Lay some tiles in the room prior to using thinset to get a sense of the layout. Start at the center line and work outwards, being sure to add tile spacers between the tiles.

Loose-lay tile to check the size of cut pieces. Snap a chalk line across the center of the room, parallel to the most prominent wall and aligned with the edge of a tile.

You’d do well to lay the cut pieces of tile next to one another on the floor making sure you allow for a grout line that might be as narrow as 1/8-inch around each piece of tile. You can use ...

How To lay wall tiles. 1. Purchase your tiles. To calculate quantity: Measure the total wall surface you’ll be covering and add about 5-10 percent to allow for breakage.

You can still use tile spacers with Bondera, although the longer you leave them in place, the harder they’ll be to remove, as the adhesive’s bond strength is designed to increase over time.

Any home decorator will tell you that there is nothing quite like a tile floor for transforming an ordinary room into an ordinary room that has tile on the floor. But if you're like most ...

Q. This week: Our house was built in the 1920's, and the most recent kitchen and bathroom floors - 12 x 12 inch vinyl tiles - are worn out. I'd like to install a laminate or wood floor in the ...

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Q – The wife would like to change the flooring in our kitchen from the ugly linoleum to tile.Can I just lay the tile over the linoleum? Stan – Villa Rica. A – Generally when I get an e-mail ...

Rajesh Bhabra, Project Manager at RAK Ceramics Kenya Ltd, says they receive various clients who want to lay tiles on their own. He, however, says this can be a double-edged sword.