How to put a tile on the diagonal?

I did one year doing tiling, and therefore I can say for sure that I know how to lay tiles diagonally without problems and long suffering.

Everyone knows that there are several types of cladding. Here are the main ones: along the straight seams staggered diagonally and mosaics. Of course, diagonally laid much harder, but it visually expands the space and allows you to make the space more than without the use of a variety of installation. But there is a drawback - it is quite a large amount of residue (pruning).

Training

To make your tile has been laid flat, must be very carefully and correctly make measurements. For example, you need to find the angle between the two walls, that is, they have in the room 4 you accurately measure the distance from the corner to the one wall, and then the same distance from the same angle to the other wall. Thus, you connect the planned points and get a kind of an isosceles triangle, with the help of which you will have the right and without departing from the degree measures laid tile.

If you want to lay tiles precisely, you must carefully align the surface. Alignment takes place using rovnitelya floor.

The main steps of laying tiles diagonally

1. In order to achieve a perfectly flat tiles laid, it is necessary to carry out the markup with a laser level. If such a device you do not, then this operation can be done with yarn. For this hammered dowels and already stretched thread between them. Remember that the pull string on the height at which the tiles will be located. Necessarily make the layout of the smoothest (90 "- direct) angle.

2. Use a primer to improve adhesion of the adhesive composition and the surface to be covered. Personally, I mostly use betonokontakt. For dry rooms normal, wet - AQUASTOP. After priming, the surface must dry at least a half - two hours. After drying the ground, we need to knead adhesive solution, gently spread over the surface to smooth any irregularities and holes (if not flattened before facing self-leveling floor screed).

3. We begin to lay the tiles from the corner. Immediately after applying the adhesive, we begin a long-awaited laying tiles. In order to apply the adhesive quality, use a notched trowel and evenly cover the surface with it. Glue should be applied not only on the tiles, but also on the floor! If you use this technique, the coating will last you several times longer.

4. When placing tiles necessarily use crosses to meet the seam thickness. And also when the mounting tile strike the surface with a rubber mallet (mallet). Once when the tile stood on a level with the adjacent tiles, you can safely begin to move forward.

5. The final stage would be floating, which is simply diluted, is applied with a rubber spatula and tightly fills all seams. After the grout has dried, the tile surface is washed out with water.

In principle, laying tiles diagonally no big deal and this will require a minimum of time, then you get the perfect result if you do it right.

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