How To Tile A Bathroom Floor With Small Tiles

Tile size shouldn t be determined by bathroom size despite what you may hear.

How to tile a bathroom floor with small tiles.

Because this is a larger tile i m using a trowel. Shift the tiles if needed so any cuts that must be made by the wall are against the least noticeable wall. To install the tile i m mixing up some thinset mortar and applying it to the floor with a notched trowel. The rule of thumb is to use thinset mortar as your tile adhesive in wet areas.

While glossy tiles and polished stone can look very luxurious skip these materials for bathroom flooring the sheen of these surfaces are slick to the touch. In this bathroom from the diy playbook white subway tiles installed in a classic stretch bond pattern combine with mosaic floor tiles to create a surprisingly spacious feeling. Floor tiles with small black insets. If you apply white or gray grout you will just create a clear gap between the tiles.

The old rule of thumb was to use small tiles in small spaces but this has a problem of breaking up the floor into a grid with grout lines which can make a space seem even smaller. Especially in a small bathroom with only 1 door. You want the tiles to line up perfectly at the door but you cannot start tiling there. Don t use shiny tiles on a floor.

Lay out a single horizontal and vertical row of tiles across the floor along the chalk reference lines. As designers know white surfaces make a space feel more open and nowhere is this truer than in bathrooms with wall and floor tile. You also don t want cut tiles at the entrance to the bathroom so adjust the tiles so cuts are against the far wall. A small bathroom can actually benefit from a large tile.

One of the biggest struggles i have had when it comes to tiling the floor is laying out the tiles. With fewer grout lines the walls and floor are less cluttered and the room visually expanded. For drier areas like a kitchen backsplash you can use tile adhesive or mastic.