How To Tile A Bathroom Floor And Walls

Floor tiles are generally larger so those who want large tiles on their walls will likely choose a floor tile.

How to tile a bathroom floor and walls. There s a growing trend of running the floor tile up the walls of the bathroom to create a dramatic minimalist look. I used a combination of a sledgehammer a hammer drill and a shovel to pry it up. We ll show you how to lay. 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.

To get started first i had to remove the existing floor and prepare it for the new tile floor. When you need to trim a tile before you lay it put the tile in place on the wall mark your cutting points and use a tile cutter or angle grinder to trim the tile to size. Because if the floor tiles of the bathroom are laid first there will inevitably be some ornaments such as cement and wall tile fragments falling on the floor when the tiles are laid. Floor tiles come in more colors shapes sizes and textures than wall only tiles.

Flooring is the basic use for bathroom tile but tile can be put on walls in shower enclosures even over some tubs in an almost unlimited offering of options. If you know how to tile you can make your renovation project a lot more affordable. Tile will last for years with.