How To Start Tiling A Bathroom Floor

Snap a chalk line onto the floor to establish the starting point of the tile.

How to start tiling a bathroom floor.

I used a combination of a sledgehammer a hammer drill and a shovel to pry it up. This bathroom happened to have an old pink tile floor with a thick mortar bed under it so removing it was a bit of a challenge. The book i am referencing suggested starting the tile in the center of the room to prevent laying any tiny fractions of tile near one side of the room. With mortar mixed and bathroom floor tiles cut and laid out it s time to start installing your floor.

To tile a bathroom floor start by spreading a layer of thin set mortar onto the entire subfloor with a notched trowel. After the thin set has dried for 2 days work in small sections to spread more thin set over the cement board and lay the tile on top of it. I m working with 12x24 tiles and it looks like i might be better suited with starting the tiles at the door threshold. To get started first i had to remove the existing floor and prepare it for the new tile floor.

I am tiling a small bathroom 45sq ft. Steps on how to tile a bathroom. Plan the tile layout based on the size of the tile and the position of a primary element such as the tub or vanity. 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.

Start by removing tile where your chalk cross is lay down your mortar with a grooved trowel held at 45 degrees. Attaching an underlayment of cement board to sub flooring provides a level and sturdy surface to which bathroom tile can be easily attached. Lay bathroom floor tiles.