionals and manufacturers advise against tiling straight over floorboards. The reasons include that your tiles are more likely to crack due to ground movement. Also, laying tiles directly onto the timber will prevent you making use of the flooring in the future.

Instead, you need to lay cement sheeting directly onto the floorboards. Cement sheeting is similar to plasterboard and can be bought from your local hardware store in sheets of approximately 1.8 metres high by 1 metre wide. Attach the cement sheeting to the floorboards using special sheeting nails also available from the hardware store.

Next comes water proofing – and yes, it is a "must". 'Water-proofing refers to the application of a special sealant or membrane to the cement sheeting to prevent moisture from seeping in. It's usually rolled or painted on, depending on the brand. At the very least I would water-proof the ''wet areas'' of your bathroom such as the floor and walls of the shower and or bath area. It is best to treat the entire floor. If it's anything like my bathroom, then water will get splashed everywhere from the moment you step out of the shower so play it safe.

Now you are free to lay your tiles. Start in the centre of the bathroom and move outwards, using an adhesive to attach the tiles to the cement sheeting. Apply grout once the adhesive has dried (allow 24-36 hours). Use a rubber grouter and concentrate on pushing the grout into the joints (or gaps) between the tiles. Allow the grout to become slightly powdery then polish the tiles off with a damp sponge. Laying tiles is much harder than it seems, so unless you are extremely handy I recommend hiring an expert. If you have your heart set on DIY then my tip is to take your time.

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Answer 4

Use light colour so the space may look big.
From the door side corner, start laying it and let the opposite corner two walls come the cut pieces.
there are two ways to lay the tiles, if from centre, either put the centre of a tile on the centre of the wall or joint/edge of two tiles. Check which way gives minimum cut pieces or cut pieces more than half size of a tile.
There is another choice to lay the tiles on 45 degree with horizontal band around.
little exercise of adjustment is required before to start laying the tiles.
Use 2mm gape for grouting, between the tile. it makes the tiles fixed for longer life.

Answer 5

Pros recommend that you start with the center tile. Center it from all four walls. Use that (assuming you are just laying square tiles) to guide you laying the rest of the tiles.
To do a really good job you have to remove and replace the baseboard. This will cover a myriad of measuring errors.

Answer 6

What kind of tile? Ceramic? Floating? Laminate? Adhesive? Locking?

Answer 7

Well once you prep the floor (depending on the flooring so call your manufacturer).

YOu must start in the middle of the floor which will require you to measure to determine the middle & work out to the edges.

Answer 8

get the home depo book on tile it is step by step.easy to follow even i did it and i cant do much

Answer 9

with soap and shampoo.

Answer 10

with cement duh