Laying of tiles

Laying tiles requires some skill and experience. But after all, any business is required sooner or laterstart from scratch. Therefore, you can learn to put the tile yourself. Masonry tiles are carried out on the floor and walls. Most often, first put the tiles on the floor, and only then - on the walls. You can do the opposite, but in this case you will have to leave a small gap between the tile and the floor with the calculation for the thickness of the tile and cement slurry. So first let's talk about laying the tiles on the floor.

Before you put the tile, you need to level the floor. If you have already pre-leveled it,you can safely begin to lay a tile. First, find the starting point for laying the tiles: this is the far corner of the room. On the floor, apply a ruler to one of the walls. A corner is attached to the ruler, along which roulette is pulled out. Make sure that the tape measure is parallel to the nearest wall.

Now you can start laying the tile. On a small floor surface area, firsta special solution is applied. Then, using a spatula, it is leveled. Now you can put a tile. For each row, the use of special cross-pieces is required, which should be pulled out in an hour, after laying the tile.

Very often it is required to cut small pieces from tiles for decorating corners and near walls. Also from the tile are cut small pieces forfacing jambs. Mark the boundaries of the piece to be cut. With the help of a tile cut this piece. The notched slice is broken off with pliers, and the edge is processed using an emery cloth.

Laying tiles on the wall can be done in three ways: diagonally, "seam in the seam", and "in the dressing". The easiest way to put the tile "in the dressing." This masonry repeats brick when building houses: the seam edge of the tile is combined with the middle of the tile in the previous row. Laying "seam in the seam" forms even rows both vertically and horizontally. But in this case it is necessary to closely monitor the size of the tiles. If the tiles are slightly different in size from each other, they should be sorted. For one rad one tile is used. Clutches on the diagonal are very complex, so it is better to entrust it to professionals.

Before you put tiles, you should make sure of the strict horizontality of the floor and ceiling. Use the level to check the horizontal. If the floor and the ceiling are not strictly horizontal, light beams should be installed on opposite sides of the wall. Focusing on the lighthouses, laying the first row of tiles. Laying the tiles on the walls starts from the top down. Also do not forget that put the tile on the front wall, ie, the wall opposite the door.

So, as with laying tiles on the floor, distribute a small amount of glue on the surface of the wall. Using the crossings, the tiles are put in rows forbeside. If you have selected the seam stitch, you can lay the tile in vertical or horizontal rows. Clutch "in the dressing" occurs only horizontally. To tile well and firmly kept on the wall, you should knock on the tile with a rubber mallet. Elements of the frieze are laid in the same way as the tile itself.

When the tiling is finished, you should wait 24 hours. Only at the end of this time canto process seams. For this purpose use a seam putty or sealant. Apply the mixture to the joints with a rubber spatula. To remove the remnants of putty from the tiles, use a dampened sponge in the water. It wipes the entire surface of the seams. But do not be very zealous, otherwise you can erase all the putty between the tiles.

As you can see, laying the tile is quite a complicated task. But with certain skill and training, you will be pleased with the result of your work.