FLOOR TILING

Chalk lines to obtain room centre point

Please read tips and advice on the tiling page for tips on tools required, setting out, using a guide rod, cutting tiles and using tile spacers. DIY tip :-  To achieve a better finished 'look' to your tiled floor, skirting boards can be removed and replaced after the floor has been tiled to give a cleaner looking edge.     Just like a wall that is going to be tiled, the floor needs to be clean, solid, flat and free from any loose debris, dust or holes before you start to lay tiles on it. Start tiling from the centre of the room, so measure and mark the centre … [Read more...]

TILING A WALL

Trowel for large tiles, adhesive spreader(the Red one), for wall tiles and sponge

Tools required :-  Grout spreader, tile spacers, spirit level, manual or power tile cutter, tape measure, pencil, hacksaw, small mitre box, tile file.   Tiling a wall is straightforward providing the wall has been prepared correctly (see where to start), I always use a ready mixed waterproof adhesive and plastic tile spacers with a width of around 3 mm, which can be purchased from all tile and DIY stores. The spacers are in the shape of a cross and make tiling a wall a great deal easier, providing the first row of tiles stuck in position are perfectly level (See diagram … [Read more...]