How To Lay Ceramic Floor Tiles In A Bathroom

You must keep these arrows pointing in the same direction as you are laying floor tiles to ensure pattern alignment.

How to lay ceramic floor tiles in a bathroom.

Stuff a rag in the hole to block sewer gases. Its a lot like tiling a shower. Then lay tile in a configuration that will use the most whole tiles and best fits the space. You are only going to work in one quadrant at a time.

Start by laying a single half row of floor tiles in both directions without mortar starting at the center point and working outward. Continue laying tiles until you ve covered the mortared area. Begin placing tiles in a straight line towards either wall leaving a small space in between the tiles. If your home only has one toilet you can leave it in place until you install the backer board.

Determine tile layout if using a contrasting trim lay edge tile first. Starting at the center rehearse your tile pattern by simply laying them on the floor without any adhesive or glue. First get the toilet out of your way. Some tiles have directional arrows on the back.

Im using a white porcelain tile with a little bit of ta. To tile a bathroom floor start by spreading a layer of thin set mortar onto the entire subfloor with a notched trowel. Prepare the room for installing ceramic bathroom floor tiles. Begin laying tiles at the center point of the two layout lines setting each tile into the mortar by tapping it gently with a rubber mallet.

Use tile spacers to make sure tiles are square and evenly spaced. Use plastic spacers at each tile corner to maintain even grout lines between the tiles. 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 place cement board on top of it to reinforce the floor.

Place the first tile at the corner nearest the center point. Insert spacers between the tiles.