Options for laying tiles in the bathroom with their hands + video instruction .

pltiki laying in the bathroom - you need to do

So to tackle laying tiles in the bathroom, you will need:

1. Tools:
   • Measuring devices - measuring tape, building level and even the usual line.
   • different spatulas and brushes.Do not forget the rubber trowel for grouting, putty for gear handy.
   • Tile.
   • Hammer and Bulgarian.This is the "heavy artillery" to remove the old tiles.The Bulgarian is useful for cutting the new material, if there is no tile cutter.
   • Electric drill.Useful for mixing solutions.
   • Sandpaper to finish leveling layer of plaster or putty.
   • at hand and should always be clean cloth (preferably more) and a sponge.
2. Materials:
   • new ceramic tile.
   • putty.
   • Grout.
   • Tile adhesive.
   • Waterproofing composition.

Check that all you have.If yes, then you can proceed to the preparatory stage of finishing.

Preparing walls for laying tiles

Prepare wall surface for laying tiles - a rather time-consuming process, especially if the old coating is present.Be patient and get to work in the following sequence:

1. Remove the old finishing material.If this tile, use a hammer, a chisel or punch.Remove the wallpaper, paint and plaster spatulas help.If desired, you can also use special structures to clean the painted surfaces.Do not be lazy!The more you bother now, the longer the new decoration then firmly "sitting" in their place.
2. Eliminating irregularities, cracks and other defects.To get started, take a builder's level and check the walls for the presence of distortions.If they are, but still significant, then the alignment will have to impose a thick layer of plaster (wait for it to dry for a long time have) or make use of gypsum sheets (GCR).Please note: moisture-resistant gypsum board should be!Significant considered to be skewed more than 5 mm per meter of wall.For repairing cracks, use plaster.
3. priming.This procedure will strengthen the foundation and provide a better grip of adhesive to the wall.

After the final drying of the primer can start working directly with acquired finishing material - brand new and beautiful ceramic tiles.

Laying the tiles in the bathroom - step by step instructions to work

• Prepare glue.On sale it is presented in dry form and to convert it to the usual type of structure you will need ordinary water.Dilute the glue strictly according to the instructions!Otherwise tile may fall off the next day.For mixing the ingredients, use an electric drill with a special nozzle.This method will help to achieve maximum uniformity.Take into account the fact that the adhesive is poured into water, and not vice versa.
• Mark the level line.This is a temporary measure that helps maximize smooth styling as the first row of tiles, as well as all follow-up, respectively.With the construction level of spend on the wall surface a straight line at the height of the first row of surfacing material.
• Proceed to gluing tiles to the walls.

must say that the tiling in the bathroom - a simple process, but it requires attention, perseverance and knowledge of some of the nuances.Some ambiguities will help to clarify the instructional video.

• Experts advise not to start laying the first row, and the second (above target level line).
• adhesive is applied onto a wall, and not on the tile.For these purposes, it is recommended to use a notched trowel.
• distance between finishing elements must not exceed a few millimeters.In order to make it not only been sustained in this range, but it happened all the same, using special crosses.
• Avoid unnecessary force when gluing tiles, as it may break.
• If you overdo it with glue, and he made outside the tile, use a sponge to remove it.
• Each row of laid material check using a spirit level.They do not have to move out.
• If necessary, cut the tile, giving it a certain shape.Use grinders or Tile.

The final stage will be the grout tile joints.It is carried out only complete drying of the glue, and this day at least.Sale grout in dry form and diluted with water.There are special anti-fungal options to bathrooms.Apply the finished composition with a brush or rubber spatula.After drying the excess grout remaining on the tile, is removed with a wet sponge.

main options tiling in the bathroom

There are various options for laying tiles in the bathroom, but the most popular can be distinguished among them.

• base.Alternatively this placement method called "seam weld", as finishing elements are arranged one above the other exactly.As a result, sutures form straight vertical and horizontal lines.

• Diagonal.It allows you to visually expand the space, but quite expensive in every sense of the method.Firstly, it requires great precision during installation, secondly, too much waste is produced, since the first cut is made from a number of tiles.Tile joints intersect at an angle of 45 degrees.

• in dressing.The result of this stacking resembles a brick wall - each row is shifted by 1/2 of the tile in relation to the previous one.Widely used for monochrome tile.

• Chess.It applies basic or diagonal method, but the elements are selected in two colors.

• Modular.It requires good taste and competent selection of materials, as used tiles in several sizes.From it develops specific modules, which alternate on the wall.It may seem that the tiles pasted randomly, but this is an illusion.On sale you can find ready-made modular kits.

Compliance technology work, creative approach to the selection of tile and its method of stacking will make your bathroom really comfortable and beautiful.