Tiling Your Bathroom

In a bathtub area the cost difference between using this cheap bland 0 69 tile and a better quality 4 75 tile is negligible.

Tiling your bathroom.

Using a utility knife score the caulk and grout lines. Use grout to your creative advantage. If you are tiling a bathroom you will need to make sure that your bathroom wall is waterproof stable and smooth. In our project the shower pan is poured concrete.

Applying a tile backer board is an easy way to achieve this we ll go into more detail in the apply a tile backer board section. There s even advice on how to tile in and around a win. Our how to tile a bathroom wall will give you all the help and advice you ll need to do this job well. When tiling bathtubs backsplashes and other areas that use limited quantities of tile buy the best quality tile you can afford.

With a little planning anyone can do it. Then chisel each piece of tile off the wall or floor being careful not to dig into the drywall. Use a wet saw with a diamond blade to cut all the tiles. Save time by setting several tiles at once.

Once demolition of the old tile is complete install a cement backer board in the shower area. Before you can do this step however you need to prepare the wall underneath. Keep reading to learn to prepare the foundation lay the tile and grout your floor so it will last for many years to come. Choose from timeless tried and true tiles such as subway and trendier more en vogue patterns for rustic bathrooms and country bathrooms like herringbone or even the much talked about fish scale or opt for something completely out of the box like a large scale totally artistic geometric pattern.

The details that make this style of tiling work are the choice of paint colour on the walls above and the trim which is key to helping tiles run nicely into a plain wall. Use the back of a plastic spoon to smooth the caulk. The look of an established tile pro not that of a fledgling do it yourselfer. The tiles in this bathroom run around the walls uniformly at shoulder height for a very neat look.

Start by covering the entire bathroom with plastic sheeting and place a piece of plywood over the tub. When tiling your bathroom or kitchen you want to see beautiful professional results. Prep the shower area for tile layout to start tiling prepare by running a bead of silicone caulk around the perimeter of the area you are tiling to seal it image 1. Continue this process until all the tile has been removed.