In this blog, we’ll take you throughall the important things to consider when planning your tiling and how to tile.All from prepping the surface, to the types of tools you’ll need and the different methods for tiling the floor, walls and other areas of a project. INDEX 1.How to ti...
Knowing where to use grout is an important part of knowing how to tile inside corners. If you are installing a natural stone tile floor or wall,place grout between the tiles and put a quality grout sealer on your grout lines.This will keep your grout from sticking to your tiles. Your gr...
If you want something durable, long-lasting, and aesthetically appealing, you may be tempted to tile your floor. Although the finished product is worth it, this can be a more expensive and time-consuming process than for other floor covers. Tile floor installation can be a DIY job, or you...
In most cases, floor tile cement will dry to the proper consistency in about 15 minutes. However, your exact time may vary depending on humidity, temperature, etc., in the room where you are applying the tile. After about 15 minutes, place your thumb onto the cement (see Fig. 10). Th...
After the first pass with the sponge, Rich went back and cleaned the tile and joints a second time, wiping at a slightly diagonal angle to the joint. Step 4: Repeat Spreading Grout and Sponging Clean Working in these small sections, Rich finished off the floor. ...
How to Clean Tile Floors of All Types You wouldn't clean a stainless-steel refrigerator with a product meant for an enamel surface. The same concept applies to your tile. While tile floors are incredibly durable, specific tile needs special care. For example, ceramic and porcelain floor tiles...
A step-by-step guide to tiling your shower wall and floor. We walk through our start-to-finsh shower build at the cabin showing how to tile your shower DIY.
Imagine a whole beautiful one level open floor flowing through to the kitchen from your living room without some jarring break for tile. My experience with kitchen tile is reflective of the kitchen tiles from the 80’s. The creamy brown, swirly pattern, builder grade, ugly square tiles that ...
Do you have an outdated floor but don’t have the budget to upgrade? Do you hate your tile floors? Are you living on linoleum like we were? Do you want a change but don’t want to go through demo? Do you wish you could update your floors for less than $100?
surface of your floor tiles, you’ll undoubtedly find residual dirt clings to the grout in between, so have no doubt come to the conclusion that they will need special attention. From the simple to the radical, we’ve covered all bases to get your floor tile grout looking clean and new....