Floor tile
Tiling floors: layout, underlayment, setting and grout. Ask with your Sheet attached: homeowners who’ve done it and verified pros answer, and anyone can read it.
Tile · 01Before you ask
Before you ask
The room size, the tile size, what’s under it, and the joist span if it’s a wood floor.
- Attach your Sheet so people see your sizes and the math.
- Your town is enough. Never your address; check photos for house numbers and plates.
- Is it safe? A safety question here goes to pros verified in tile, unless you pick another trade. Only they can call it safe or unsafe.
Tile · 02Tile a floor
Tile a floor
8′ × 5′ bathroom: 19 tiles, 2 bags of thinset, 1 bag of grout and the backer board, sized to your tile.
What people get wrong:
- Grouting the change of plane. Grout at walls and the tub cracks as the house moves.
- Too small a trowel. Big tile over thin ridges leaves hollow spots that crack when stepped on.
- Forgetting the new floor height. The floor rises about 1″.
The worked example, every line's math and the code notes · Your own sizes in the app
Tile · 03More in Tile
More in Tile
- Tile showers and tub surrounds: Waterproofing, layout and tiling wet walls
- Backsplashes: Kitchen and bath backsplash tile
- Grout and caulk: Grout that cracks, caulk that peels, and mold in the corners
- Stone and large tile: Marble, slate and big-format porcelain
- Every group
Tile · 04How the community works
How the community works
- Open to read from anywhere, no account needed.
- Sign in with your email to ask, answer and vote. No password.
- The best answers rise: votes, “worked for me” and a solved mark. Verified pros carry a badge.
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