Is it easy to tile a bathroom if you've never tiled before?

Answer 1

yes do it your self first put a piece of wood at the bottom of the wall you are about to tile make sure it is level start at on corner of the wall if you have a pattern to follow lay it out first then follow it you can bye spacers for tiles most are white crosses lay your first tile put tile paste on the back of it and the spreader you get with the tile adhesive will have a smooth side and a the other end will be serrated yous that to make groves in the adhesive then lay tile on wall after your first row is level the rest will be

Answer 2

If you want something detailed you can do it! I did! and I get compliments all the time! Just make sure you make the floor even, a good tool is the leveler... You can get a small amount of cemet and spread it out. A great place to buy the tools you need with their descriptions and details of what they are best used for is Home Depot! Lowes isn't as detailed. When using the dividers, make sure you lay the intersecting ones low so that when covered they do not show, the others, along the side should be standing up. Tiling isn't that hard, and for my project I took a quilt design and cut the tile to its specs. Just cause others can't do it doesn't mean you can't! Don't put up a block and don't be afraid to get dirty!

Answer 3

Hi

My husband tiled the bathroom in our last house. He had never done it before so used a larger tile making alot less work for himself! It turned out beautifully but it did take him a wee while to get it finished. The most awkward part is cutting the tiles round the windows and plumbing etc. I would say you need a half decent tile cutter for this as if you make a mess of it, it will really show. I would also say that it is best to tile the bits you see most of first, for example, everyone will face the same wall when sitting on your loo, so make sure this bit is perfect. If your wall 'runs off' it will be at the other end of the room and not at the bit everyone automatically looks at when sitting down.....I think thats it really but depending on your bathroom size, you might be just as cheap to hire somone in. We thought we would save a couple of hundred punds by doing it ourselves but in the end by the time we had bought everything (and it soon adds up as nothing is cheap!) we may aswell have paid someone and had it done over the course of a weekend, rather than a couple of months......Good Luck!

Answer 4

1) Practice with cheap tiles on the garage wall. If it look rubbish do not do the bathroom.
2) Use a piece of level wood to start the tiling not bumpy bits of the bath. One tile space above the bath etc then fill it back.
3) Use spacers.
4) I cut my tiles - wall and thick floor ones - with a diamond disc in an angle grinder. Trying to score and break them leads to trouble. You can cut shapes round pipes etc this way by grinding them out.
RoyS

Answer 5

Yes tiling a bathroom is easy especially if you have a spirit level. The hard parts are cutting the tiles neatly and tiling around pipes. But I'd recommend you give it a go and see.

Answer 6

no Sarah ..its not easy .. but to give you some idea ...first you will need a level line completely round the room ....i use a laser level ....the top of bath is a good place to start for a level ..space out the tiles till your almost down to floor level ...then fix baton around walls ..dead level ..and use that level to start tiling ..remember when levelling from top of bath to baton to allow for tile spacers ...never use the floor as a level ..work the tiles into a corner ..and start other end on next wall so the cut tiles meet in the same corner ..always use tile trim on edges ..apply adhesive with a trowel and use a notched trowel to level it ..no more than 1 square metre at a time ..you will all so need a tile cutter ..and a lot of patience

Answer 7

Yes. The main thing is to get the first row absolutely level and after that the tiles will be right whether they are self spacing or you use spacers.
Fix a thin length of wood to the walls to support the first row.
You may have trouble cutting but practise makes perfect.

Answer 8

Not difficult ....maybe boring...but can be very rewarding.The vital thing is to take a bit of time to work out your levels/starting level.....dont go off the edge of the bath etc as tho it might be perfectly level you will find later on that you finish up with a hideous slither to cut at the ceiling or on the next wall above the window etc. An hour or so spent working these things out will pay huge dividends. Also work off a level baten nailed to the wall when you've sorted out where to start from

Answer 9

yes first put up some 2x1 level this will be your guide line for your first row of tiles now lay tiles using tile spacers and bobs your uncle.

Answer 10

Not for me I made a right mess .It certainly looks easy, if the wall is even then have a go but if the wall is rough or wavy then take my advise and get a tiler in