It can be quite challenging (especially for beginners) to tile your bathroom with ceramic bathroom tiles. Obvuously, it is very important to learn the most common tiling mistakes people make and follow this simple advice to avoid them.
Before you take your first tile in your hand, it is essential to be creative. It is the first part of your preparations. You can't tile your bathroom annually, so take advantage of the options. Ceramic bathroom tiles come in all shapes and sizes, chipped and beveled. Take the tiling type you like and the most and imagine how it will look on the floor and walls of your bathroom. Experiment with its placement, color, and style. Make sure you try all configurations before you get to work. Once you are done there, you can move on to the next step. Since you do not wantto run out of tiles at the very last moment, you need to be certain you have enough. Experienced in tiling people say that you should buy 10 percent over what you think you will use. It will save you the second trip to the home improvement store and frustration of finding out that they sold out the tiling you need. There is no disadvantages of buying more than you need. Most stores take unused tiles back as long as they are in their original packaging.
Tiling takes a lot of time. Take a day off and brace yourself for this time-consuming undertaking. Professionals recommend to start laying out your tiles from the middle and slowly work out. Make use of tools like small rubber or wood spacers to uniform the space between your tiles. If your wall has a lot of irregularities, you might have to cut your tiles in different shapes and install them individually. Many beginners tend to slap too much mortar onto the walls. That is to be avoided. Follow the manufacturer instructions on installation, otherwise your tiles will end up being random in level. Be ready for more cutting work when you are close to the corners and room edges in order to fit your ceramic bathroom tiles into them.
On the next day after the essential tiling check if the mortar is dry and won't cause shifting of the tiles, after which apply grout to it. Protect yourself from future problems by sealing the grout and edges of your ceramic bathroom tiles. You will need two products for that: the grout sealer and the silicon edge. The first will prevent mold and mildew from growing between the tiles and the latter will guarantee that no water seeps down behind the tiles.
Make sure you follow these simple steps and your ceramic bathroom tiles will serve you long and please your eyes each time you enter your bathroom.
