How To Tile A Bathroom Floor
In this video contractor angelo mcrae installs a new mosaic tile floor.
How to tile a bathroom floor. Old vinyl floors in bathrooms are a pain to tear up and if the vinyl was installed before 1980 it may even contain asbestos. Steps on how to tile a bathroom. Because this is a larger tile i m using a trowel. Using a circular saw cut panels to fit measured bathroom and use a jigsaw to cut holes as needed to accommodate the toilet and other bathroom fixtures.
If the floor is stiff enough to tile directly on the vinyl sand or strip the floor and screw the vinyl down before tiling. Attaching an underlayment of cement board to sub flooring provides a level and sturdy surface to which bathroom tile can be easily attached. The rule of thumb is to use thinset mortar as your tile adhesive in wet areas. Then place cement board on top of it to reinforce the floor.
To install the tile i m mixing up some thinset mortar and applying it to the floor with a notched trowel. 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. How to tile and grout a bathroom floor. For drier areas like a kitchen backsplash you can use tile adhesive or mastic.
To tile a bathroom floor start by spreading a layer of thin set mortar onto the entire subfloor with a notched trowel. I used a combination of a sledgehammer a hammer drill and a shovel to pry it up. Bathroom tile is one of the most durable moisture resistant and beautiful types of floor coverings you can use in that space. Snap a chalk line onto the floor to establish the starting point of the tile.
Installing your own bathroom tile is an intermediate level project with a moderate learning curve that most homeowners can accomplish for gorgeous results and for superior performance. Plan the tile layout based on the size of the tile and the position of a primary element such as the tub or vanity. This bathroom happened to have an old pink tile floor with a thick mortar bed under it so removing it was a bit of a challenge.