How to put a bathroom tile

The advantages of the bathroom finishing tiled is difficult to overestimate, because the modern industry offers a huge selection of these products of different colors, design, sizes. Durable, beautiful ceramic tile not only looks worthy, gives space to create original interiors, besides, it is easy to care for it, which is important for room with high humidity.

First of all, you need to buy high-quality tiles. It should be perfectly smooth, evenly covered with icing and durable. It is best to buy finishing materials in a proven store. It has great importance to how accurately you made measurements, it is better, of course, to entrust this business to a professional, but you can cope and independently. Measuring the walls and gender, taking into account the location of the bath, washbasin, it is necessary to transfer the drawing of each of the walls on paper, thoroughly observing the scale. Choosing a tile and decorative elements in the store and writing their dimensions in the drawing, it is necessary to make the tile layout in the size of the walls of the bathroom, given the location of the decors. In this case, you are not mistaken and do not buy too little tiles, you do not have to run around the city in search of the material exactly the same shade and sizes. It is worth purchasing even a little more finishing tiles (about 0.5 sq. M), because in the process of its laying several tiles can be corrupted.

It is important to choose the right glue for laying tiles. Most popular use: glue-sealant, PVA, Bustilat, Ceresit, Mastics "Gumilaks", "PSB". For laying, some tools are also needed: manual or electric stovetur, Bulgarian with diamond circle, comb shaking, rubber hammer and impressions to level the edges of the tile. Perhaps you will need a perforator and drill to shoot down the irregularities and drill holes. Drill with a special nozzle can also be used as a construction mixer. Capacities for kneading glue, grouting and spatula for her, trowel, rule, sponge of foam rubber.

If the walls of the room are smooth, you can proceed to laying the tile, otherwise they will have to be aligned with the plastering mixture or the same tile glue. Protecting surfaces from pollution (for example, bathroom, entrance doors), it is necessary to camp the walls with a special primer of deep penetration. It is placed each of the walls, measuring their high rise and divide it to the tiles height. Well, if the height of the wall is precisely divided into the height of the tile, then it will have to cut less, but when calculating it is necessary to take into account the width of the intercutric seams (3-5 mm). On the floor, the level is fixed on the walls of a strictly horizontally wooden rail, checking the accuracy of its location and, focusing on the rail, laid tiles. It is better to start from the center of the wall: applied glue with a toothed spatula, the tiles are applied to the wall, pressed, immediately checking in terms of the level, it is not necessary to adjust somewhere with a rubber hammer. In order for the gaps between tiles even, plastic crosses use.

Thus, the tile lays out a number over the floor to the ceiling. If necessary, it is cut to the desired sizes with plates. In places where tubes are running or installed, the holes in the tile are performed using a grinder with a diamond circle or a drill with a special nozzle. By the same principle, placing the tile on the floor, starting with the longest of the wall input door. To align the laid out tiles, it is convenient to use the rubber hammer.

IMPORTANT When choosing a floor tile to draw attention to the fact that it is not slippery. The final stage when laying the tile is grouting seams. The fine mixture for the grout of different colors can be purchased in the store, dilute it according to the instructions with water and a special plastic spatula gently fill the seams. After that, it is necessary to carefully clean the tile from the remnants of the glue, the grouts until they dried.

When laying the tile in the bathroom, it is necessary to strictly follow the instructions, and everything will turn out perfectly. Quality materials, careful calculation and conscientious work will help turn ordinary bathroom in a beautiful, stylish and cozy bathroom.