How To Install Ceramic Flooring

Pull the tile up and check the back of the tile.

How to install ceramic flooring.

Watch our how to install ceramic and porcelain floor tile videos and learn the steps needed for a successful installation. If your home only has one toilet you can leave it in place until you install the backer board. Gently press the tile into the wet thinset twisting the tile back and forth to press it deeper into the thinset. First set a scrap tile against the wall it allows space for grout.

Mark the loose tile and cut it to fit along the edge. Then place another tile on the loose one and up against the tile on the wall. Your aim is to collapse any ridges in the mortar and fill in gaps. Stuff a rag in the hole to block sewer gases.

Use a tile cutter for small straight cuts. It should be completely covered with thin set. Use a thin set product to install ceramic tile over existing tiles. Next place a loose tile directly over the last full tile you laid this is the tile you ll cut to size.

Lay the tile. Also consider that doors cabinets and other hardware might need to be reworked or replaced with new ones to compensate for the higher floor. You ll see how to complete each step and work the required tools such as trowels manual snap cutter wet saw and tile nipper. Occasionally lift a tile and check the back to ensure full coverage.

Cutting and fitting the tile as you near cabinets doorways walls and other flooring stops trim tiles as needed for installation. 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. Prepare the room for installing ceramic bathroom floor tiles. Put the first test tile onto the thin set bed.

Use a tile saw or wet saw both rentable if necessary for cutting numerous or thick tiles. First get the toilet out of your way.