Laying the tiles is an integral part of the bathroom repair. Many believe that laying tiles is a difficult task, which is beyond everyone's power. I want to assure you that this is not so. When studying the material of this article, the process of laying the tile will seem to you not only simple, but also interesting.
Laying the tile in the bathroom, because of the limitation of the area, is considered more labor-intensive process in comparison with the tiling in the kitchen. Before you start laying the tiles, you must carefully prepare both the surface and the room as a whole. The preparation of the premises includes: the dismantling of the old one and the installation of new plumbing, if necessary the replacement of electric wires, and the installation of new electrical wiring.
Laying the tiles with their own hands can begin with both the floor and the walls. Everything depends on the readiness of the floor, if, for example, it is not ready in the bathroom, that is, if the level is not filled and leveled, it will be better to start laying the tiles from the floor. First of all, it is necessary to carry out its screed, so as not to spend excess glue composition. A prerequisite for laying the tiles is that the surface must be cleaned of debris before priming and primed.
Laying the tile on the floor, as a rule, starts from the corner. First of all, we fix the tile from the corner to each other and look how it comes to the wall. With perfectly even walls, the tiles will not be cut, but if it is a curve, it is better to make a small gap between the wall and it, in order to prevent the later consumption of the tiles at the seams. Then we put on it a layer of special adhesive composition and level it with a notched trowel. If necessary, for example, unevenness on the floor, it is allowed to apply the adhesive composition directly to the floor. In this case, the grooves of the adhesive composition that leaves the notched trowel on the tile and on the surface must be perpendicular to each other. After applying the adhesive, we press the tile to the floor, and without fail we check its position with the help of a level. The use of plastic crosses makes it possible to withstand the same width of the seams. Also, do not forget to remove the excess adhesive from the tile and seams, since after drying it is poorly removed.
Laying tiles on walls also requires preliminary surface preparation. If there are more than 5 mm of surface on the surface, the walls must be leveled, the differences less than 5 mm are aligned during laying by increasing the thickness of the adhesive layer. Laying the tile on the wall begins with the lowest and most visible angle so that it is pruned in places that are not too conspicuous. During the whole process of laying the tiles, you should constantly check its position with the help of a level.
Stitches are filled in a day with a special grout using a rubber spatula. Fill the seams with grout as far as possible, in order to prevent further emptiness in them.
If you need to make cutouts in the tile (socket, switch, etc.) you will need a special winning nozzle for the drill. Trimming the tile is done with a tile cutter. Also, for laying tiles you will need a rubber hammer.