Secrets of laying floor tiles (schemes)

Many people are afraid to take on any task relating to repair work in your home or apartment. However, many activities related to this field, does not require special skills, but only involves the study of some theoretical foundations. Of course, the component of the experience contributes to the data of the problem, but the experience you need to turn out and this should overcome their fears, because without mistakes is difficult to learn something. Today we tell about how to fit floor tiles with their hands.

Holding such a task, you will be able to save big money by abandoning masters services, and you will gain invaluable experience, which is sure to come in handy later on. Especially when a handwritten tiling, you can create exactly the composition that is conceived, because often have problems between the master and the customer concerning the clarification of the desired information result. And sometimes it happens that a guest master, frankly, too lazy to carry out its tasks. Then, most want to get to work on their own, so as not to waste time explaining your desires.

Many masters, seeing large volumes of work and a lot of corners, begin to talk about the great complexity of the tile laying, dramatically overstating the cost of the work. The calculation logic is incomprehensible and the ultimate cost of the customer, as a rule, there are additional issues that creates a certain difficulty in communicating. Also, many masters immediately try to estimate the purchasing power of the customer to get the greatest possible benefit: prices immediately increased for each (even small) part.

Just note that to perform tiling on the walls is quite problematic, so we recommend to start laying of the floor, as this process is much easier and you can quickly learn how to do the job independently. Get enough experience during the installation of the tiles on the floor, in the future you will be able to without too much trouble to go to the wall and get the job done efficiently.

Selection tool materials and the method of laying the tiles on the floor

In our case, it was decided to perform the laying of floor tiles in the toilet diagonally. This creates a visual illusion, allowing to expand the area of ​​small spaces. However, this solution looks very good and allows you to emphasize your own style

Our work was carried out to combine two colors of tiles pertaining to the same collection. In the course of this work we used the model of "fern" from the manufacturer "Kerama Marazzi". And if we talk specifically, we created a green and yellow squares on the floor, which are staggered. Picture looked amazing!

In the process, it did not require unusual instruments. We used a large bucket, which serves for mixing tile adhesives and special stirrer (also can be used to drill the nozzle) and an ordinary spatula. Among the more or less unusual instruments can be identified and crosses comb spatula.

Do not forget that in addition to the tile adhesive in the course of work is useful primer for walls. After a successful installation of the tiles on the wall requires good preparation. It does not matter whether there is line the walls with drywall or plaster will they, without a primer will not be able to do.

In carrying out this type of work can not rely on its own eye and so you need to stock up on building level, which will help create a perfectly flat surface. Type of level you choose does not matter - they are all doing their job very well when they are in good condition. You will also need Tile, whose appointment becomes immediately obvious from the title.

Laying tiles on the floor on the diagonal

The primary object of a person performing the laying of tiles on a wall or floor, is to provide a weld width equal at all locations. Sometimes it is necessary to increase the width of the joint to compensate for the unevenness of the tiles. In some cases it is possible to find a tile made very accurately and having exactly the same geometric dimensions. But always the main part responsible for the aesthetics, is a seam.

In this case, the complexity increases significantly, since it was decided to lay the tiles diagonally. In this case it frightens not only the fact that all the work is accompanied by a lack of squareness, but that will have to do a lot of tile sections. Previously, only the most skilled craftsmen, who have at their disposal a miraculous device - Tile, able to perform precise cuts tiles, not broken and without damaging a large number of construction material. Today, such a tool can be purchased at any hardware store, so the task is greatly simplified modern master.

It should be noted that even with high accuracy at the time of casting the subfloor, you can not avoid some shortcomings. And if you decide to install more and an electric warm floor, then get rid of the irregularities can not be definitely! Therefore, we must find the highest point of the floor, from which should push off in the future. In this case, the first tile is laid in this place.

Start laying tiles diagonally

In total there are two methods that perform diagonal laying tiles on the floor. The first method involves tracing the diagonals of the room, at the intersection of which begins to be produced and tiling. First laid square or diagonal, then there is a gradual filling of the remaining area. When approaching the walls will have to cut tiles, performing measurements for each individual in order to achieve high accuracy and good connections.

The second method offers start laying the corner. In this case, you need to ensure that the seam between the first two pieces of the tile matches the diagonal floor pieces. Then the tiles laid in rows that begin with a half tile, sawn on the diagonal. On the opposite side of the extreme tiles clipped into the last row, again, in order to achieve maximum accuracy.

I must say that both methods are equally good, and some of them will decide to choose one for themselves. It should take into account the characteristics of the premises in which the installation will take. The first of the techniques considered suitable where the distance between the walls is quite large or in cases where the floor of the room has a shape not similar to a rectangle. On the broad walls is best done by laying the middle. In this case, it is able to hide flaws walls (due to extreme bevel cuts tiles). In small spaces that contain at least one angle of 90 degrees, it is best to use the second method of stacking.

Before starting work, we can expand the tiles on the floor and see how it will look with the overall picture of the room door.

Experience in laying floor tiles diagonally

Specifically in this case, the final recommendation regarding pre-stacking tiles diagonally and determining its attractiveness threshold has been executed. The resulting picture is liked us and we began to explore the work of a Tile. This process has some subtleties, but nothing extraordinary and complicated about it - we did not break any tiles in vain. All received stitches perfectly matched with prospective and gradually create exactly the picture that we want to get. Observing the optimum pressing in cutting tiles, and approach the process with great care, to perform this task, everyone can!

In our case it turned out that the highest point of the floor was near the threshold, so to start the work needed from there. It was difficult to adhere to the direction of the diagonal, but after the glue dries and tiles more firmly laid in place, the work gained momentum. Each new tile quickly fell on the owl place, introducing the next piece, bringing us closer to completion.

So, we pretty quickly getting to the final stage. Ahead it was not an easy task - cropping extreme tiles. It was seen the following feature: if the tile is cut off a small piece, it fits well and does not move, but if it is from less than half, that part behaves quite differently. In this case, the element is more pliable and easier to work performed. But there is a downside to this fact: the more mobile tiles can be moved inadvertently. If time does not notice such a mistake, you can get an incurable defect!

Despite the fact that we are trying to evenly distribute the glue on the floor, some of the tiles were buried more, some a little stuck. In such cases, we need to be patient, remove the newly laid tile and add or remove the glue, and then put the tiles in place. Otherwise, the picture will find obvious defects, which will greatly stand out. When there is excess of adhesive seam can become clogged, and during the collection of surplus, you can move the tiles. Therefore, a clear glue dosage will avoid many problems.

All seams and surface rings after the operation must be cleaned of excess glue before it dried. If late, this task is complicated at times, as the dried glue is similar to the plaster and is very durable. Particular complexity is accompanied by removal of excess adhesive in those cases, when tile contain small decorative elements, in which the mixture can get. Clean the joints of glue droplets need solid metal object. At the same time, be extremely careful, because the edge of the tile is very easy to damage: there are chips and cracks.

And remember that the key to this problem - it is patience, endurance, willpower and desire to deliver great results that will please for a long time!