How To Install Ceramic Flooring

Watch our how to install ceramic and porcelain floor tile videos and learn the steps needed for a successful installation.

How to install ceramic flooring.

It should be completely covered with thin set. Occasionally lift a tile and check the back to ensure full coverage. Then place another tile on the loose one and up against the tile on the wall. Lay the tile.

Pull the tile up and check the back of the tile. When it comes to mortar latex or epoxy options are best for installing tile over tile. This is a mixture of cement fine grain sand and water that will adhere the new tile to the old. Use a tile saw or wet saw both rentable if necessary for cutting numerous or thick tiles.

Lay the tile flat and then with mild pressure slide the tile 1 4 inch back against the thin set ridges then slide it back into place. Prepare the room for installing ceramic bathroom floor tiles. Also consider that doors cabinets and other hardware might need to be reworked or replaced with new ones to compensate for the higher floor. Next place a loose tile directly over the last full tile you laid this is the tile you ll cut to size.

Cutting and fitting the tile as you near cabinets doorways walls and other flooring stops trim tiles as needed for installation. If your home only has one toilet you can leave it in place until you install the backer board. Your aim is to collapse any ridges in the mortar and fill in gaps. First get the toilet out of your way.

Keep a supply of wax rings on hand if you plan to reinstall the toilet at the end of each day. Use a thin set product to install ceramic tile over existing tiles. Gently press the tile into the wet thinset twisting the tile back and forth to press it deeper into the thinset. Put the first test tile onto the thin set bed.

Mark the loose tile and cut it to fit along the edge. Use a tile cutter for small straight cuts.