Steps To Install Porcelain Floor Tile

Preparing your subfloor for tile.

Steps to install porcelain floor tile.

First set a scrap tile against the wall it allows space for grout. Walk gently on the panels as you begin to screw the backer board into the subfloor using special backer board screws. Add water a little at a time by squeezing it from a sponge. Push grout into the joints by first moving the float in line with the joints then diagonal to them.

Use 1 5 8 inch screws for 1 2 inch backer board. The very nature of porcelain tiles makes them extremely easy to clean and maintain warm water and a soft sponge will usually be enough to keep your porcelain tile floor looking neat at all times. Porcelain floor tile care and maintenance. Just make sure you sweep or vacuum any dirt and debris from the floor before mopping it.

This is an important step because once you start installing tile it s hard to go back and rethink the layout. First find the center of the room. Hold the notched edge of the trowel at about a 45 degree angle to the floor and apply the adhesive to the floor. An overview of the steps involved in installing ceramic and porcelain floor tile in your home.

Place the first sheet of backer board on the mortar. Then measure the opposite wall and divide that number in half. Next place a loose tile directly over the last full tile you laid this is the tile you ll cut to size. This time jeff shows you how to turn off the main water supply line to your home.

Skip to collection list skip to video grid. Press the tile in place while twisting it back and forth to secure it into position. Then place another tile on the loose one and up against the tile on the wall. Mark the loose tile and cut it to fit along the edge.

An overview of the steps involved in installing ceramic and porcelain floor tile in your home. Use 1 1 4 inch screws for 1 4 inch backerboard. How to install self stick vinyl floor tile 8 45. The easiest way to do this is to measure the length of one wall and divide that number in half.

Step 3 installing cement boards on the sub floor because thinset doesn t bond well with plywood a sub floor isn t recommended as a starting place for tile installation. Pull the tile back up and look to make sure the adhesive is in contact with all of the bottom of the tile. Scoop a trowelful of grout onto the floor and spread it with a rubber float held at a 45 degree angle to the floor.