How To Install Porcelain Floor Tile

Pick up the loose tiles and set them aside.

How to install porcelain floor tile. After removing the tile spacers use the rubber float to press the grout into the tile seams. Move diagonally to avoid pulling grout out of the seam. Cover the 1 4 inch expansion gap left along the walls.

Cutting and fitting the tile as you near cabinets doorways walls and other flooring stops trim tiles as needed for installation. To do so. Use a notched trowel to spread thin set mortar over a 3 x 3 foot section.

You can do this with either matching bullnose tile trim or wood. To finish your project remove the painter s tape from any protected surfaces. You ll see how to complete each step and work the required tools such as trowels manual snap cutter wet saw and tile nipper.

Rehearse laying out tiles. Add any desired thresholds between your tiled floor and neighboring floors. Before you think about setting the tile in place with mortar make sure that the layout is even from side to side in both directions.

I ve completed my first tile floor installation and i put together this video to show you all of the tips and tricks i found along the way. You have already determined the size of your room which is 84 square feet. Use a tile cutter for small straight cuts.

Use a tile saw or wet saw both rentable if necessary for cutting numerous or thick tiles. How to install a ceramic tile floor. Then holding the float at a 45 degree angle firmly draw the long edge of the float across the tile seam.