Thursday, December 17, 2009

The Laying process of Ceramic Tiles

Once you decide to renovate your home with tile, you get worried about the money you have to pay for the process of installing as it costs very expensive when it comes to laying the tiles. In case, if you are able to do all the work yourself, you could save a lot of money. However, the main problem a very number of people has a complete knowledge about the installation of tiles. Most of them don't know where to begin. Before going to install ceramic tiles there are many things that need to be considered.

First of all, you need to measure the area you want to cover with tile. For your concern, most tiles come in the market in the measurements of twelve or eighteen inches square. Therefore, you need to be very careful while taking the measurements of area you want to cover with tile. This will help you to order the right number of tiles.

If you are going to install the tiles on the floor, lay out all of your tiles just how you want them. Make any changes that you want before actually setting the tiles in place.

On the contrary, if you are installing the tiles on a wall you cannot lay out the tiles before you start. You should prepare guide lines to make sure you get your tiles lined up perfectly. Now, follow your guide lines carefully and don't use any adhesive until you're sure each tile is in its proper place.

When you lock the tiles in their right place, put the grout between them. Before trying to clean up any smears of grout be sure to let it dry for a day. If you're careful to keep your work area clean while you applying the grout, there will be a lot less to clean up later.

After following above instructions, you can easily install ceramic tiles by yourself saving a lot of money that are going to spend on the installation process of these tiles.

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