How To Tile My Bathroom Floor

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.

How to tile my bathroom floor.

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. Make sure you have enough to cover the area and that any patterns end somewhat consistently around the edges. Attaching an underlayment of cement board to sub flooring provides a level and sturdy surface to which bathroom tile can be easily attached. The dry fit process is especially important if you re setting a pattern.

Tile floors are an attractive functional option for kitchens bathrooms laundry rooms and entryways. Then place cement board on top of it to reinforce the floor. To get started first i had to remove the existing floor and prepare it for the new tile floor. To get started first i had to remove the existing floor and prepare it for the new tile floor.

To tile a bathroom floor start by spreading a layer of thin set mortar onto the entire subfloor with a notched trowel. 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. Set the tiles on the floor to grid out the space beginning with the center of the bathroom floor. 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.

I used a combination of a sledgehammer a hammer drill and a shovel to pry it up. 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. If your tile floors are worn or chipped or you re simply ready for an upgrade follow this guide to learn how to install a tile floor yourself.