How To Lay A New Bathroom Floor

Learn how to demolish a bathroom floor and lay new underlayment with these easy to follow step by step directions.

How to lay a new bathroom floor.

Continue in this manner for the remainder of the row trimming the last plank as needed. Also remove the toilet and replace it after the new floor is installed with a new. Backer to reach the minimum thickness. Yours might need 1 2 in.

If your floor is too thin for tile add a thicker layer of tile backer board. Our floor required 1 4 in thick backer. Set it in place on top of the new floor. Before you can install floor tile there must be a viable subfloor that the tiles can adhere to.

Some tiles have directional arrows on the back. A new floor tile is a relatively inexpensive way to get started and this diy project can be completed over a weekend. Start by laying a single half row of floor tiles in both directions without mortar starting at the center point and working outward. Place 3 inch screws in the holes at both corners at the bottom.

If your floor is already thick enough you can simply prep the vinyl floor photos 1 4 and skip the backer installation photos 5 8. Follow these step by step instructions to prepare a wood subfloor for tilework. If there is cut these sections out and replace them with new plywood to provide a solid base to build on top. Screw the plywood to the rafters or floor beams sinking the screws into the wood.

Lay the first plank appropriately spaced from the wall. Insert spacers between the tiles. Install the second plank by holding it at an angle and inserting its tongue edge into the first plank s groove edge. Drive them in tight as you apply downward pressure to the vanity.

You must keep these arrows pointing in the same direction as you are laying floor tiles to ensure pattern alignment. Once the plywood is firmly attached you can decide what direction to go in next depending on what kind of flooring you are planning on using.