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| Tile Flooring Installation |
Ceramic or porcelain – tilefloors are always a good investment to get for your home. If proper cleaning
and upkeep is observed, then your tile floors may even last forever (so to
speak). Tile floors are known to never wear out, and are very durable. They are
also very resistant to moisture so they are a prime choice to get when planning
to change the flooring inside your bathroom. However, installing them is easier
said than done.
INSTALL TILE FLOORS PROPERLY
Getting ready for tile flooring installation requires you to have the right kind of equipment. Of
course, you would need the tiles, but you will also need a bunch of other items
as well. You will need a cement backer board, tile nippers, sponges, tape
measure, knee pads (you’re going to be on all fours for quite a while), tile
cutter (tile saws also work well), grout, square rubber float, chalk, a whole
lot of water, eye protection gear, buckets, hammer, a notched towel, and nails.
The first thing you would have
to do is to remove the molding and base boards, then remove any existing floor
coverings such as carpets or wooden floors. Make sure that the subfloor is
devoid of dust and debris. Speaking of subfloor, if there are any cracks or
unevenness sighted, promptly repair them first before tackling on installing
your new tiles.
To make sure that the floor is
sturdy and stable, installing a cement backer board to stabilize the subfloor
is a recommended step.
Use a chalk to make two lines
that will intersect in the middle of the area. Don’t just draw any two lines;
instead, make sure that the lines are square to each other (or at 90-degrees).
Lay a row of tiles along both lines on the dry floor. Don’t “glue” them into
place just yet; this step is just to show you if you’re doing it right. Make
sure that you put spacers in between the tiles as these will be for the grout.
Look at how the tiles are arranged as you would want whole tiles in the center
as much as possible. Fiddle a bit with them until you are happy with how they
look.
Once you are able to install
your tiles, do not enter the room for at least a day so that the grout can
properly set. Otherwise, you will be looking at disastrous results if someone
sets foot on tile floors that have just been newly set.
Do these steps seem like too much to handle? Not to worry, companies such as that of CCC Floors can
handle tile flooring installation for you.
