How to lay tile in the bathroom : step by step instructions

Where to start laying the tiles: a way to pick up.Direct principle laying

most successful is for rooms with low ceiling, which used this method for a rectangular tiles.Visually increase the height of the rectangular masonry walls.

Diagonal principle laying

Suitable for areas with a square aspect ratio.Stacking allows you to hide the crooked walls, but only applies to the skills of the master.Understand what is the principle of laying on the matter, can, movie playback.

Chess principle laying

suitable for a variety of color and texture of the material.It allows you to perform a beautiful figure in a staggered manner for building a square shape.

principle of displacement while laying

This option allows you to put new tile offset from the previous one."Rectangle" is most suitable for indoor use.

To create the most suitable pattern tile rectangular shape with an aspect ratio of 2: 1.

Mosaic principle masonry

This method allows the masonry to create a pattern of tiles of different sizes, textures and colors.only professionals because only the long training and absolute knowledge of technology will make a full image can create a mosaic.For example, a photo-mosaic displayed in its original form.

markup and layout of walls Facing

Applying a pencil and a ruler, it is necessary to partition the future masonry on the wall.Particular care is necessary to note borders, inserts and other details.It is important that the corners and the door does not remain around the gaps, but with a tile cutting undesirable.

Work toolkit facing

1. Spatula facing
2. Building level
3. grout for joints
4. The adhesive for tiles
5. Taz for mixing glue and construction mixer
6. rag to remove excess
7. Devices for cutting tiles
8. Plastic crosses for joints

Phased lining the walls and floor in the bathroom.Step 1: preparatory work with the walls

The first step is to remove the old paint from the walls.Often, it can take a lot of time, because the old lining can hold very firmly.But it is better to make greater efforts than to glue constantly fall off the finish.

Next, you need to wash the walls from dirt and dust and to clarify the vertical building level.If the walls are uneven, you need to align their plaster.Drying time of plaster: two weeks.

Then tile better grip should be primed surface of the walls.This will ensure that the filling has an adhesive composition, as well as moisture resistance lining.

Step 2: leveling floor

use beacons and self-leveling Mixtures for floor leveling.The second option leaves quite expensive, but very effective.However, the first need to do partitioning the floor, for example, laser level.This will mark the same distance ideal for laying tiles, which will prevent the distortion of the pattern.

To define a new level of the floor, do the following:

1. Assign the room is the highest angle and from the Draw horizon on the wall.
2. between two walls pull two pitches (cords and so on.) To their intersection in the center of the room.
3. Without touching the twine to the floor and indicated exceeded the distance from the high point of the floor to the wall for a couple of centimeters, this point will become the new floor.
4. need to raise When you touch the twine segments on those same 2 cm and secure level.
5. mount beacons is done in compliance with the placement of the guide, which should be on par with the markup.
6. Track touch beacons to the level of the guide arrangement.

Step 3: Preparation of adhesive

In order to prepare the adhesive, it is necessary to take a mixture of water and drill.A drill with a special nozzle-mixer knead the mixture at low speed.Try not to pour into a bowl mix all at once, as it will be difficult to stir.The very composition should happen not very liquid, so as not to spread along the wall, and not too thick, otherwise it will be difficult to distribute on the surface with a spatula.

Step 4: Cutting tiles

first thing is to keep the tiles in water for an hour.Then note the score line special glass cutter.Put it on the table, on both parties to put the same pieces of wood, and then press down on her and she will crack under the planned seam.

And already it can be directly cut Tile.The incision should be made in the direction of themselves.Tile has a breaking mechanism through a special wheel, because the solution to carry out a large number of works.

Step 5: Wall covering

1. stones should be from the bottom up, and went to the first row of perfectly straight, lay on the floor rail and dub it a number.For the following series make vertical slats on the wall.
2. second and following rows are marked with nails, and between them pull the thread that will perform the horizon controller series.
3. adhesive is applied with a spatula, as shown in the photo directly to the back surface of the tile.Then attach it to the wall and press gently to evenly distribute the adhesive mixture.
4. For these tiles and the adhesive is applied, however, put the plastic crosses for the same joint control of 3-5 mm between them.This distance does not allow both wall and crack and fall off when it will affect the heat and moisture.
5. To cut the material to size, apply the grinders or Tile.

Step 6: fixing tiles on the floor

method of laying tile on the floor is slightly different from the wall, but there are some rules.The tile is placed on the farthest corner to the door of the room.

1. Pull the thread of each row, that there is no bias.
2. The adhesive put on the back of the tiles, and then attach to the floor and tapping with a rubber hammer to the extent that it will not be aligned in accordance with outstretched thread.At the lowest level necessary to remove the tiles and add glue.
3. Check lined rows on the horizontal level of the building.
4. To Insulate and hide the seams using grout line.

Step 7: how to lay tile around plumbing and communications

Perfectly smooth walls do not exist, because often you need nice and neat seal the outlet, sills, doorways and more without harming the tiled images andhorizontal / vertical masonry.

1. for mounting the tiles around the switch need to attach it to the mounting location and mark marker superfluous.
2. Cut it too much on the marked points and verify compliance by applying a form to a plastic button.
3. Laying the tiles around the pipes is made at an angle that is applied curvilinear cutting.It lies in the fact that it is necessary to take a piece of paper and put in the place of installation, it bend that too much, and trim.
4. paper template to apply to the tiles, often more than one, mark and cut according to a predetermined pattern.A feature of this work is that the cutting of tiles under the desired shape is produced by special disk.

1. then all joints treated grout as with conventional clutch.Work is over.

Step 8: Use Fugues for fixation sutures

Before you dub the seams fugue, clean tile.Selecting fugue must always depend on the coloring of the tiles, which should be in harmony with it.Do not chase the cheap, as this can lead to cracking of joints.

Fill fugue seams should be a rubber spatula and remove the remains of ordinary sponge.

The video shows where to start laying the tiles, how to do it properly, and what characterized the final process.

Good luck with repair work!