| If you are planning to replace a few tiles on the | | | | tiles, measure the distance of the last tile from the |
| kitchen floor, you need not call the mason for doing | | | | wall. This will give you an idea of the size of the last |
| it. It is a simple job and can be done by a few helping | | | | tile that needs to be placed to finish the row. Once |
| hands. I will give you some tips on how installing floor | | | | you have an idea by placing the loose tiles you can |
| tile can be done quickly with a few helping hands. | | | | have an idea of the number of tiles required to |
| There are five steps that have to be followed when | | | | complete the entire room. |
| installing floor tile. The first step is to prepare the | | | | The third step is to place different color tiles at |
| base floor. The kitchen floor should be cleaned of all | | | | different locations as per your choice. Open the |
| wax, grease, oil and grime with a good cleaner. It is | | | | boxes and place the tiles at the accurate places on |
| always advisable to use a good quality, environmental | | | | the floor. Now, start applying the adhesives on one |
| friendly cleaner for the cleaning purpose. If you have | | | | fourth of the floor area and wait for sometime. It |
| a wooden base floor, it should be made smooth by | | | | generally takes about 10-15 minutes for the adhesive |
| removing any uneven areas and any loose boards on | | | | to dry before you can start installing floor tiles. |
| the floor should be properly tightened. | | | | However, the time may depend on the temperature |
| The technique to installing floor tile is start laying the | | | | and humidity. |
| floor from the center of the room. The measure of | | | | Start placing the tiles along lines starting from the |
| the room should be done exactly and the any | | | | center of the floor. Remember, placing the first tile |
| irregularities ignored. The center location on the floor | | | | correctly as it is very important and determine the |
| has to be marked accurately using a chalk line. Lines | | | | finish. Place each tile firmly on the ground and also |
| should be drawn across the length and breadth of | | | | against another tile. This will ensure a quality finish. |
| the room and the place where the lines intersect is | | | | The border tile should be cut accurately to give a |
| the center. Recheck the accuracy of the center | | | | perfect finishing to the room. When fitting a tile along |
| position as it is very important for quality floor tile | | | | a pipe or any other obstruction, simply cut the tile |
| installation. | | | | into that shape so that it fits exactly into that |
| The second step is to lay loose tile from the centre | | | | position. Do not wash the tiles at least one week |
| along the marked chalk lines. After laying the loose | | | | after installing floor tile. |