How To Lay Ceramic Floor Tiles In A Bathroom

Insert spacers between the tiles.

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. Continue laying tiles until you ve covered the mortared area. Im on the next step to my bathroom remodel how to tile a floor. Start by laying a single half row of floor tiles in both directions without mortar starting at the center point and working outward.

Use tile spacers to make sure tiles are square and evenly spaced. Then place cement board on top of it to reinforce the floor. Spacers are available where tile is sold. Some tiles have directional arrows on the back.

Im using a white porcelain tile with a little bit of ta. If your home only has one toilet you can leave it in place until you install the backer board. Prepare the room for installing ceramic bathroom floor tiles. Starting at the center rehearse your tile pattern by simply laying them on the floor without any adhesive or glue.

Then lay tile in a configuration that will use the most whole tiles and best fits the space. First get the toilet out of your way. 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. Its a lot like tiling a shower.

Determine tile layout if using a contrasting trim lay edge tile first. Stuff a rag in the hole to block sewer gases. 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. Place the first tile at the corner nearest the center point.

Begin placing tiles in a straight line towards either wall leaving a small space in between the tiles. You are only going to work in one quadrant at a time.