Tile Installation Materials Needed

Prepare underlayment attaching an underlayment of cement board to sub flooring provides a level and sturdy surface to which bathroom tile can be easily attached.

Tile installation materials needed.

This guide shows you how to work with mortar lay out and level tiles and score tiles to complete a professional looking installation. Adhesive material adhesive is required to keep the tiles secured to the floor. Use a tile cutter for small straight cuts. As you near cabinets doorways walls and other flooring stops trim tiles as needed for installation.

Install ceramic tile over a subfloor that s no less than 1 1 8 inches thick. Tile nippers are recommended for making circular patterns on ceramic tiles. A thinner subfloor will cause the floor to flex due to the weight of the tile. Use a tile saw or wet saw both rentable if necessary for cutting numerous or thick tiles.

Some nippers are part of leveling kits like the one listed in the next step. The materials are relatively easy to work with and you can rent the tools even the big ones. Thin set adhesive is available as dry set or latex modified. Thin set adhesive also called portland cement mortar is a combination of cement sand and methylcellulose.

Start by scoring the tile with a tile cutter and then use the nippers to cut the tile to the desired shape. A flexing subfloor results in cracked tiles and grout and a lot of headaches. When it comes to installing a tile floor you will need a rubber mallet spacers a level a tile trowel and thin set or another type of mortar. You can rent a truck or tools that you need to haul materials or complete a project.

Using a circular saw cut panels to fit measured bathroom and use a jigsaw to cut holes as needed to accommodate the toilet and other bathroom fixtures. Tile pincers or nippers are used to enlarge holes in tiles and form tile edges.