Questions tagged [tiling]
The process of actually laying tiles on your floor (often with thin set and grout). Use with the [tile] tag
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For tile backsplash, how to handle straight cut meeting rounded (pressed) tile edge
I'm tiling our kitchen backsplash. The tile we got features a pressed/rounded edge as you can see in the picture. This is fine, but we also got some bullnose pieces, and we plan on finishing the edge ...
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Horizontal gap between where the tile ends and the door
The gap accumulates leaves when someone walks in. I don't know what we should do. The gap is not the same size from east to west, or north to south. My husband is thinking about just getting another ...
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Can you wet shim above a tub?
Is it possible to wet shim around a newly installed tub to bring all the walls plum and flat before tiling? Using a foam waterproof backer board and want to make sure that I’m laying tile the correct ...
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Good approach to preparing badly damaged wood floor for tiling
I'm wondering the best strategy to prepping this for tile. It's 2x9 (actual) joists with 1x8 subfloor and 1/2x2 flooring. The strip flooring is full of gashes and cracks and the whole subfloor has ...
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Thinset too dry before laying tile? Not dry enough?
Yesterday I laid 6x36 wood-look porcelain tile in my bedroom using a mapei ultraflex LFT thinset directly to the concrete slab. It's been 24 hours, and I am now pulling off the top tab of the spacers ...
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Subfloor prep for tile in old house
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Goal: I want to tile the kitchen and breakfast nook w/ 12 x 12 ceramic (was ...
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Tiling on 1/4" SurePly + 1/2" OSB fixed subfloor?
I have an insulated subfloor that is ramset in a concrete foundation.
The supports for the subfloor are spaced at 16 inches.
Most of the flooring are vinyl click tiles, but the bathroom will have ...
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Order of wall tiling with baseboards in bathroom
What is the order of tiling bathroom walls when installing baseboards also. Do I tile the wall first and then add the baseboard or would it make sense to install baseboard first and then add the wall ...
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Can I tile over white paint?
Through out the house there is this white substance on the concrete that looks similar to white paint. There use to be carpet with the first owner of the house hence the brown glue, and then there was ...
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Do I need to seal the concrete tub when building a swimming pool?
We are building our own house with a small indoor concrete pool. These are the tiles we will be finishing the inside of the pool with.
How and with what do we need to waterproof the concrete with ...
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how to extend wall board to window for narrower trim
We installed cement board on a wall to prep it for tiling.
The gap between the window and the outline of the rough opening is anywhere between 3" to 3.5" (it's inconsistent).
I want to install ...
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Will I have any issues installing an in-floor heating mat with premix mortar?
I installed a radiant floor heating mat under ceramic tiles using a premix mortar. I now understand this was not the right thing to do. After further research the only reason I can find that suggests ...
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Professional grouted white on top of black grout and now you can the black
We had our home built in 2021, we were told to pick out the tile we wanted for the shower floor from Lowe’s/Home Depot, chose a white/grayish stone tile and wanted black grout as our whole bathroom ...
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Floor tiles in bathroom
I was wondering can anyone help me. I have just installed my bathroom wall tiles and am now going to the floor tiles. When I dry fit my floor tiles there is a gap of about 25-30mm around the shower ...
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Can I install Schluter trim on alcove edge the day before tiling?
Hello – and thanks to everyone here for the helpful posts over the years! I’m tiling a tub/shower alcove with 6x12 subway tile. The alcove will end with Schluter Rondec. I’m a small-time framer and ...
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How large of a hole can I cover with just 1/4" underlayment?
I am redoing a bathroom and as such I am moving the shower feed piping (~3/4" holes), the drain (~2" hole), and also an air return (4x8" hole). I plan to use porcelain 12x24" tiles....
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Outdoor tiled countertop - plywood / cement backer board / both - will it be movable?
I'm building an outdoor 'workbench' for tabletop BBQing / pizza oven / gardening. The countertop will be tiled with 6mm thick, 165mm square porcelain tiles using a flexible exterior-suited adhesive.
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Should I install exterior door of mudroom before or after tiling?
I have a doorway leading from my newly added mudroom to the new garage. The doorway currently does not have a door in place yet. I have the door already (it is in the old doorway from the kitchen to ...
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Resetting porcelain tile on Firewall
I removed 4x4” porcelain tiles which were glued to the firewall as a shower surround.
After I replace the 5/8” firewall With new firewall, can I set the new 6x6” porcelain tiles directly on the ...
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Waterproof membrane under alcove tub? Tiling the bathroom floor
I’ve completely demoed my bathroom, I’m going to install the alcove tub and then tile the floor. It’s a one story house and it’s a concrete subfloor. My question is: do I apply the waterproof membrane ...
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Is grout needed before you use a shower?
I am installing a new tile shower. The floor is in and grouted. The walls need to be done in stages due to time issues. Is it okay to tile the walls and then use the shower before the grouting is ...
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Need to build a lip on half the front of the shower pan
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I have a 3x5 Fiberglass reinforced acrylic construction designed for a 3 wall alcove. However, in my infinite wisdom, I overlooked this crucial detail and proceeded to ...
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Bathroom slate tile stain/decoloration
A few months ago we installed slate tiles around our bathtub/shower and we sealed them with 511 Seal & Enhance (by Miracle Sealants) .
Since then we started to notice notice some areas of the ...
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What sort of mortar do I need for an outside/porch installation of large tiles
I have a 46sqf porch where I want to install tiles. These are large tiles 2'x2'. I am planning to also install redguard to provide waterproofing and crack prevention. I am told that I need a special ...
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Water sealing outer corners of a shower tray
Hi all and thanks in advance for any tips given.
I am doing a bit of DIY repairs of my leaking shower. Long story short I had to take down tiles, plasterboard, shower tray and replace part of subfloor ...
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